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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) (1936 - 1986)

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Function: Aviation or Aeronautical Industries

Location: Fisherman's Bend, Victoria, Australia

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) was established in 1936. The CAC manufactured aircraft in its factory, located in Fisherman's Bend, Victoria. In 1985 the CAC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawker de Havilland Limited and in 1986 it underwent a change of name, becoming Hawker de Havilland Victoria Limited.

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Location: Port Melbourne, Victoria

Previous and Subsequent Entities

? - 1930s Tugan Aircraft Company
1936 - 1986 Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
1986 - Hawker de Havilland Victoria Limited

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Meggs, Keith, Mustangs, Meteors, MiG and MEGGS; the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Monash University, 1999, http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/MEGGS_CAC.html. [ Details ]

Randwick Municipal Council, 'Industry and Innovation in Randwick', in Randwick, A Social History, 2001, http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/Library/localhistory/sochist7.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000451. [ Details ]

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