ADF-SERIALS
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RAAF Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli
| RAAF Serial | Original Serial | c/n | Type | Aircraft History |
| Nil "CV:V" |
? | ? | Ca.309 |
Had been used by the Regia
Aeronautica for flare dropping missions, 22/01/1943 Captured at Castel Benito, Libya, by 3 Sqn, RAAF, Coded CV:V, Flare racks removed and six seats 01/02/1943 First flight with 3 Sqn, RAAF, Used for hack, communication pilot transfers, beer runs and many other purposes, Made a number of long flights to Cairo and Alexandria, Both Gypsy major engines replaced with new units found at Tripoli Wharf, 04/09/1943 No longer with 3 Sqn, RAAF when the unit departed from Agnone, Sicily to Grottaglie on the Italian mainland. |
The Author of this page is Brendan Cowan
Sources: Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia, http://www.3squadron.org.au/subpages/Italian.htm , RCAF War Prize Flights, German and Japanese Warbird Survivors - Harold A. Skaarup,
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