CAC Boomerang (historical)
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The CAC Boomerang was an Australian-built World War II fighter aircraft designed and produced rapidly for the Royal Australian Air Force, notable for being one of the first combat aircraft manufactured entirely in Australia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CAC Boomerang | 51 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CA-12 Boomerang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × 20 mm cannon
ⓘ
4 × 0.303 in machine guns ⓘ bombs on underwing racks ⓘ |
| basedOn | CAC Wirraway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| construction | all‑metal airframe with fabric‑covered control surfaces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Fred David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Wackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentReason | shortage of modern fighter aircraft for Australia in early World War II ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredRAAFService | 1942 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1942-05-29 ⓘ |
| fuselageOrigin | derived from CAC Wirraway trainer ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 490 km/h ⓘ |
| nationalityMarkings | RAAF roundel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first combat aircraft manufactured entirely in Australia ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 250 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1500 km ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
close air support
ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 8900 m ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | preserved in museums and private collections in Australia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
No. 4 Squadron RAAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 5 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 83 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 84 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 86 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
army cooperation
ⓘ
tactical reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInTheatre | South West Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
CA-12
ⓘ
CA-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ CA-19 ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromFrontlineService | mid-1940s ⓘ |
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