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CAC Mustang information


CA-17/CA-18/CA-21 Mustang
CA-18 Mustang Mk 21 in 2005
Role Fighter
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
First flight 29 April 1945
Introduction 4 June 1945
Retired 1959 (Citizen Air Force)
Primary user Royal Australian Air Force
Number built 200[1]
Developed from North American P-51 Mustang

The CAC Mustang is an Australian variant of the North American P-51 Mustang. It was built under license by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in the final stages of World War II, and though it was too late to see combat, it did participate in the Occupation of Japan after VJ-Day.

  1. ^ "ADF Serials - Mustang". www.adf-serials.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-03.

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