This week we can report that the Bristol Beaufort A9-141 under restoration at Caboolture Qld is now resplendent in a full coat of camouflage on the entire fuselage, following on from the completion of the tail assembly. The paint looks beautiful and is accurate for this aircraft: – A9-141 during its RAAF service. Ron Lee […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In August 2013 I updated our Warbird enthusiasts on the progress being made on the restoration project currently underway on the Bristol Beaufort at Caboolture Qld, Australia. Further activity has now occurred on the Beaufort and it’s time to provide an update. The full set of movable tail surfaces has now been fully rebuilt, covered, painted and refitted […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Classic Air Force is a new Warbird Museum complex located at Newquay airport in Cornwall UK. I visited the museum in September 2013 to review their Warbird collection and displays. The day was unfortunately quite miserable and raining, but this did not deter me from fully exploring the splendid aircraft collection. The Aviation Museum is in […]
Aviation Museums, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbird restoration enthusiasts will have been following the restoration of Beaufort A9-141 for some years. Recently there have been some developments in the progress of this restoration and it’s timely for an update. Beaufort A9-141’s home for the past few years at Caboolture airfield has become unavailable and as such the aircraft has had to […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A ceremony was held at the RAAF Amberley Heritage Center on 21 April 2013 to mark the completion of external work on the Government Aircraft Factory Canberra B Mk 20, which has been under restoration at Amberleys restoration facility for some time. The Canberra aircraft has now been moved into the display hanger at the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In a quiet Brisbane workshop Greg Batts massive undertaking to restore not one but 3 iconic CAC Boomerang fighters to flight has been slowly proceeding for some years and the work is now near to completion with the first of the 3 hoped to be flying within a year. The CAC Boomerang Fighter was nearly […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Australian Warbird movement had its genesis in the 1950s with individuals such as Titus Oates, Sid Marshall, Jack McDonald, Harold Thomas and Col Pay to name a few. These were people of passion, vision and with strong personalities, required to overcome the inevitable bureaucratic and financial hurdles faced by the early pioneers of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Amberley, Queensland, Australia work continues on the disposal and distribution of recently retired General Dynamics F111 fighter aircraft. The F111 commenced service in Australia in 1973 after a protracted 10 year purchase with 24 F111 C aircraft (4 later converted to RF111 C). Later four ex-United States Air Force (USAF) F-111As were purchased and […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft