CAC CA-13  Boomerang II        A46-200

                                     

                                           The Boomerang was anorther aircraft whose roots lie in the North American NA-16 design.
                                           It was developed from the CA-16 Wirraway trainer, itself a kind of Australian AT-6 Harvard. 
                                           A46-200 above was actually the last of the CA-13s to be built.  The other machine is A46-212,
                                           making it a CAC CA-19 tactical reconnaissance variant with a single vertical camera in the fuselage.
                                           250 Boomerangs were built.  Although designed as a stop-gap fighter following the Japanese air
                                           attacks on Darwin, the Boomerang went on to become a first class close ground support aircraft,
                                           when replaced by faster types, such as the Kittyhawk and Spitfire.  It did sterling work in attacking
                                           ground targets in New Guinea and the Pacific islands.