RAAF Boomerang WW2 fighter restoration progress

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Seems this rare RAAF WW2 project is advancing nicely into restoring a frontline RAAF fighter of WW2. Quite a few Boomerangs are under restoration in Australia and it is hard to believe that this was designed to take on the Zero in a short timeframe in early 1942...it ended the war mostly known for its roles in CAS and communication duties.

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Wow, that looks fantastic.

Great to know that so many Boomerangs are getting back in shape as the type was almost extinct twenty years ago.

Cees

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Gotta love the Boomerang. How many are flying now?