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.

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CAC Boomerang 4
CAC Boomerang (historical) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
fighter aircraft
single‑engine aircraft
alsoKnownAs CA-12 Boomerang
armament 2 × 20 mm cannon
4 × 0.303 in machine guns
bombs on underwing racks
basedOn CAC Wirraway
construction all‑metal airframe with fabric‑covered control surfaces
countryOfOrigin Australia
crew 1
designedBy Fred David
Lawrence Wackett
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
maximumSpeed approximately 490 km/h
nationalityMarkings RAAF roundel
notableFor one of the first combat aircraft manufactured entirely in Australia
numberBuilt about 250
operatedBy Royal Australian Air Force
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
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
No. 5 Squadron RAAF
No. 83 Squadron RAAF
No. 84 Squadron RAAF
No. 85 Squadron RAAF
No. 86 Squadron RAAF
usedFor army cooperation
tactical reconnaissance
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedInTheatre South West Pacific
linked to: South-West Pacific
variant CA-12
CA-13
CA-19
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
withdrawnFromFrontlineService mid-1940s

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No. 23 Squadron RAAF equipment CAC Boomerang (historical)
RAAF Museum hasExhibit CAC Boomerang
linked to: CAC Boomerang (historical)
No. 3 Squadron RAAF operatedAircraftType CAC Boomerang
subject linked to: No. 3 Squadron
linked to: CAC Boomerang (historical)
No. 24 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated CAC Boomerang
subject linked to: 24SQN
linked to: CAC Boomerang (historical)
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation product CAC Boomerang
linked to: CAC Boomerang (historical)