Vintage Aviation News

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 Performs First Engine Run

June 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

On June 16th, 2021 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.IX MH603 performed its first engine runs at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline was on hand to […]

Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia

May 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration workshops at the Aviation Heritage Centre within RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. One of the projects underway […]

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

April 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales to check out progress with the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MH603. We […]

Lockheed P 38 Lightning both nacelles trial fitted successfully

Lightnings Downunder – P-38 Restoration Report

January 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline recently visited Historical Aircraft Restoration Ltd’s workshop in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. The workshop sits inside one of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s hangars and is run […]

P-38 Lightning’s Restoration Update

November 9, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

It has been a while since we have reported about the three Lockheed P-38 Lightnings currently under restoration in Australia. Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline recently visited Historical Aircraft Restorations Ltd.’s workshop in Albion […]

Vickers Supermarine Spitfire MK.IX final phases of restoration Scone NSW June 2020

Spitfire Restoration News Downunder

June 16, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the recent easing of work and travel restrictions in Australia as the nation begins to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic, our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online was able to visit Vintage Fighter Restorations […]

Mk IX Supermarine Spitfire MH 415 undergoing its first engine runa after restoration by VFR Scone NSW

Downunder Warbird Roundup

April 16, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

There is a fair amount of Spitfire-related news coming from Australia in recent weeks, and we thought our readers would be interested to hear from our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online who reports […]

DAP Bristol Beaufighter center section and restored cockpit rebuild commences at HARS 1

Beaufighter Restoration Recommences in Australia

January 27, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The Bristol Beaufighter was a versatile combat aircraft, fulfilling many roles in WWII from night fighter to ground attack to maritime torpedo bomber. Based upon its older sibling, the Beaufort, the type was significantly faster, […]

Supermarine Spitfire MK VcT BS164 A58 63 restoration in fuselage jig at VFR Scone Nov 2019

RAAF Combat Veteran Spitfire Under Restoration in Australia

December 12, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

We thought our readers would be interested in a piece by our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online who reports on the arrival of three new restoration projects at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in […]

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Fairey Firefly TT.1 at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

November 20, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Fairey Firefly was one of WWII’s unsung aircraft, appearing perhaps too late to have a real impact on the Royal Navy’s efforts in the Pacific Theatre. That being said, it did serve as the […]

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