Wirraways, the first warplanes made in Australia, being delivered to the R.A.A.F. in Melbourne. Here they are lined up for inspection by the Minister for Defence (Mr Street) and the Minister for Supply (Mr Casey), and for flight. The cost of five completed planes was about £40,000.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1939, Page 6
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47Wirraways, the first warplanes made in Australia, being delivered to the R.A.A.F. in Melbourne. Here they are lined up for inspection by the Minister for Defence (Mr Street) and the Minister for Supply (Mr Casey), and for flight. The cost of five completed planes was about £40,000. Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1939, Page 6
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