It’s always a great to visit the picturesque Luskintyre in the Hunter Valley NSW and Luskintyre Aircraft Restoration as its an Aviation enthusiast’s joy to behold with numerous interesting and historic aircraft both resident and passing through for restoration and maintenance. One of the most talented and experienced Warbird Restoration workshops to be seen anywhere is […]
CAC Wirraway
Beaufighter Thunderbolt Wirraway Restoration News
Warbirds Online visited Albion Park, NSW to view the progress on the Warbird restorations being carried out by Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited, located within the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) facility by Robert Grienert and the team. We recently reported on the work on a Curtiss P40E and 3 Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft, however, there […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC Wirraway A20-652
Warbirds Online continues our series on preserved CAC Wirraway aircraft, with A20-652, a CA-16, production number 1104, preserved at the Queensland Air Museum (QAM) at Caloundra Qld. This aircraft was delivered to the RAAF No 1 Air Depot from Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 04/07/44 and was allocated to the Pilot Test Training Flight on 06/07/44. […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC Wirraway A20-99 Restoration
At the Historical Aircraft Preservation Society (HARS), Albion Park NSW, work continues on the restoration of CAC CA-3 Wirraway A20-99 to flying condition. Warbirds Online has visited Wirraway A20-99 several times over the last few years and considerable progress has been made. The engine has been fully rebuilt by Peter Brooke of Historical Aircraft Engines, […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC Wirraway CA-7 A20-146
Today at Warbirds Online we are sharing a photo from our archives of a CAC Wirraway, CA-7 A20-146, delivered in October 1940, thought to have been taken at Point Cook Victoria. The aircraft is finished in an all yellow training color scheme. This particular Wirraway served at one time with No 4 Squadron in Queensland. […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, WarbirdsCAC Wirraway – Post War Service
Toward the end of the war the need for pilot training was dramatically reduced and large numbers of CAC Wirraways were placed into storage. A small number of aircraft continued in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service as trainers at Uranquinty and Point Cook, Victoria and 17 aircraft were transferred to the newly formed Royal Australian […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraftCAC Wirraway – WW11 Operations
The CAC Wirraway was ordered by the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) to meet their needs for a general purpose and training aircraft. In the general purpose role they replaced the attractive but obsolete Hawker Demon. In the training role the Wirraway fulfilled the new function of advanced trainer, a new category which was introduced with […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraftCAC Wirraway 75th Anniversary
March 27th 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the CAC Wirraway, an aircraft of immense significance to Australia. The mass-production of military aircraft in Australia was commenced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) with the production of the Wirraway. Thousands of pilots carried out their advanced training in Wirraway aircraft at Service […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft