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Tag: Roy Goon

Cover - CAC Ceres by Derek Buckmaster
DerekB08/06/202027/12/2022

CAC Ceres – Australia’s Heavyweight Cropduster by Derek Buckmaster

The Ceres agricultural aircraft was produced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in Australia from 1959 to 1963. A total of only 20 airframes were...

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1955 The first aircraft to touch down on the flight deck of Australia's first aircraft carrier, HMAS Melbourne, was a Westland Whirlwind helicopter of the Royal Navy on 6 December 1955. Source: navy.gov.au

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