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Serial #: 42-104730 Construction #: 28492 Civil Registry: ZK-CAG Model(s): P-40N Mk. IV Name: Currawong Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to RAAF as A29-448. - BOC: Aug. 1943. - SOC: Nov. 1946. - Crashed landed, Tadji Strip, PNG, May 1944. - Fuselage used in field rebuild of P-40N/A29-1050. - Damaged and abandoned, Tadji, PNG. d'E.C. Darby & N.M. Armstrong, 1974. - Fuselage and wing parts recovered from Tadji, West Sepik, PNG, 1974. - Trucked to beached then barged to Lae, PNG. Charles Darby, Auckland, NZ, 1974-1997. - Shipped to NZ. - Stored in backyard. Charles Darby & Garth Hogan, Aucklan, 1997-2000. - Restoration to airworthy, Eat Tamaki, Auckland, 1997-2000. - Final assembly at Hobsonville AB. - First flight Mar. 17, 2000. - Flew as RAAF/A29-448/GA-C/Currawong. Garth Hogan/Charles Darby/The Kittyhawk Partnership, Auckland, NZ, Mar. 8, 2000-2002. - Registered as ZK-CAG. |
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Aaron Smith
Dave McDonald via Mike Henniger.