80 year old D.I.Y.

[Noyade]

29th May 1942.

The first flight of the mighty CAC Boomerang eighty years ago today. Designed and built in a very short period with our backs to the wall.

Certainly one of Australia's finest D.I.Y. moments.

Happy birthday Mr Boomerang! 👍

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Boomerang

[KatieC]

Hi @Noyade,

This is so cool! I will need to show my husband this post, he has a great love of aviation. Thank you for sharing. 

Katie

[Noyade]

Hi @KatieC 

Apologies for the late response. If your husband has an interest in Australian aviation and what we historically were capable of in the past - may I suggest, for starters, Keith Meggs tomes on the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

Make a nice Christmas gift. 👍

[Remarka6le]

Love the CAC! Visited the one at RAAF Amberley not too long ago, also one of the planes I purchased in WarThunder (Because Aussie Pride :P)

HBD Boomerang! 🎉

[KatieC]

Thank you for the suggestion @Noyade, I think you are spot on for this year's Christmas gift! My husband has always been fond of the Boomerang in terms of Aussie-made but thinks the Caribou is the most interesting because it can fly backward and he's seen it go down the tarmac with just the nose wheel down. 

@Remarka6le we are going to see the Solent Sky Museum in Southampton UK, the home of the Spitfire soon. There will be many WWI and WWII planes to admire! 

Katie 

[Remarka6le]

Absolutely jealous @KatieC! That's right up there on my to-do list with the Kure Maritime Museum in Hiroshima and the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Hawaii.

[KatieC]

Hey @Remarka6le,

We went to the Pearl Harbour museum when we got married in Hawaii and it was SO COOL. Highly recommend! 

Katie

[EricL]

Hi @KatieC

I have the National Air and Space Museum including the Smithsonian on my to-do list. 

Eric

[Remarka6le]

@EricL Same! Though that's more on the list because my wife is a fan of Bones lol 

[KatieC]

@EricL I'd love to go back to the Smithsonian, I went when I was very little and probably didn't have as much appreciation as I would today. The chance to see the ever-so-cursed Hope Diamond again!

Katie