044870
Photograph 044870 Second World War, 1939-1945NORTH AMERICAN NA-16 DELIVERED TO THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION FOR TEST AND EVALUATION. THE AUSTRALIAN BUILT WIRRAWAY (NA-33) WAS DEVELOPED FROM THIS TYPE.
P00448.165 Accession Number: P00448.165
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POINT COOK, VIC. C 1938. NORTH AMERICAN NA-16 AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT OVER RAAF POINT COOK. THIS AIRCRAFT AND A NORTH AMERICAN NA-33 AIRCRAFT (WITH RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE) WERE GIVEN THE SERIAL NUMBERS A20-1 AND A20-2 AFTER BEING IMPORTED FROM AMERICA FOR EVALUATION AS PRODUCTION PROTOTYPES. DEVELOPMENT OF THESE AIRCRAFT TYPES RESULTED IN THE WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS BUILT IN AUSTRALIA BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION.
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P00448.165
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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1
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Donor RAAF Historical Section
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Copyright expired - public domain
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