The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LABUAN, BORNEO, 1945-09-10. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASAO BABA, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 37TH ARMY AND SUPREME COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN BORNEO, ARRIVES AT LABUAN TO SURRENDER THE FORCES UNDER HIS COMMAND TO MAJOR GENERAL WOOTTEN. GENERAL BABA IS SEEN HERE RETURNING THE SALUTE FROM THE CREW OF THE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT THAT FLEW HIM TO LABUAN. THIS AIRCRAFT, A TACHIKAWA KI-54C (HICKORY) WAS FLOWN TO AUSTRALIA AND WAS AT RAAF FAIRBAIRN FOR MANY YEARS. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. GENERAL BABA WAS TRIED AS A WAR CRIMINAL ON CHARGES RELATING TO THE SANDAKAN DEATH MARCH AND WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH. HE WAS HUNG AT RABAUL AT 0800 ON 1947-08-07. (ORIGINAL FRAMED PRINT HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE) (PHOTOGRAPHER N.J. TURNER, DONOR UNKNOWN)
All-metal fuselage remains of a Tachikawa Ki-54c 'Hickory' light transport, training and general purpose aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The wings, engines and left hand side crew e
Lieutenant General Masao Baba, Commander of the Japanese 37th Army and Supreme Commander of Japanese forces in Borneo, exits the aircraft at Labuan to surrender the forces under his command to Major G
Lieutenant General Masao Baba, Commander of the Japanese 37th Army and Supreme Commander of Japanese forces in Borneo, arrives at Labuan to surrender the forces under his command to Major General Woot
Portrait of the Japanese aircrew near their Tachikawa Ki-54c (Hickory) aircraft that conveyed Lieutenant General Masao Baba, Supreme Commander of Japanese Forces in Borneo and Commander of the 37th Ja
The Japanese surrender aircraft, a Tachikawa KI-53C (Hickory), seen here on Labuan Isle. Lieutenant General Masao Baba, Commander of the Japanese 37th Army and Supreme Commander of Japanese Forces in
Two Japanese aircraft at Labuan Airstrip. The Mitsubishi Ki.21 heavy bomber aircraft (Allied code name 'Sally') (left) has been painted white with a green surrender cross, and was used to transport Ja
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-10. MAJOR GENERAL G. F. WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 9TH DIVISION, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASAO BABA, SUPREME COMMANDER JA
