The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. 2 September 1950. The SS Changsha arriving at Kure with Mustang fighter aircraft for 77 Squadron RAAF and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Here Mustang number A68-792 is being offloaded. There are supporting stands attached to the fuselage near the tail and just forward of the engine intake. Note also that the outer wings, tail and propellor have been removed and the entire aircraft covered in protective waterproof black paper. The planes were unloaded onto a barge and tranported to the airforce base at Iwakuni.
Kure, Japan. 2 September 1950. The SS Changsha arriving at Kure with Mustang fighter aircraft for 77 squadron RAAF and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Here Mustang
Kure, Japan. 2 September 1950. The SS Changsha arriving at Kure with Mustang fighter aircraft for 77 Squadron RAAF and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Here Mustang
Kure, Japan. 2 September 1950. The SS Changsha arriving at Kure with Mustang fighter aircraft for 77 Squadron RAAF and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Here Mustang
Kure, Japan. 1950-09-02. SS Changsha ship unloading Mustang aircraft for No. 77 Fighter Squadron. The planes are unloaded onto a Barge then towed to Iwakuni.
Kure, Japan. 1950-09-02. SS Changsha ship unloading Mustang aircraft for No. 77 Fighter Squadron. The planes are unloaded onto a barge (right side) then towed to Iwakuni.
The SS Changsha arriving at Kure with Mustangs for number 77 Squadron RAAF in Japan and trucks and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). An unidentified Australian, possi
