Warbirds Online grew up in the Dubbo area of NSW and it was seeing the many derelict DH 98 Mosquitos from the former RAAF Base at nearby Narromine which triggered an interest in Warbirds from an early age. RAAF Narromine in WWII was a secret base which housed the DH98 Mosquito aircraft of the RAF […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has over the years acquired a large selection of original photos taken during service by RAAF personnel as well as official photos taken by RAAF photographers. Today we are sharing several images, mostly taken during WWII from our negatives collection that we have scanned. Given the nature of the conditions in which the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has visited the UK many times over the years and extensively toured the Historic Warbird Aviation Museums throughout the country. One of the most significant areas of the UK from an aviation perspective is the county of Kent, scene of massive action during WWII especially during the Battle of Britain. Throughout Kent were […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Much progress is being made on the new Hunter Warbirds museum at Scone Airport NSW. Since our last news article “Warbird Aviation Attraction Scone NSW “in January 2021, the progress has been substantial, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The groundworks and layout of utilities was conducted to facilitate the laying of the huge […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Today we share news on the fiberglass replicas constructed for the 1988 Bi-Centennial Air Show at RAAF Base Richmond. The replicas include a Messerschmitt Bf 109 and 2 Spitfires (an Mk LF E XVI and an Mk VIII. The replicas located at Fighter World Museum at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW, include a Messerschmitt Bf 109 […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft
Warbirds Online can now report that Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) had her first engine run this week. Warbirds Online was on hand to view this exciting milestone in the restoration of the Spitfire at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) at Scone […]
Australian Warbirds, Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online last visited Europe pre COVID in 2018 when we toured with a group of aviation enthusiasts to various locations associated with the ”Air War in Europe in WWII” and we visited the huge Military History Air Museum (Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr ) at Gatow Airfield Berlin, Germany. This very historic site has seen […]
Cold War, Fighter Aircraft, Helicopters, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
A significant addition to the Eastern Bloc cold war fighter force was the MiG-17, also known as the Lim-5M or Lim-6bis when produced under License in Poland and China as the Shenyang J-5 (for local use) or F-5 (for export) . The MiG-17 was a transitional Fighter designed to be a transonic evolution of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Pilot