Aussie Air Force grounds worlds oldest Mustang warbird

[Liberator]

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?

[Zac Yates]

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

[Keith Gaff]

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

[Zac Yates]

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