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Charles Daniels Collection Photo North American P-51 Mustang RAAF

from SDASM Archives

• Kastytis Grigonis said:

  This is C.A.C. (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) CA-18 PR.22 Mustang, (Australian manufactured), A68-187, with an interesting history: Delivered No. 1 Aircraft Depot ex CAC on 13/10/50. Transferred to Tocumwal and stored 11/50. Issued 3 Sqn 04/01/51 and 21 (City of Melbourne) Sqn 06/03/53. Issued ARDU 07/01/54. To 1 AD 27/11/56. Struck off charge 23/04/58. Registration VH-AGJ was allocated but not taken up. Located in Sydney 23/04/58 to 1962. Was modified to use a Dart Turboprop Engine. VH-UFO was allocated but it never flew like this and was exported to the USA as N919WJ. In 1996 rebuilt as TF-51 for Frank Borman using parts of 44-74859 in rebuild. Named "Su Su II" Registered N50FS in 2006 Renamed "La Pistolera" Used in Reno Air Races Source: adf-serials.com.au

Lockheed Hudson bomber A-16-31

from Powerhouse Museum

• Jonboy270 said:

  Photo taken circa 1900...NO; about 40 years later.

Axel Henning Anderson and crew in Cairo, Christmas 1941

from State Library of Queensland

• TVL1970 said:

  Flight Sergeant Axel Henning Anderson (RAAF) would later die on April 23, 1943, succumbing to injuries sustained in a non-combat crash of a Martin Balitimore (RAF Ser. No. AG 829) at Monastir landing ground in Tunisia on April 22, 1943. At the time of his death, Flt. Sgt. Anderson was attached to the 1437 Strategic Reconnaissance Flight of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Flt. Sgt. Anderson's body is buried in the New Cemetery at Sfax, Tunisia. (See: www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_...)

• State Library of Queensland said:

  Thanks for the information. It has been added to the image record.