The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two P51 Mustang aircraft of 77 Squadron RAAF sit on the tarmac at Iwakuni airfield, ready to take off on a mission in Korea. In the foreground an unidentified armourer checks rockets on the wing of aircraft A68-809. This is the aircraft of Wing Commander L T Spence, Commanding Officer of 77 Squadron, who is probably the pilot sitting in the cockpit. War in Korea caused suspension in June 1950 of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force's (BCOF) projected withdrawal from Japan. For the first time in the occupation, BCOF men went into action.
An unidentified armourer from 77 Squadron RAAF, loads ammunition into gun bays on the wing of a P51 Mustang, in a hangar at Iwakuni. War in Korea caused suspension in June 1950 of the British Commonwe
An unidentified RAAF armourer from 77 Squadron RAAF, fits High Velocity Air Rockets (HVAR) to the underside of a wing of a P51 Mustang. War in Korea caused suspension in June 1950 of the British Commo
An unidentified RAAF armourer from 77 Squadron RAAF, fits High Velocity Air Rockets (HVAR) to the underside of a wing of a P51 Mustang. War in Korea caused suspension in June 1950 of the British Commo
A group of unidentified ground crew from 77 Squadron RAAF, stand in front of the wing of a P51 Mustang at Iwakuni. Other P51 Mustang aircraft sit on the runway, ready for take off on the Squadron's fi
An unidentified RAAF armourer from 77 Squadron RAAF, adjusts rocket projectiles fitted with 60 pound high explosive heads on the underside of a wing of a P51 Mustang. War in Korea caused suspension in
Three unidentified 77 Squadron RAAF ground crew work on the cockpit of a P51 Mustang. The aircraft has a wing commander's pennant on the side, so is probably the Mustang of Wing Commander L T Spence,
