It is over a year since Warbirds Online visited the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Parkes NSW Aviation Museum and storage facility. We recently returned to assist with the activities at both Parkes sites. HARS runs regular working parties to assist in growing the Museum at the Parkes airport and manage the storage facility at […]
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Warbirds Online had the opportunity to view the progress on the restoration of DHC4 Caribou A4-228 by the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Qld at Caboolture. The Caribou has now gone on display in its purpose built compound at Caboolture Airfield. The aircraft is now fully fenced off in its high tech enclosure and has been […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Recently Warbirds Online visited Parkes NSW to assist in the storage and reorganization of some of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) holdings of aircraft components and memorabilia at its facility located in the former Austop wool processing plant. HARS is a huge not for profit Aviation Historical organization who’s principle base is located at […]
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Warbirds Online had the opportunity to view the progress on the restoration of DHC4 Caribou A4-228 at Caboolture with the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Queensland. Once again amazing progress has been made since the last report. The Caribou has had a phenomenal amount of work completed on it including detail electrical, hydraulic and control cable […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The restoration progress on DHC4 Caribou A4-228 at Caboolture by the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Queensland has made amazing progress in the few short weeks since our last report. The Caribou is now a considerably more complete aircraft again with the fitting of the wings, engines and cowlings along with the propellers being all completed. […]
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Excellent progress has been made in reassembly and restoration of DHC 4 Caribou A4-228 at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre based at Caboolture Qld. Since our last update in September 2016 most of the remaining components of the airframe have been cleaned, refurbished and refitted. The entire empennage assembly has been refitted and all controls […]
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Warbirds Online has been heavily involved in the recovery and restoration of DHC 4 Caribou A4-228 from Oakey, Qld. Regular readers of our news reports on Caribou A4-228 will be aware that the aircraft arrived at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre based at Caboolture Qld, after a monster move from Oakey on the 24th of June […]
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Today we commence the Caribou Diaries – “Memoirs of a Monster Move”. Warbirds Online is participating in the dismantling and relocation of RAAF Caribou A4-228 with the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre (QLD) Inc. along with other willing volunteers. It was a big day moving all the relevant equipment from Caboolture to Oakey Qld with everything […]
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