G'DAY and WELCOME to the website for Suzy-Q, an Australian designed and built world war two Boomerang fighter aircraft. By working your way through the links on the left hand side you will discover the many interesting facets to this remarkable aeroplane, from its conception and use during the second world war, its demise and resurrection as well as its current day operations. The restoration of this rare, historic fighter has been a personal life-long commitment, however its significance to Australia’s aviation heritage as well as to the men and women who built, maintained and flew these aircraft during its heyday in the 1940’s has made the whole exercise very worthwhile. For those who would like to peel back the aeroplane’s exterior to reveal some of its innermost secrets, please visit the "Walkaround" section where many views of the Boomerang’s internal systems and structure, never before published, can be seen. I hope that you find this site informative and interesting. Please enjoy! Conceived, designed and built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermen’s Bend on the fringe of Melbourne city in the early 1940’s, the Boomerang remains one of Australia’s most historically significant aviation achievements. With the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and rapid advance south by Japanese forces in December 1941, Australia found itself with no effective fighter aircraft protection and with little likelihood of receiving modern types from the USA or Britain, as both of these countries already had their hands full meeting their own internal demands. As a result, the fledgling but innovative design team at CAC developed their own home-grown fighter aircraft which came to be known initially as the Wirraway Interceptor, and later the Boomerang. Although based on similar construction philosophies to the Wirraway, the Boomerang was essentially a brand new design and incorporated several advanced features, including laminar flow design in the outer wing sections.
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