• Aircraft:

  CAC CA-30 Macchi

• Reg: A7-054 photos
• Serial #:

  CA30-54

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: Nov 30, 1986
• Uploaded: Aug 25, 2009
• Canberra - YSCB, Australia

RAAF Roulettes Aerobatic Team. The Team Leader, Roulette One (A7-054), leads A7-079 and A7-090 in a group take-off from RAAF Fairbairn. (Canberra Airport hangars are visible at rear.) A7-054 was involved in a mid-air collision with A7-049 during formation aerobatics over East Sale in March 1988. The pilot of A7-049 ejected safely, and A7-054 was skillfully landed 'wheels-up' after the nose wheel bay was damaged in the collision. (A7-054 was Delivered to the RAAF in July 1969. This Macchi type was also identified as a MB-326H.) Low res 1987 photo. Apologies for the quality of this photo.

Photographer

Aircraft

On 10th March 1988, during practice for an airshow, A7-054 was struck by A7-049 causing A7-049's pilot to eject with the aircraft crashing moments later and was destroyed

Peter T Lea A7-054

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