ADF-SERIALS
Australian
& New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
RAAF
A20 CAC Wirraway
NA-16/CA-1/CA-3/CA-5/CA-7/CA-8/CA-9/CA-16/CA-20
North American NA-16 and CAC Wirraway Page Links
| Type | Serial Range |
| North American NA-16 & CAC Wirraway CA-1 & CA-3 | A20-1 to A20-100. |
| CAC Wirraway CA-3, CA-5 & CA-7 | A20-101 to A20-200 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-7 & CA-8 | A20-201 to A20-300 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-8 | A20-301 to A20-400 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-8 & CA-9 | A20-401 to A20-500 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-9 | A20-501 to A20-600 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-9 & CA-16 | A20-601 to A20-700 |
| CAC Wirraway CA-16 | A20-701 to A20-772 |
Notes on North American NA-16 and CAC Wirraways
|
NA or CAC Contract Number |
Type | Notes |
Construction Numbers |
RAAF Serial Range |
| NA-32 | NA-16-1A | 1
Pattern aircraft supplied by North American Aviation Fixed landing gear, similar to the North American Y1BT-10. |
32-387 | A20-1 |
| NA-33 | NA-16-2K | 1 Pattern aircraft supplied by North American Aviation | 33-388 | A20-2 |
| CA-1 | Mk.I | 1st Wirraway production contract for 40 airframes. | 1 to 40 | A20-3 to A20-42 |
| CA-3 | Mk.II | 2nd Wirraway production contract for 60 airframes. | 41 to 100 | A20-43 to A20-102 |
| CA-5 | Mk.II | 3rd Wirraway production contract for 32 airframes. | 103 to 134 | A20-103 to A20-134 |
| CA-7 | Mk.II | 4th Wirraway production contract for 100 airframes. | 135 to 234 | A20-135 to A20-234 |
| CA-8 | Mk.II | 5th Wirraway production contract for 200 airframes. | 436 to 635 | A20-235 to A20-434 |
| CA-9 | Mk.II | 6th Wirraway production contract for 188 airframes. | 636 to 823 | A20-435 to A20-622 |
| CA-10 | N/A | Proposed Wirraway dive-bomber variant (not built). | N/A | N/A |
| CA-10A | N/A | Contract for construction of outer wing sets with upper-wing split flaps/dive brakes for retro-fitting to 113 existing CA-3, CA-5, CA-7 & CA-9 aircraft. | N/A | N/A |
| CA-16 | Mk.III | 7th and final Wirraway production contract for 135 airframes. | 1075 to 1209 | A20-623 to A20-755 |
| CA-20 | N/A | Contract to modify 17
Wirraway airframes for use by the RAN. Note: Other Wirraway airframes were issued to the RAN ex 2 AD Richmond for spares use and subsequently deemed unsuitable. They were held 2 AD and the RAN Depot Randwick before disposal. These include A20-18, 73, 190, 412, 567 & 579 which were sold to Wilmore Aviation on 15 July 1954. There may have been others. |
Retained original C/N's |
A20-18, 28, 133, 139, 141, 145, 168, 176, 209, 211, 214, 225, 238, 250, 469, 490 & 752 |
The Author of this page is Gordon Birkett.
Source: Australia/Townsville at War Website, Australian Aviation Magazine, Australian Aviation Annual 2001/2002, National Archives, Flightpath Magazine, Glory in Chaos, RAAF Wirraway Accident Data Cards, Darwins Air War, CASA Aircraft Records, Australian War Memorial Website and Photographs, Tom Trimble, Logbook of Roy F Goon, DB Design Bureau ,
Emails: Darryl Gibbs, Mark Pilkington, Alastair Hall, Daniel Leahy, Dean Norman, Chris Jamesson, Tony Broadhurst, Gordon Clarke, Gordon Birkett, Robert Brosing, Graham Smith, John Andrade, Bruce Hoy, Justin Taylan, Bill White, Leo Powning, Caroline Rode, Peter Smyth, Chris Goon, Jason Stagg, Bob Livingstone, Jan Forgsgren, Derek Buckmaster, Martin Edwards, Brendan Cowan.
Updated 07 October July 2013
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