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    Airframe Family: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) CA-1/CA-3/CA-5/CA-7/CA-8/CA-9/CA-10/CA-16 Wirraway
    Latest Model:CA-16 Wirraway
    Last Military Serial:A20-719 RAAF
    Construction Number:1171
    Last Civil Registration:VH-WRX
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (...
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert Greinert (and) Associates, Sydney, NSW,

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    Dates

    Event

    March 1945

    Constructed as a CA-16.

    From 3 September 1945 to Circa 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A20-719.

    11 June 1959

    To Horsham Foundry.

    March 1960

    To Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Melbourne, Victoria.
    Stored at CAC Fishermans Bend plant for CA-28 Ceres production, not used.

    November 1963

    To W. Gordon Scrap Metals, Werribee, Victoria.

    From 1967 to 1982

    To Pearce Dunn/Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura, Victoria.

    1972


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall Collection
    Notes: A CA-16 Wirraway, part of the aircraft collection established by Mr. Pearce Dunn in 1968, on the site of the former wartime RAAF Station Mildura,

    From 1982 to 1988

    Restored.
    By Jack McDonald, Melbourne, Victoria.

    From 1991 to 1994

    To Robert Greinert/Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, Sydney, NSW.

    17 August 1994

    To Robert Greinert (and) Associates, Sydney, NSW, with new c/r VH-WRX.

    18 August 1994

    Markings Applied: A20-458

    11 November 1995


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield - YPPF, Australia

    30 May 1999

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Crashed and destroyed at airshow, NAS Nowra, NSW.
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