CAC Mustang
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The CAC Mustang was an Australian-built variant of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft, used by the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II and the early postwar period.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
P-51 Mustang variant
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-engine propeller-driven fighter ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
Mustang Mk 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mustang Mk 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustang Mk 22 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustang Mk 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | North American Aviation design ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | North American P-51 Mustang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnderLicenceFrom | North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Australian military aircraft
ⓘ
World War II fighter aircraft of Australia ⓘ |
| configuration | single-seat ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineType |
Packard-built Merlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalService | RAAF fighter units ⓘ |
| nationalVariantOf | P-51D Mustang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfUse | Pacific theatre (late WWII) GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Australian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Fishermans Bend, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston engine ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1945 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorInRAAFService | CAC Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air superiority
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ ground attack ⓘ reserve service ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early postwar period ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.