Warplanes of Australia: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Mustang

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Mustang

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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.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 (Serial No. A68-105), painted as North American P-51K-NT Mustang Mk. IVa, RAAF (Serial No. KH677), CV-P, which served with 3 Squadron under RAF Control 26 Nov 1944 to 11 Apr 1945.  Reg. No. VH-JUC, Judy Pay and Richard Hourigan, Tyabb, Victoria.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 (Serial No. A68-107), c/n 1432, Reg. No. VH-AUB, Pay's Air Service, Scone, New South Wales.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 (Serial No. A68-110), c/n 1435, painted as a North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. A68-769), "Snifter", Reg. No. VH-MFT, Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.  Airworthy.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 (Serial No. A68-118), c/n 1443, “ECLAT”, RAAF, Reg. No. VH-AGJ. Jeff Trappett, Morwell, Victoria.

(Jeff Gilbert Photo)

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 23 (Serial No. A68-170), AM-G, painted as (Serial No. A68-750), “Duffy’s Delight”, Reg. No. VH-SVU, Royal Australian Air Force Museum, Point Cook, Victoria.

North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-84489), RAAF (Serial No. A68-750), Peter N. Anderson in Sydney, New South Wales.  Also reported as (Serial No. 44-13106), painted as a post-war RAAF No. 77 Sqn fighter.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk. 22 (Serial No. A68-199), ex-RAAF, Reg. No. VH-BOZ.  This aircraft is reported to be the world's youngest flying Mustang.  It served with the the RAAF from 12 July 1951 and was flown as a target tug until 1979.  It has been restored to airworthiness by Peter Gill.

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North American P-51K Mustang, ex-USAAF (Serial No. 44-12512), RAAF (Serial No. A68-565), LB-V, No. 84 Squadron, 1945.

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North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 45-11526), Reg. No. VH-FST, "The Flying Undertaker", Flight Dynamics Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland.  Airworthy.  VH-FST is the only North American built Mustang in Australia and is painted to represent the P-51 flown by Congressional Medal of Honour recipient Major William Shomo.  Shown here painted as (Serial No. 44-72505), "Snooks-66".

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North American P-51D-20NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-13106), RAAF (Serial No. A68-648), "Polly", Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation/North American Mustang operated by the RAAF 1945–1960. The (RAAF)'s 77 Squadron flew Australian-built Mustangs as part of the British Commonwealth Forces in Korea.  The Mustangs were replaced by Gloster Meteor F8s in 1951.

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