RAAF Warbird bombers of the WWII era are extremely rare and especially a Lockheed Hudson. At present there is only a single Lockheed Hudson flying anywhere in the world and this aircraft is an RAAF WWII veteran with operational service. Lockheed Hudson A16-112 was built in the USA at the Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently traveled to Canberra to see the restoration of RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-105 at the Treloar Technology Centre, the Australian War Memorial’s storage and workshop facility to get an update on progress since our last report on the project in 2014. Jamie Croker, one of the Memorial’s Large Technology Conservators restoring the historic […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
I visited the RAF Museum Hendon again this year for the first time in 9 years to see what progress has been made on their aircraft collection. One aspect of the collection which has always appealed to me has been the exhibits that served in Australia with the RAAF, including a Supermarine Walrus/Seagull, Lockheed Hudson […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft
A very extensive and important restoration is taking place at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) where the former RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-105 is being meticulously returned to its exact WWII military configuration by the staff in the conservation area. Although a considerable amount of work had been previously undertaken by Malcom Long and others to […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects