As our long time readers will remember, in recent years we have featured a couple of articles by our regular Australian correspondent, Phil Buckley, concerning the restoration to flying condition of a rare Scottish Aviation […]
by Phil Buckley The Fighterworld Museum, located beside RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle on the coast of New South Wales, Australia has undergone some changes during the past year, with a new workshop building to […]
by Phil Buckley and John Fisher In Lakeport, California an English Electric Canberra B.6 is under restoration to fly following a long period of storage. Won at auction in late 2020, an enthusiastic team of […]
by Phil Buckley The eagerly anticipated Temora Air Force Centenary Showcase took place over the weekend of March 6th/7th, 2021 in the skies over the Temora Aviation Museum (TAM) in Temora, New South Wales, Australia. The event, […]
From The Scrap Heap to Salvation – A Sabre is Reborn by Phil Buckley Tucked away in Western Australia is a growing list of famous warbird types, which also includes jets these days. One of […]
When we think of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, we invariably focus upon those aircraft which took part in the D-Day Invasion of June 6th, 1944. Those scenes of massed C-47s in the air, bedecked with […]
On Monday, January 13th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe TE392 took the skies for the first time in some years, making two successful test flights from Archerfield Airport in Brisbane, Queensland following a short period of refurbishment. […]
It has been some time since we did an update on the restoration of Bob Jarrett’s Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport, near Adelaide, Australia. As readers will know from our previous articles HERE, […]
Temora Aviation Museum – Warbirds Down Under Air Show 2018 by Phil Buckley The weekend of 12-13 October 2018 witnessed the eagerly awaited Temora Aviation Museum’s Warbirds Down Under Airshow in Temora, New South Wales. This year […]
By Phil Buckley and Nic Franklin. Photos by Nic Franklin The Royal Australian Air Force’s main flying training base is at RAAF Base East Sale in the fields of eastern Victoria about 130 miles east […]
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