Warbirds Online was given the great honour and privilege of sitting in the cockpit and starting both engines of Douglas Dakota USAAF C-47A 14050/25495 under restoration at Caboolture by Pacific Dakota Restorations under the capable supervision of Dave Kingshott. It may sound an easy task, but there is some trepidation as nobody wants to “break […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Work continues on the airworthy restoration of a genuine WWII veteran, Douglas Dakota USAAF C-47A 14050/25495. The aircraft was acquired by Pacific Dakota Restorations, a Not For Profit organization founded by Dave Kingshott and arrived at Caboolture Queensland after a ‘monster move’ from Mareeba, northern Qld in December 2014. Since the aircraft arrived it has […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The good news from The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) at Albion Park NSW is that one of their two Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota aircraft, Ex RAAF A65-95, Civil Registration VH-EAE is being refurbished to its RAAF World War II colors and configuration. At the time of our visit in July 2015 the C-47 was being […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Caboolture Air field in Queensland a new Warbird restoration project has emerged to restore a genuine WW11 veteran, USAAF C47A to airworthy condition in full service configuration as a flying memorial to the service of those who flew in WW11 in the type. The aircraft is a Douglas Dakota C-47A-30-DK and was manufactured by […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects