CAC Mustang

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The CAC Mustang was an Australian-built variant of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft, used by the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II and the early postwar period.

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CAC Mustang canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf P-51 Mustang variant ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType single-engine propeller-driven fighter ⓘ
airForceDesignation Mustang Mk 20 ⓘ
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 21 ⓘ
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 22 ⓘ
linked to: Mustang

Mustang Mk 23 ⓘ
linked to: Mustang
airframeOrigin North American Aviation design ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
basedOn North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ
builtUnderLicenceFrom North American Aviation ⓘ
category Australian military aircraft ⓘ
World War II fighter aircraft of Australia ⓘ
configuration single-seat ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
engineType Packard-built Merlin ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin

Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
nationalService RAAF fighter units ⓘ
nationalVariantOf P-51D Mustang ⓘ
notableTheatreOfUse Pacific theatre (late WWII) ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
productionLocation Fishermans Bend, Victoria ⓘ
propulsion piston engine ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
serviceEntry 1945 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successorInRAAFService CAC Sabre ⓘ
usedBy Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
usedFor air superiority ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ
reserve service ⓘ
training ⓘ
usedInPeriod World War II ⓘ
early postwar period ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 77 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Mustang ⓘ
subject linked to: 77 Squadron
No. 76 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Mustang ⓘ
subject linked to: 76 Squadron
No. 24 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Mustang ⓘ
subject linked to: 24SQN