Description
Laverton, Vic. 1946-02-08. On the tarmac at RAAF Station Laverton looking past the nose of a RAAF De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB-40 aircraft to a Japanese bomber aircraft nicknamed 'Tokyo Rose' (Mitsubishi Ki-21 heavy bomber, Allied code-name 'Sally') which had been flown from Borneo to Australia by Flight Lieutenant M. Baker of Harrowsmith, WA, pilot, and crew. This aircraft is reputed to have taken part in five raids on Darwin in 1942 and used for the carriage to trial of Japanese war criminals.
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Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
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Copyright expired - public domain
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