Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang Restoration

CA-12 A46-54

Details

Maker:
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Melbourne, Aust.
Model:
CA12 Boomerang
CAC:
Batch Number 12-E9, Makers Serial Number 877, Delivery Note A19406
RAAF:
(83 Sqn Serial) MH, Aircraft letter B

Service Record

Test Flight March 1943 by Test Pilot F/L Greg Board.

25/03/43
issued 1AD RAAF
03/04/43
ground loop at 1AD - pilot F/O W N McCullock (400327)
08/04/43
to 11RSU for repairs
10/7/43
reissued 83 Sqn - coded MH-B by Sqn at Strathpine, Qld. (view photo), (view photo), (photo sequence), (view photo)
13/09/43
ran off strip into trees. Extensive damage to wings - Pilot P/O C H Winnett (418238)
16/09/43
to 3AD for repairs
18/11/44
reissued 83 Sqn - to N.T. � operated from Gove and Millingimbi Is, returning south to Menangle, NSW in 1945. (view photo), (view photo)
24/09/45
at 7AD stored Cat "C" (view photo), (view photo)
16/11/45
at 7AD stored Cat "D"
22/03/46
at 7AD stored Cat "E"
02/03/55
sold RH Grant Trading Company for scraping
1970
fuselage remains to Les Arthur, Wellcamp via Toowoomba Qld
28/05/84
to Greg Batts Brisbane QLD for restoration.
17/07/86
registration VH-MHB obtained.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Business Assistance Individual Assistance
Australia: Ralph Cusack
Aviation Welding Australia P/L � Archerfield Matthew Denning
Aviall P/l � Archerfield Peter Brooke
Aerotech � Toowoomba Norm Kelly
Aviation Component Services � Archerfield Grant Wahrlich
Engineering Testing & Research Services - Brisbane Greg Wright
Fieldings Foundry � Brisbane Linton Hayres
Gus Engineering � Springwood Q Lynette Zuccoli
Hughes Trading � Kyneton Wayne Milburn
H. Aircraft Spares Moorabbin John Dunn
Ian Aviation - Archerfield Marty Holloway
Langford Metal Industries � Eagle Farm Pat Watt
Mendham Engineering � Rocklea Richard Hourigan
P&W Marine - Hemmet Ron Lee
Pacific Aircraft Engines - Yeronga Barry Manketlow
Barry Manketlow Ron O'Neill
Pro-Active Maintenance - Yeronga Neal Single
Protec Paints � Brisbane & Port Adelaide Bill Lancaster
Samin � Meadowbrook Bill Whitney
TAE � Amberley Ken Baird
Helimuster � Warnervale Kevin Park
Alan Stansfield
Overseas: Cameron Carswell
Banaire Enterprises � CA USA
Desser Tire & Rubber Co., Inc � CA USA Special Mention:
Farrar Aerospace � CA USA Les Arthur
Lance Aircraft � Dallas TX USA Brian Clark
Mann Made Inc � Wylie TX USA Guido Zuccoli
Sky Power � Sun Valley CA USA Col Pay
Sun Air Parts - Valencia CA USA
Tradewinds A/C Supply Corp. � San Antonio TX USA

Current Restoration photos


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