Dates

Event

Constructed as a Boomerang I.
Built in 1943

1 March 1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A46-63.

Transferred to No. 84 Squadron stationed on Horn Island, Queensland.

24 August 1943

Involved in an incident.
Made a wheels ups landing on a beach west of Cape York. Pilot Flight Sergeant Edward Adams walked away relatively unscathed, but the aircraft was severely damaged, and although some parts were removed, the airframe was left to the elements and it was subsequently written off.

Circa 2003

Jim Whalley and James Edwards formed a syndicate and purchased a partially completed Boomerang from Alan Arthur that had been located at Precision Aerospace in Wangaratta, Victoria.The aircraft was transported to Aldinga airfield, South Australia, where LAME and warbird specialist Ivor Paech was recruited to oversee the restoration project. While restoration of the fuselage was completed, Ivors extensive workload did not allow him to provide further personal physical input. Despite this, Ivor maintained an integral role throughout the whole project, even when it was relocated (yet again) to Caboolture, Queensland.

26 June 2009

First post-restoration Flight.
At Caboolture Airfield.

From 24 July 2009 to 25 July 2009

Ferry flight.
From Caboolture - ferry flight to Parafield Airport, South Australia.

To unknown owner with c/r VH-XBL.

To Classic Jets Fighter Museum, Parafield Airport, Adelaide, South Australia.
View the Location Dossier

Markings Applied: LB-L

November 2019

Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
Notes: At the RAAF Edinburgh Australia Airshow