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A46 CAC Boomerang. [PRG 247/143/37] • Photograph

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Summary

Employees working on an A46 CAC Boomerang quarantined for inspection at the CAC factories. After Japan entered WWII in December 1941 the Boomerang, the first single-seat interceptor and ground-attack fighter aircraft designed and built in Australia, intended for home defence, was ordered for production in February 1942. The first test flight occurred in May 1942 and a total of 250 Boomerangs were built, being delivered to the RAAF from July 1942 to February 1945. Boomerangs were eventually replaced by Kittyhawks and Spitfires.

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Physical description

Photograph (print)
black and white
Photograph (black and white print), 14.8 cm x 19.4 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1942

Creator

Lewis (Family

Collection

Part of Lewis family

Subject

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (Australia)
Airplanes, Military -- Australia -- Design and construction
Aircraft industry -- Australia
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Technology
Wirraway (Training plane)
Wackett (Training plane)
Boomerang (Fighter planes)
Mustang (Fighter planes)
Bombers -- Australia
Fighter planes -- Australia
Training planes -- History
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
Defense industries -- Australia
Factories -- Victoria -- Fishermens Bend
Fishermens Bend (Vic.) -- Aerial photographs
Fishermens Bend (Vic.) -- Industries

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Historical information

Established in 1936, the CAC was an Australian manufacturer of military aircraft and engines. Essington Lewis, Chief General Manager of Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP), played a role in initiating the company, after a 1935 visit to Europe convinced him of the probability of war, and encouraged him to lobby the Australian Government to establish a modern aircraft manufacturing industry. The CAC was formed by a syndicate of business such as BHP, ICI and General Motors-Holden to manufacture aircraft for the RAAF. Aircraft were manufactured at the factories located at Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, in Port Melbournce, Victoria. Production began in 1938 with the first production aircraft test flight in 1939. In 1985 the CAC became a subsidiary of Hawker de Havilland Limited, and in 1986 changed its name to Hawker de Havilland Victoria Limited.

Digitisation information

Date

24/03/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,787 x 3,730 pixels (17.9 MP)

Size

53.59 MB

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