Australian Aviation

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and air show news TWO MAJOR FORMATION FLYING FIRSTS March and April saw two formation firsts that had not happened in Australia since WWII. The Temora Showcase day of 6 March saw three Supermarine Spitfires flying together in a tight formation. This was part of the Temora Showcase day at Temora

DON’T, WHATEVER you do, confuse the original US Air Force F-86 Sabre with Australia’s variant, the CAC CA-27 Avon Sabre. Why? Because RAAF had by far the superior model. Here a bit of explaining is needed. The original Sabre began its development at the latter stage of WWII, but it quickly became apparent that it

In the first instalment of this three-part series, Eric Allen charts the formation of the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm and the aircraft that accompanied its vessels ‘It was also expected that former RAAF pilots would form the nucleus of the RAN’s Fleet Air Arm’ Fairey Firefly TT.6 WD828 Albion Park October 1984. On

The ability to take friends, and perhaps even acquaintances (like family), flying can be one of the great rewards of attaining a pilot licence WHEN YOU passed your licence exams you no doubt answered questions about how many passengers you could take where for the level of licence you were aiming for. But there was

If you’ve visited an Australian airport over the last 50 years, chances are you’ve seen a Fokker aircraft. Fokker’s turboprop and jet aircraft have supported regional communities, mining ventures and tourism alike for the past half-century ‘The F27’s external appearance stood out on Australian aprons’ The Fokker connection to Australia is steeped history. It was

An organisation representing international airlines has called for an end to mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals, deeming the practice “redundant”.