It’s been great to see the progress on Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR). It’s been 10 months since we last reported on the progress and as with all Warbird restorations the final phases seem to take longer than anticipated and this has been the case with […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A very interesting development within the restoration projects underway at RAAF Base Amberley Qld, under the RAAF Heritage Branch, is one of the first practical Helicopters in RAAF service, a Westland built Dragonfly HR3 Serial number WG725. The aircraft was at the Fleet Air Arm Museum (FAAM) at Nowra NSW until May 2020 when she […]
Australian Warbirds, Helicopters, RAAF historic aircraft, RAN historic aircraft
Warbirds Online recently travelled to RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland to look up an old favourite restoration of ours, Avro Anson Mk 1, W2472. Regular readers will recall our news article dated 1 July, 2013, New Avro Anson for Amberley, when the wreck arrived at RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre for restoration in the queue of projects […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
It has been some time since Warbirds Online visited the Workshop of Greg Batts of Combat Aircraft Constructions at Archerfield, Brisbane. Readers will recall that Greg has been restoring his own CA-12 Boomerang in addition to currently working on 3 other CA-12 Boomerang’s A46-55, A46-77 and A46-92, not to mention having done fuselage work on […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In a coup for the Australian Warbird movement and historic aviation globally, the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a flown by Australia’s top scoring Battle of Britain ace, 39461 Flight Lieut. Paterson Clarence Hughes, DFC (19 September 1917 – 7 September 1940) is to be rebuilt to airworthy condition and operated in Australia as a flying […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has been working with The Hunter Fighter Collection Inc. located at Scone NSW on a great initiative to acquire 2 major aircraft types to be displayed at the Scone Warbird Visitor Attraction, scheduled to open in December 2021. Today we share news that the Scone Warbird Attraction is pending the arrival of 2 […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online has the latest news on the progress on the 3 Lockheed P-38 Lightning rebuilds being undertaken by Robert Grienert and the team at Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited at Albion Park NSW. Regular readers will recall our News article “Lockheed P-38 Lightning Warbird Restorations” dated 28 October 2020. However, while on a recent visit […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has a very great interest in the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, an aircraft which was unique in that it was a hugely successful aircraft of WWII and was the only mass produced combat aircraft of the era constructed largely of wood. The Mosquito was so successful that it was to perform a wide […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds