Airborne somewhere in Australia. A CAC Wirraway aircraft photographed during a training flight ...

Accession Number 044695
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Airborne somewhere in Australia. A CAC Wirraway aircraft photographed during a training flight during the Second World War. Large numbers of this aircraft were built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation for the RAAF. As well as operating with front line squadrons, Wirraways were employed extensively in the Empire Air Training Scheme for pilot training.