| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-MFW |
| Alternate Serial: | A20-695 |
| Military Code: | 695 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Commonwealth CA-1 Wirraway |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Commonwealth CA-16 Wirraway |
| Aircraft Version: | Commonwealth CA-16 Wirraway Mk3 |
| C/n (msn): | 1147 |
| Display Paint: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BallaratMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBLT IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | RAAF 90th Anniversary Air Pilgrimage 2011 |
| Photo Date: | 31 March 2011 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 41263 |
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Starting up at for Point Cook during the RAAF 90th Anniversary Air Pilgrimage. After RAAF service, this fairly late-production Wirraway was bought back by CAC in March 1960 for possible conversion to a Ceres ag aircraft. This did not occur and in November 1963 the aircraft was sold for scrap. Rescued by Pearce Dunn, it was kept at his museum at Mildura between 1970 & 1982. Sold for restoration at Point Cook and then Caboolture, it made its first post-restoration flight at Caboolture on 8 July 1997. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 February 2018, and has since been viewed 300 times. |