Warbird Information Exchange

I was told today that the RAAF has had to ground its CACMustang warbird - the worlds oldest operational Mustang by an Air Force - due to several issues with the airframe???.

It is currently based at Point Cook Museum.

Anyone know anymore on this?

What did the staff at Point Cook say when you contacted them, Phil?

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Zac in NZ
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"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
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The Mustang is suffering from several problems; the most serious and expensive of which is metal filings in the oil filter screens. A new/overhauled Merlin will be poisonously expensive. Unless funding is forthcoming the bird won't be flying in the foreseeable future.

Keith Gaff

Thanks for that, Keith, I emailed the RAAF Museum a couple of days ago but had no response.

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
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"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22