The Royal Australian Navy operated twenty McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk aircraft including 4 Ta-4G twin seat trainers. Ten of these were lost in service, whilst upon the demise of the type in RAN service in 1984, the remaining 10 aircraft (including 2 of the 2 seater TA-4Gs) were purchased by New Zealand and joined the […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft
One of the most dramatic Warbirds ever to fly in Australia was a MiG 21 UTI which was operational at Williamtown RAAF base for several years from 1994. The mighty MiG was a Czechoslovakia built machine and was delivered to the Polish Air Force in 1973. The aircraft was purchased by Australian Dick McIntosh in […]
Cold War
Warbirds Online has acquired a large inventory of photographs over the years and we enjoy sharing these with our readers whenever we can. Today’s subject is an interesting collection of photos taken at RAF Butterworth in Malaysia and RAF Tengah and Seletar in Singapore, taken prior to their respective independence from the UK. These bases were […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft
A new and much anticipated aircraft arrival at Caboolture airfield on 2 September 2014 was Hawker Hunter S4/U/3308 XF432 FR74B, G-9-363, and G-BABM, Singapore “526”. The aircraft is the last of 21 ex-Singapore Air Force Hunters that Geoff Moesker acquired in 1995 and is still owned by him. Geoff has placed the aircraft at Caboolture Qld […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects