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The CAC Wirraway

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Thumbnails Supermarine Spitfire IX MH603 VH-IXF
 The CAC Wirraway
Thumbnails Supermarine Spitfire IX MH603 VH-IXF
 The CAC Wirraway
Thumbnails Supermarine Spitfire IX MH603 VH-IXF
 The CAC Wirraway
Thumbnails Supermarine Spitfire IX MH603 VH-IXF

The CAC Wirraway (an Aboriginal word meaning "challenge") was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft. The Wirraway has been credited as being the foundation of Australian aircraft manufacturing.