My Warbird Wanderings, down under and beyond.

[Warbirdnutta]

Been a bit of a Warbirds and Classics fan for many years, some of those I have bumped into.

There is an ex south American based Catalina being restored at the old RAAF
base at Rathmines on the east coast of Australia, these pic's from my first visit.




In 1942 the Japanese attacked a number of moored flying boats carrying evacuess
from Java, the remains of a RAF Catalina at Roebuck Bay, Western Australia .


A boat that flies with the remains of a flying boat.


Photo taken not long after the time of the raid, burning Catalinas, Dorniers and
Empire Class boats on Roebuck Bay with the town of Broome in the back ground.


Maintaining the feline theme the Catalina displayed at the Aviation museum at
Bull Creek, Perth, Western Australia.


Bull Creeks Lancaster nose art.


Percival Proctor.


Australian made CAC Wirraway.


Another local job, Wackett trainer.


One of my personal favourites the ex RAAF Spitfire MkV trop housed at the South
Australian Aviation museum.


Very authentic static restoration has every correct part as per a wartime machine,
only missing the parachute flare set up, if anyone knows where one is please
contact me.


Has a zero timed, apart from factory run, engine fitted.


As found in the 1970s.


The museum is also restoring a Fairy Battle recovered from the sea.


Another South Australian static restoration.




More soon............

[Warbirdnutta]

A few from the Pay collection Scone in land New South Wales, Australia.








Royal Australian Navy Museum Nowra New South Wales.








Fighter World museum Williamtown, New South Wales.

[Scott Rose]

Nice stuff! Thanks for sharing

[Warbirdnutta]

A bit of a diverse collection over a few years at my local strip.






































These are all over a period of twenty plus years, some copies off slides hence the poor quality.

[Warbirdnutta]

Some more recent stuff, the wonderful Temora Aviation Museum collection.










Some UK stuff.

[kalamazookid]

Thanks for sharing! Quite a few airframes I haven't seen photos of before. Your home strip looks very scenic.

[Warbirdnutta]

Thanks Matt a few more from the UK in 2018.

[Warbirdnutta]

Old Warden 2018.
















Duxford 2018.

[Warbirdnutta]

Time on my hands so a few more from a UK visit, Flying Legends 2018.

[Warbirdnutta]

Been a bit slack updating this thread couple of rareities recently have got me
fired up!

Australian designed and built Yeoman Cropmaster. April 1st 2022, in and out
for fuel, originally designed to be a military trainer, ferry flight from New Zealand
to Australia.


So lucky with this one got down when she was due on Flightaware, half an hour
staring out to sea, no patience so high tailed it over the the re fueler to see if he
knew when she was due, heypressto! Not the best angle of her coming in but
beggars can’t be choosers I guess.


This one may well be up there with one of my rarest spots, only airworthy Yeoman
in the world of very few that still exist, I believe, happy to be corrected if incorrect?





Love the starburst scheme.


Ag aeroplanes never get a looker tag, this thing isn’t so bad from some angles.




Beauty in the eye of the beholder.


8th April 2022, Lockheed 12A overnighted for fuel, on her way from Australia to
a new owner in New Zealand. Low cloud and rain so not the best conditions.












The flat light makes her pop a little I think, threw in a black and white for good measure.


More from the next morning, up with the lark to see the Lockeed 12 off, much nicer
day, aiming to be in Auckland via Norfolk Island.

http://www.aussieairliners.org/L-10%20e ... vhhid.html





Crew Doug Hamilton and Stephen Death.

[Warbirdnutta]

Few clips of the machines featured above.

Lockheed 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeCQpd19fhw&t=4s

Headcorn UK 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgbKg8VGjfA&t=366s

Harvard New Zealand 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7xSC_zkuks

Harvard early 2000's?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-QaHqy56rU

Zero replica early 2000's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPcK04wnbFo&t=15s

Chino P40 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5XGL7q4GL8

[Warbirdnutta]

Couple of fast jobs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOAzwkh2k7s&t=29s

I guess this is a warbird?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA3kIsDXgCw

Couple of graceful jobs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owYHYcOXhYI&t=5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko46Ory7lrE&t=9s

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[RyanShort1]

Great photos. Thanks for sharing!

[Warbirdnutta]

Double post??!!

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[Warbirdnutta]

After over two years a trip that was planned finally came off, wife and I did
Spain, Portugal and Italy, managed tosqueeze in some aviation museums
along the way. Posted pic's else where here is the video walk arounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3iEwvtR40&t=14s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f9FKsdSXiM&t=408s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWlbrk7UN-A&t=62s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQzshHRK4w4&t=158s