Recently Warbirds Online visited the huge Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) facility at Albion Park, NSW. HARS is a long established society with a proven track record in acquiring and restoring a large number of significant civil aircraft and Warbirds. It is a very large modern facility even on a global scale. The workshops and […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
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
In this period, the Centenary of World War 1, it is interesting to note that 2 original WW1 German aircraft are contained in the collection of the Australian War Memorial (AWM), including a Albatros D.Va single engine biplane scout/fighter aircraft, serial no. D5390/17. This aircraft was manufactured in mid-1917 and served with Royal Prussian Jasta […]
Australian Flying Corps, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Most Australians are aware of the contribution of the Australian Army and Navy in WW1 but few are aware that in the Great War Australia pulled well above its weight in the air war too. During the First World War Australia was the only member of the British Commonwealth to raise its own independent Flying […]
Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Warbirds Online visited the Great Eastern Fly-In air display held on the 10th and 11th of January 2015 at Evans Head, NSW. It was an excellent event as always and very well run. The stars of the show were naturally enough the Warbirds with a good selection of aircraft turning up including Paul Bennet’s TBM3 […]
Airshows, Historic Aircraft
One of our favorite Queensland resident Warbirds is Douglas A20G Havoc #42-86786 currently residing at the RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre. This particular Havoc was manufactured in the USA in 1942 and flew in the Pacific with the 388th Bomber Squadron of the 312th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force USAAF. On Sunday, 16th April 1944 (known […]
Aviation Museums, RAAF 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