More P-51 Mustang news from Down Under

Liberator · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:11 am **Posts:** 837

For people outside Australia who like all things piston and loud - especially Mustangs, the news is good to know that there is active work , tho tedious and slow on a few CAC Mustangs airframes under way with the hope to one day see these fly again.

Various aircraft are being worked on with components in rebuild and overhaul according to information passed onto me.

The airframes mentioned are CAC Mustang A68 - 71 , 104 and 120.

The Mustang connection with the RAAF started in WW2 as loan machines P-51D / K and after war Australia licensed built a few more.
These pure Aussie Mustangs then went on to serve in the Korean War flying all over Korea doing mainly CAS missions and escorting B-29s into North Korea on other missions. These Mustangs flew in Korea for a short time and by 1951 the Meteor jet took over.

The last RAAF Mustangs managed to make the early 1960s in reserve squadrons before mostly meeting the scrapman.
Only a few survived and remain with us today thankfully and these survivors will one day regain their position in the sky again.

CDF · **Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:30 pm

Anyhow......... some history on A68-71........

Quote:

A68-71 CAC CA-17 Mustang Mk.20 (c/n 1396)
Formerly at RAAF Association Museum, Bull Creek
AIRCRAFT HISTORY & PHOTOS
HISTORY (© 2010 Mervyn W. Prime, additional info by David Eyre)

http://www.aviationwa.org.au/Articles/P ... story.html

Mark_Pilkington · **Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:27 pm

Liberator wrote:

The Mustang connection with the RAAF started in WW2 as loan machines P-51D / K and after war Australia licensed built a few more.
These pure Aussie Mustangs then went on to serve in the Korean War flying all over Korea doing mainly CAS missions and escorting B-29s into North Korea on other missions. These Mustangs flew in Korea for a short time and by 1951 the Meteor jet took over.

I think you will find no Australian / CAC built Mustangs served in Korea, and that instead these aircraft you are referring to were all US built P-51's operated by the RAAF in Korea until the introduction of the Meteor into service.

regards

Mark Pilkington

WIXMOD-Charlie · **Joined:** Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:53 am **Posts:** 256

JDK, liberator, if you have a problem with each oher, fight it out via PMs! Bad enough you had to get a mod warning over on the key forums, I am NOT amused I have to do the same here! I will delete your posts and please keep this thread on topic.

JDK · **Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:03 pm

Oh dear. Well, lost in the 'he said' 'she said' was the link to the original material (however relayed) and further discussion here on Warbirdz, in this case some by those involved in the restorations under discussion: http://www.warbirdz.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1323

Regards,

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

I wonder how many more aliases Migace/Sabredriver/Liberator will pop up under? Does he hold the WIX record for the most bannings?

CDF · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:32 am

WIXMOD-Charlie wrote:

JDK, liberator, if you have a problem with each oher, fight it out via PMs! Bad enough you had to get a mod warning over on the key forums, I am NOT amused I have to do the same here! I will delete your posts and please keep this thread on topic.

Thank you Mod

Bcook · **Joined:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:11 am **Posts:** 29

It's so great to hear about these CAC Stangs. Love the P-51's and all the variations. Liberator is the best for posting the news! So exciting! :wink:

T33driver · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:57 pm

Bcook wrote:

It's so great to hear about these CAC Stangs. Love the P-51's and all the variations. Liberator is the best for posting the news! So exciting! :wink:

Liberator, I think Bcook is "sweet" on you.

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