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The CA-16 Wirraway was a World War II training and fighter aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946. The Wirraway was operated by the Royal Australian Air Force until 1959. The aircraft was an Australian development of the T-6 Texan training aircraft. During World War II, the emergency fighter CAC Boomerang was based on the Wirraway. The Wirraway was also operated by the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force