P-40 WARHAWK/42-104730
Serial #: 42-104730
Construction #: 28492
Civil Registry:
ZK-CAG
Construction #: 28492
Civil Registry:
ZK-CAG
Model(s):
P-40N Warhawk
Mk. IV
Name: Currawong
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2023
P-40N Warhawk
Mk. IV
Name: Currawong
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2023
History:
Delivered to Royal Australian Air Force as A29-448.
Delivered to Royal Australian Air Force as A29-448.
- BOC: August 1943.
- SOC: November 1946.
- Crashed landed, Tadji Strip, PNG, May 1944.
- Fuselage used in field rebuild of P-40N/A29-1050.
- Damaged and abandoned, Tadji, PNG.
- Fuselage and wing parts recovered from Tadji, West Sepik, PNG, 1974.
- Trucked to beached then barged to Lae, PNG.
- Shipped to NZ.
- Stored in backyard.
- Restoration to airworthy, Eat Tamaki, Auckland, 1997-2000.
- Final assembly at Hobsonville AB.
- First flight March 17, 2000.
- Flew as RAAF/A29-448/GA-C/Currawong.
- Registered as ZK-CAG.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority
Flightaware.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority
Flightaware.
Photo Source(s):
Aaron Smith
Dave McDonald via Mike Henniger.
Research Assistance:
Mark Nankivil
Aaron Smith
Dave McDonald via Mike Henniger.
Research Assistance:
Mark Nankivil
