New Boomerang

ROFLMAO

You think a spit is bad… EVERY piece on the Boomerang was pretty much individually drilled for each specific aircraft …ie NO JIGS!!! So taking one piece off one plane and fitting it to another does not guarantee success!!:eek: Such is the joy of restoring them :p

Problem with Spit frames are that they are unique for every spit.Pulling one out of one and fitting it to another wont work unless you use new undrilled skins.

The new Boomer is more new build around an original frame using traditional style of manufacture.

Probably no less original than many Spitfires and Hurricanes now flying though

restored or replica

The new Boomer is more new build around an original frame using traditional style of manufacture.

Ausflyboy

Beautiful photos, many thanks for posting. I had no idea so many (relatively!) Boomerangs survived. I’ve never seen one “in the flesh” so far but who knows?

restored or replica

Nope, A46-122 (Suzy Q) is happy now at Temora, A46-206 (Millingimbi Ghost) has taken up permanent ground residence at Oakey Army Aviation Museum and A46-30 is tucked away in its hanger at Pt Cook

Well done and great pic’s 😉

I took photo’s of Booma Suzy Q and another Booma down at Point Cook a few year’s ago, is this the same Booma ?:confused:

OOPS!! forgot to admit I got to see the Boomer going through its paces today at the Airfield…..what a sight 🙂 and WOW love that whistle 😀

Hi guys, thanks for the kind words….but even I admit the photos are pretty amateurish :o….but I tried the best with the equipment on hand 😀

Excellent pics. That’s how Michael Bay would photograph a Boomer! 😀

I almost forgot it’s a two-seater, too! I take it the panels behind the cockpit conceal the second seat, rather like some of the modded P-40s?

Wow now there are some fantastic photos mate..Cheers…
Fantastic that the two seat conversion hasn,t altered the lines of the aircraft at all.

Looks like Matt at the controls in thet piccy of the Boomerang taxiing

Yep it,s Matt… 😀

Gooday All

Great news, if my memory serves me correctly, the original Boomerang went from an idea to a flying machine in a very short period of time (was it 13 weeks?) Nowdays the bean counters wouldn’t haven’t raised the job numbers to book the costs to in less than a year.

We really have problems with speed of decision making these days.

Looks like Mathew at the controls in thet piccy of the Boomerang taxiing

cheers

Another flight this afternoon saw me head to the airfield quickly 🙂 This time she was up with the Wirraway and Mustang doing formation flights.

What can I say but WOW!!!! 😀

this makes number 2

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the Boomer, since building the old Airfix kit a long while ago.

How many flying now?

She has flown 🙂 June 26 2009. The Boomer looks and sounds beautiful!!!:D

Right – couldn’t find a concise list so I’ve prepared one – using available internet resources only

Comment away!

Not bad when I remember that when I first got into historic aviation A46-30 was the sole survivor!

Boomerang Survivors

Type Serial Civil Reg Owner Status
CA-12 A46-3 South Australia Aviation Museum status unknown
CA-12 A46-5 Museum at Dandenong status unknown
CA-12 A46-10 Forward fuselage in store – Matt Denning
CA-12 A46-16 or 20 ? current rebuild
CA-12 A46-25 Moorabbin Air Museum static display fuselage only -unrestored
CA-12 A46-30 RAAF Museum static display
CA-12 A46-47 Darwin Aviation Museum + remains of A46-57 status unknown
CA-12 A46-54 VH-MHB Greg Batts current rebuild
CA-12 A46-55 Ron Lee status unknown
CA-12 A46-63 VH-XBL Boomerang Aviation Pty Ltd (Jim Whalley/James Edwards) first flight 26/06/09
CA-12 A46-67 Chris Jamesson rebuild to a/w
CA-12 A46-73 Boomerang Interceptor Return to flight group/HARS -rebuild to a/w
was with Arthur Griffiths who also had cockpit of A46-158 – has this moved on as well?
CA-12 A46-77 Greg Batts status unknown
CA-12 A46-90 Ian Baker rebuild to a/w
CA-12 A46-92 Rod Provan status unknown
CA-12 A46-101 D Baxter status unknown
CA-13 A46-117 (VH-ZOC)Jim Whalley/James Edwards rebuild to a/w
CA-13 A46-122 VH-MHR Temora Museum a/w
CA-13 A46-124 Darwin Aviation Museum status unknown
CA-13 A46-129 Chris Jamesson Forward fuselage only status unknown.
CA-13 A46-142 Don Brown Plus frame from A46-166 status unknown
CA-13 A46-144 Lionel Long Rebuild to static
CA-13 A46-146 Kermit Weeks Stored (with A46-165)
CA-13 A46-147 Nick Knight Rebuild to static
CA-13 A46-173 At Gove Airport status unknown
CA-13 A46-174 Kermit Weeks Stored
CA-19 A46-206 (VH-BOM)MAAF ex Zuccoldi was a/w now static
CA-19 A46-249 Dick Hourigan Rebuild to static plus parts of A46-87

oops did I forget to post it here 😮