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Old 31-03-2016, 09:16 PM   #85
Tex Scrotum
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Originally Posted by superpursuit05 View Post
Australia was developing it's own Mustang style replacement after the war, the CA-15 or 'Kangaroo'. Top recorded speed was 502MPH.

Development stopped when Australia joined the jet age and build the Vampire instead.

Would've been a nice aircraft.


P51 Mustangs were actually built (assembled) in Australia, Melbourne I think and some of them saw service in the Korean War.
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