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    Airframe Family: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) CA-1/3/5/7/8/9/16 Wirraway
    Latest Model:CA-16 Wirraway
    Last Military Serial:A20-695 RAAF
    Construction Number:1147
    Last Civil Registration:VH-MFW
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (...
    Latest Owner or Location:Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CA-16.

    From 27 February 1945 to 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A20-695.

    11 June 1959

    To Horsham Foundry.

    23 May 1960

    To Commonwealth Aircraft Company.
    Stored at CAC Fishermans Bend plant for CA-28 Ceres production, but not used.

    November 1963

    To W. Gordon Scrap Metals, Werribee.

    From 1970 to 1982

    Placed on display with Pearce Dunn of Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura.

    27 June 1975

    To Warplanes Pty Ltd, Caboolture, QLD with new c/r VH-MFW.

    1986

    To Ed Field and David Jones,.
    Held in storage - awaiting restoration.

    8 July 1997

    First post-restoration Flight.

    7 December 2005

    To Warplanes Pty Ltd, Caboolture, QLD keeping c/r VH-MFW.

    To Warplanes P/L Jindalee QLD keeping c/r VH-MFW.

    To Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
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    Markings Applied: 95

    8 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Evans Head Fly-In, New South Wales in Australia

    8 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Evans Head Fly-In, New South Wales in Australia

    29 July 2018


    Photographer: Mick McKean

    November 2019


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the RAAF Edinburgh Australia Airshow

    To Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
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