For the 100 year anniversary commemorating WWI Warbirds Online visits the AWM to view the second of two genuine original WWI German aircraft in the collection of the AWM, the Pfalz D.XII Scout . Previously we covered the Albatros D.Va single engine biplane scout/fighter aircraft, serial no. D5390/17. However, the second aircraft is even rarer […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Qld last week took delivery of 5 Bell OH-58A and CAC CA-32 Kiowa Helicopters made available through tender process by Department of Defence Disposals and Sales section. The aircraft were purchased in an incomplete but restorable state along with a package of spares, however they will require a large amount […]
Helicopters, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Ron and Stuart Lee from Caboolture Qld have been for some time acquiring Auster Mk.III airframes and components with a view to restoring several of the breed back onto the Australian register. The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Temora Aviation Museum is currently home to the only two Supermarine Spitfires flying in Australia, including Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII Civil Rego VH-HET, RAAF S/n: A58-758 which we covered in our article The Pay Spitfire – The Last of the Best. The “other” Spitfire is Mk XVI Ex RAF TB863 Civil Reg VH-XVI. This […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Recently Warbirds Online visited Parkes NSW to assist in the storage and reorganization of some of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) holdings of aircraft components and memorabilia at its facility located in the former Austop wool processing plant. HARS is a huge not for profit Aviation Historical organization who’s principle base is located at […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
New Aviation Museums are a rare thing in recent times, given the economic conditions and competing priorities for available resources so the establishment of a new Museum is a newsworthy event. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is in the process of setting up the Parkes Aviation Museum as an offshoot of HARS and has […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Today we report on Lockheed PV-1 Ventura ex RAAF A59-96 currently under restoration by the Queensland Air Museum (QAM). The only other remaining Ventura in Australia is the RAAF Museum example, as reported on by us in this article in 2015 and finished as A59-72. Other major components are in unrestored storage in Darwin. The […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online attended the Wings Over Illawarra (WOI) 2017 Airshow on the 6th and 7th of May. This show has built up a great reputation as one of Australia’s premier airshows over the past few years and this year’s edition was no exception. From a Warbird perspective the first appearance in Australia of Focke-Wulf FW-190 VH-WLF […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects