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.

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CAC Mustang canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf P-51 Mustang variant
fighter aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftType single-engine propeller-driven fighter
airForceDesignation Mustang Mk 20
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 21
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 22
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 23
linked to: Mustang
airframeOrigin North American Aviation design
armament bombs
machine guns
rockets
basedOn North American P-51 Mustang
builtUnderLicenceFrom North American Aviation
category Australian military aircraft
World War II fighter aircraft of Australia
configuration single-seat
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfOrigin Australia
crew 1
engineType Packard-built Merlin
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin

Rolls-Royce Merlin
era 1940s
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
nationalService RAAF fighter units
nationalVariantOf P-51D Mustang
notableTheatreOfUse Pacific theatre (late WWII)
numberOfEngines 1
operator Royal Australian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
primaryUser Royal Australian Air Force
productionLocation Fishermans Bend, Victoria
propulsion piston engine
role fighter
fighter-bomber
serviceEntry 1945
status retired
successorInRAAFService CAC Sabre
usedBy Royal Australian Air Force
usedFor air superiority
close air support
ground attack
reserve service
training
usedInPeriod World War II
early postwar period
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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No. 77 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated CAC Mustang
subject linked to: 77 Squadron
No. 76 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated CAC Mustang
subject linked to: 76 Squadron
No. 24 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated CAC Mustang
subject linked to: 24SQN