Airfix 02099V Commonwealth CA13 Boomerang

Part of the vintage classics range of Airfix kits.  Boxes feature original paintings by an impressive range of artists.

An aircraft which has often been described as 'Australia's panic fighter' the decision to build the indigenous Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang came in the wake of continued Japanese aggression in the Pacific and the need to ensure a continuous future supply of new fighters for the RAAF.

Possessing excellent low altitude performance, the Boomerang would often be used to mark targets for ground attack Corsairs during the latter stages of WWII, a role which earned the distinctive little aircraft the nickname 'Smoky Joe'.