Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-3 Wirraway (Robert Frola Photo) Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-3 Wirraway Mk. II (Serial No. A20-176), 76, Reg. No. The CAC Wirraway is a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 … Read more
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Mustang (Ian Creek Photo) Commonwealth CA-18 Mustang 21 (Serial No. A68-104), Reg. No. VH-BOB, Avalon (Geelong)Victoria, Australia. Commonwealth CA-17 Mustang 20 (Serial No. A68-71), under restoration, Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin. (Chris Finney Photos) (Jeff Gilbert Photos) (Bidgee Photo) Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 (Serial No. A68-105), painted as North … Read more
Curtiss P-40 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk in RAAF service (Australian War Memorial Photo ID Number 010926) Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk from No. 3 Squadron, RAAF being serviced by armourers in North Africa, 23 December 1941. Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks were operated by the RAAF in 1941. No examples survive in Australia. (Australian War Museum Photo) … Read more
Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Australia The aim of this webpage is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in Australia. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found … Read more
Supermarine Spitfires and Seafires preserved in Australia (Supermarine Spitfire, RAAF (Serial No. A58-303), RAAF Photo) Supermarine Spitfires were operated by the RAAF from 1941–1945. RAAF Squadrons flying Spitfires included No. 79 Squadron RAAF 1943–45, No. 85 Squadron RAAF 1943–45, No. 451 Squadron RAAF 1943–46, No. 452 Squadron RAAF 1941–45, No. 453 Squadron RAAF 1942–46, and … Read more
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang (John Thomas Harrison, Australian War Memorial Photo NEA0408) Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang (Serial No. A46-126) , coded BF-S, “Sinbad II” of No. 5 (Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron RAAF. The Boomerang was the first combat aircraft designed and built in Australia between 1942 and 1945. (Library of Congress Photo) Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang … Read more
