The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Borneo, arrived at Labuan aboard this aircraft to surrender the forces under his command to Major General Wootten. The fuselage of this aircraft is preserved in the collection of the AWM.
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
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 C
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
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
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
