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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. STANDING ON LABUAN AIRSTRIP, BESIDE ONE OF THE MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WHICH NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF WILL TAKE TO JAPAN ARE, VICTORIANS: 430210 FLYING OFFICER ROY KENNEDY, ARARAT; 428313 PILOT OFFICER VIN HILL, MALVERN; 428559 WARRANT OFFICER JIM THOMAS, ECHUCA; 59650 FLIGHT SERGEANT LIONEL ROGERS, MOONEE PONDS.
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. JAPAN IS THE TARGET FOR THESE PILOTS FROM NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF. STANDING BESIDE ONE OF THE MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THEY WILL FLY ARE 442551 FLIGHT SERGEANT DAN
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. AMONG THE FIRST NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF PILOTS AT LABUAN TO FINISH THE CONVERSION COURSE TO MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WERE 424983 WARRANT OFFICER GORDON CRAMPTON OF
MICK, MONKEY MASCOT OF NO. 81 FIGHTER WING RAAF, MADE THE 2,500 MILE TRIP FROM BORNEO TO JAPAN IN A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT ESCORTING THE MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. WITH HIM IS FLYING OFFICER RAY K
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. TO 403521 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BRUCE LITTLE, MANLY, NSW (LEFT), THESE NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF PILOTS AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP ON CONVERSION COURSES FROM KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. LEARNING THE FINER POINTS OF FLYING MUSTANG AIRCRAFT, THESE NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF PILOTS WHO HAVE JUST TOUCHED DOWN AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP ARE HAPPY IN THE SERVICE.
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-09-24. VICTORIAN PILOTS FROM NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF RELAXING ALONGSIDE ONE OF THE MUSTANGS THEY WILL FLY TO JAPAN. SHOWN: 430178 WARRANT OFFICER (WO) GEOFF LOWE, KEW; 43
