Whilst not Warbirds in the true sense, the efforts of the Fire Bomber aircraft in Australia in the past have been epic Air Wars nonetheless. One of the larger Australian based operations is Pay’s Air Service, based in Scone NSW with a fleet currently comprising 3 Fire Boss amphibians, 6 standard AT-802s , 1 Bell […]
Australian Warbirds, Firebomber, Helicopters, Observation aircraft
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
Over 3 years ago Australian aviator, Phillip Cooper commenced building a full-size Bristol Fighter replica to celebrate the History of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) operation of the type. Bristol Fighters are rare, even replicas are very hard to come by. After building a fuselage frame, tail section and undercarriage, Phillip realised he had a […]
AFC Aircraft, Fighter Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraft
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
RAAF CAC CA-5 Wirraway Mk.II advanced trainer/utility aircraft A20-103 located at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra ACT may be out of plain sight in an out of the way corner and displayed in a partially dismantled state but she belies her status as the most successful operational example of the type. The Wirraway was […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently attended a public information and consultation session on the Scone Regional Airport upgrade. The meeting was held on 20th September 2019 to inform the local community about the progress being made on the upgrade and listen to stakeholder feedback on the works at the airport. Update March 2022: The Hunter Warbirds Aviation […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
There is a historic Australian Sea Fury restoration soon to commence on Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG630 with the intention of returning it to flight . Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG630 was brought on charge with the Royal Australian Navy on the 7th of March 1952 and served with the Navy until it was struck […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Following on from our story in January 2017 on Westland Wessex N7-216 WA216 which was at that time located at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour Sydney NSW, Warbirds Online can now update the replacement and dismantling of the aircraft and reveal its ultimate destination. Wessex N7-216 WA216 has been carefully dismantled from […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Helicopters, RAN historic aircraft