Post-war the Wirraway continued in RAAF service as a trainer at Uranquinty and Point Cook and was taken on strength by the newly formed RAN Fleet Air Arm in 1948 . Wirraways also served with the squadrons of the '' ' Citizen Air Force ' '' ( a flying reserve force of the RAAF established in 1948 ) alongside CAC Mustangs , partially equipping No. 22 ( City of Sydney ) , No. 23 ( City of Brisbane ) , No. 24 ( City of Adelaide ) and No. 25 ( City of Perth ) Squadrons . Duties were not limited to training flights : a Wirraway patrolling for sharks crashed on a beach at Maroochydore on 30 December 1950 , killing three children and injuring 14 other people
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Maroochy air crash
CAC Wirraway