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29-03-21, 05:37
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It looks like a Mustang but in fact is the one-off Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-15 fighter, powered by a Rolls Royce Griffon engine it was claimed as the fastest piston engined fighter of its time. Ultimately (and very unfortunately) it was broken up after the engine was returned to British stocks. However... the drawings have survived and a complete cockpit section has been scratch built at Moorabbin.
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22-02-24, 22:59
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One more image, this one in use with a unknow crane type, that looks to be based in a Bedford QL truck?
For research purposes. Source: Geoff Goodall website (from Cherry Williamson via Ron Cuskelly) http://www.goodall.com.au/australian...aliandc-2.html
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23-02-24, 00:16
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This photo show one of this cranes mounted in what looks to be a Mineapolis-Moline GTS tractor, and they refered crane as a "Fowler crane".
Found in a page about the machines used in ‘LEIGH CREEK – THE OLD TOWN PROJECT’, with a lot of personal photos. They have a lot of other interesting photos too. https://leighcreek-theoldtownproject.squarespace.com Source: https://leighcreek-theoldtownproject...erations-1940s https://leighcreek-theoldtownproject...erations-1950s https://leighcreek-theoldtownproject...-power-station Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 23-02-24 at 02:43.
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23-02-24, 02:03
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To further confirm the manufacturer of this crane, a photo from a wartime australian magazine clearly shows "Fowler 10 ton crane".
With this one, it seems that "Fowler" is the confirmed manufacturer of these cranes, and that they didn't were made just for the RAAF, but also had other civilian users. This one is with what looks to be a Ford G8T cab truck, 6x4 or 6x6? drivetrain! Never one f these before! From: "The Australian home beautiful : a journal for the home builder", Vol. 23 No. 10 (October 1944), page 16. (article: On the Job with the Housing Commission; photos and notes by W. A Sumerset) Source: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-294452887...e/n15/mode/1up Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 23-02-24 at 23:10.
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