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Serial #: A20-695
Construction #:
  1147
Civil Registration:
  VH-MFW
Model(s):
  CA-16 Mk. III
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
   History:
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Melbourne, Victoria, Mar. 1960-1963.
- Stored at CAC Fishermans Bend plant for CA-28 Ceres production, not used.
- Up for disposal, Nov. 1963.
W. Gordon Scrap Metals, Werribee, Victoria, Nov. 1963.
Pearce Dunn/Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura, Victoria, 1970-1982.
Jack McDonald, Melbourne, Victoria, 1982.
- Stored.
Ed Field & David Jones, Melbourne, Victoria, 1986-1991.
- Restoration to airworthy started, RAAF Point Cook, Victoria.
Ed Field/Mustang Fighter Trust, 1993-1997.
- Restoration continued, Caboolture, Queensland, 1994-1997.
Mustang Fighter Trust, Caboolture, Queensland, Jan. 21, 1997-1999.
- Registered as VH-MFW.
- First flight, July 8, 1997.
- Flown as RAAF/A20-695.
Warplanes Pty Ltd, Jindalee, Queensland, 1999-2002.
Source(s):
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
 Photo Source(s):
None.