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Australia has one of the most varied collections of classic aeroplanes in the world. There are representative types of most of the great piston engined fi ghter aircraft of World War Two, as well as jets from the former Warsaw Pact countries and a good selection of pre-war
civilian types. Australia’s Warbird movement is dedicated to keeping them fl ying.
In this third fi lm, the successor to Spitfire Over Australia and Curtiss Kittyhawk, Jeff Watson looks at a selection of warbirds, either fl ying or preserved in a static condition.
Aircraft Featured are CAC Boomerang, CAC Sabre, CAC Mustang, Hawker Sea Fury, North American T-28 Trojan, North American Harvard, Cessna A-37, PZL Iskra, MiG 15UTI, Fiat G-59, BAC Jet Provost and Beech Staggerwing. Non fl ying aircraft include the Australian War Memorial’s Messerschmitt 262, 163 and 109G.
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