Mustang Mk 23 Point Cook Museum

Part of the interactive display at RAAF Point Cook, Australia. This Mustang Mk 23 was recieved from CAC Fisherman's Bend on 23 February 1950. A68-170 went straight into storage with No 1 Aircraft Depot Detachment B at Tocumwal, NSW. Ferried to RAAF Schofields, NSW via RAAF Fairbairn in August 1950, A68-170 was operatd by No 78 Wing. Transferred to No 2 Operational Training Unit in April 1952, and then No 23 Squadron in October 1953, A68-170 had a short service career before returning to storage with No 3 Aircraft Deopt in October 1956. Approved for disposal, and subsequentially withdrawn from service in 1959, A68-170 was held by the Queensland Flight of the Air Training Corps as an instructional aid before being issued to the RAAF Museum in September 1970. The aircraft was restored to an almost flyable condition under the auspices of the senior Engineering Officer, Squadron Leader Kevin Duffy. It was at this time that the aircraft gained it's nickname, "Duffy's Delight". The aircraft was placed on display in a semi-complete condition in the late 1970's until 1990. Restoration to flying condition commenced in 1991 and was completed in early 1999, the aircraft having its first public outing at the International Airshow at Avalon that year.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Mustang Mk 23
• RAAF Museum
• Point Cook

[Greynerd]

Wait till you here a de Havilland Mosquito in the flesh! THEN a Lancaster ! !

[sugarfoot1960]

@Greynerd Yes, I agree. Amazing aircraft. Thanks for your comment.

[nlogan65]

Nothing beats the sound of a Merlin