Corporate Body
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) (1936 - 1986)
- From
- 1936
Fisherman's Bend, Victoria, Australia - To
- 1986
- Functions
- Aviation or Aeronautical Industries
- Location
- Port Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
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.
Related entries
Timeline
? - 1930s Tugan Aircraft Company
1936 - 1986 Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
1986 - Hawker de Havilland Victoria Limited
Published resources
Books
- Hill, B. L., Wirraway to Hornet: a history of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd 1936 to 1985 (Bulleen, Vic.: Southern Cross Publications, 1998), 294 pp. Details
- Randwick Municipal Council, Randwick, a social history (Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press, c.1985), 244 pp. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1116315. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/154919274. Details
- 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
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-593872. Details
Resource Sections
- 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/index_c.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 12 May 2000, Last modified: 16 March 2006
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