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?
By: Keith Gaff - 25th February 2012 at 04:51
RAAF Museum Mustang grounded
The Mustang has been grounded for several reasons not the least of which is metal fragments in the oil filter screens. A new/overhauled Merlin will be very expensive. The bird certainly won’t be flying for this Sunday’s Air Pageant at Point Cook, but there will be other Mustangs there I’m sure.
Keith Gaff
By: JägerMarty - 25th February 2012 at 00:06
Hopefully we’ll see it up at their air pageant sunday arvo 🙂
By: Zac Yates - 23rd February 2012 at 02:42
What did the staff at Point Cook say when you contacted them, Phil?
By: Eddie - 23rd February 2012 at 01:29
the worlds oldest operational Mustang by an Air Force
No answer on the actual question, but if we’re talking about A68-170 then they are really digging with the above statement. Given that it was delivered in February 1950, and I can’t think of any other air force operated Mustangs, presumably it also qualifies for “youngest operational Mustang by an Air Force”?
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February 23, 2012 at 1:13 am