• Aircraft:

  Comper CLA7 Swift

• Reg: VH-ACG photos
• Serial #:

  GS.32/2

• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Apr 26, 2009
• Uploaded: Nov 22, 2009
• Echuca - YECH, Australia

Built in 1932 as one of 3 Gipsy-powered racers and registered G-ABWH. Raced in the 1932 King's Cup air race. Shipped to the USA in 1933 where it raced at Cleveland as NC27K. Returned to the UK in 1934, then to Australia and registered VH-ACG on 19 July 1939. Rebuilt over 16 years 1971-87 by doug Muir in Perth. Now with Roy Fox in Sydney & seen here at the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia National Fly-in.

Photographer

Aircraft

Steve Homewood VH-ACG

1,961 0 0 Comper CLA7 Swift

This plane is one of only 3 ever built and has been in Sydney, Australia for all of its life - since 1939! For Airventure, its owner shipped it in a container to the USA

Bruce Leibowitz VH-ACG

1,563 0 0 Comper CLA7 Swift

Photo location

Hadleigh W VH-CYB

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Reuben Morison VH-EDY

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Reuben Morison VH-BYW

183 0 0 Auster J5P

Photographer

This was one of an RCAF order for a total of 280 Expediter 3s, which were basically D18S airframes

Phil Vabre VH-BHS

3,658 0 0 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

Waiting for takeoff at Wings Over the Illawarra 2017

Phil Vabre VH-WLF

5,337 2 0 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8

Preparing to cast off

Phil Vabre VH-AAM

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