Warbirds Online recently revisited the HARS Aviation Museum at Albion Park NSW to view the newly arrived aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy Historic Flight after they were gifted to HARS. Of particular interest on the day of our visit were the Grumman S-2G Trackers, two of which have now joined the original HARS resident […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online visited the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society Museum at Albion Park NSW for an update on recent progress of the HARS current projects. 2019 has been an excellent year at HARS for aircraft preservation with the acquisition of the RAN Historic Flight aircraft including two Grumman S-2G Trackers, two Bell UH-IB Iroquois helicopters, two […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Warbirds Online we always enjoy a visit to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton UK to view the fantastic collection of rare and varied aircraft as we last reported in 2018. One of our favorite aircraft in the collection is the large and brutal looking Fairey Firefly TT1 (Z2033). The […]
Aviation Museums, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre (Queensland) has secured ownership of Westland Wessex Mk31B ex Royal Australian Navy N7-214, WA214 as part of a tender arrangement with the Commonwealth of Australia. Warbirds Online was on hand to assist with the recovery and transport of the new acquisition to Caboolture Qld. AAHC (Qld) members and volunteers, along […]
Australian Warbirds, Helicopters, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
One of the best looking of the immediate post WWII Naval fighter aircraft was the Hawker Sea Hawk which had its genesis in a war time design but did not fly until 1947. The aircraft was one of the first British designed Jet powered naval fighters. The aircraft featured good range and armament and was […]
Airshows, Cold War, Fighter Aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour Sydney NSW to photograph the beautifully restored Westland Wessex helicopter, an Mk31A/B serial N7-216 WA216. This is one of 27 Wessex Helicopters operated by the RAN from 1962 until retirement of the type in 1989. This is a long time for a naval […]
Helicopters, RAN historic aircraft
The Royal Navy Historic Flight, in conjunction with the Fly Navy Heritage Trust operates the Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Sea Fury T20 G-RNHF (VX281) which Warbirds Online covered in 2014 on our tour of the UK air show season. Sadly, this aircraft suffered a damaging crash landing after a catastrophic engine failure. VX281 is now […]
Historic Aircraft
Recently the Westland Sea King helicopter was retired from service in Australia and it appears that all, bar one example have been disposed of overseas, with some parts and wreckage also extant at Nowra, NSW Australia. It is unusual that an aircraft with such an extensive and productive 35 years of service to the nation […]
Helicopters