Misc RAAF Mustangs (CAC & NA)

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Flying Officer D. V. Terry (Elwood, Vic.) climbing into the cockpit of his Mustang

C.O. S/L P. M. Nash, D. F. C. and Bar, of Brighton (Vic.) and Engineer Officer F/Lt. K. N. McRae, of Newscastle (N. S. W.) in an All-Australian fighter-bomber squadron in Italy

Airman being helped into his Mae West, Bofu, Japan 1947

LAC Bill Butler (Tamworth, N.S.W.) centre and Cpl. Dave "Blue" Gunning (Blackalls, N.S.W.) fill a Mustang with glycol for the radiator, while LAC Harry Leslie (Nth. Perth, W.A.) tinkers with the motor.

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LAC L.V. NUSS prepares a Mustang for gunnery practice 1950

Mustang fighter plane is swung ashore at Kure Japan for on shipping to an RAAF fighter squadron 1950

Armourers of 77 Squadron clean a gun of a Mustang while mechanics run over the motor 1950

Sgt. Tom Yewers (Alphington, Vic.) of the 77th Squadron, loads one of the Squadron's Mustang fighters

F/L John Adams (Melbourne, Vic.) gets his flight gear from L/C Bob Bell (Norward, S. Aust.) before take off 1950

F/O Horsman, of Sydney, met by an eager crowd of groundstaff, on his return from the Squadron's first operational flight over Korean territory 1950

[Slingers]

Thank you very much for posting these pictures.

Fantastic collection. I am lucky enough to work on a CAC Mustang and love the history.

Do you have relatives who worked on or piloted Mustangs?

Take care

Dave

[Adam Kline]

fantastic. Thanks for posting.

[Invader26]

Great pics.

Note the RAAF Mustang with both RAAF fuselage/fin markings and the USAAF star and bar under the right wing!

[Brenden S]

Thanks for the pics, and they are just so clear.

[DH82EH]

Agreed, great shots.

Thanks for posting those.

Andy Scott

[k5083]

Nice seeing the postwar use of the prewar-proportioned roundel with the 1:3:5 proportions (sometimes called "Type A" by spotters).

I have read that after the war, the UK Air Ministry's intention was to revert to this prewar roundel with the wartime low-viz ones no longer needed, but the order that was issued got the proportions wrong, erroneously giving us the 1:2:3 "Type D" roundel we know today.

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Sgt. Tom Yewers (Alphington, Vic.) of the 77th Squadron, loads one of the Squadron's Mustang fighters

L-R: LACS Allen Small (Gosford, N.S.W.), Ray Johnston (Forbes, N.S.W.) and Sydney Dalton (Northcote, Vic.)

W/O Keith Issell of 21st Squadron showing National Service trainees the workings of a Mustang fighter's engine

[Mark Allen M]

Here's a few more for your collection.


North American P-51D A68-657 RAAF


RAAF Williamtown post WW2 P-51D


cleaning a 50 Cal Browning from an RAAF P-51 in Korea 1953


RAAF P-51D

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Demonstration of power of air support at School of Air Support, Duntroon 1947

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Two pilots discussing their flight over Korean territory, they are G. Thornton (Dareton, Vic.) and W. Rivers (Vaucluse, N.S.W.)

F/L J.K. Adams (Cheltenham, Vic.) after the trip. In background an aircraftsman removes the parachute, and foreground, an Armourer, L.A.C. Fisher unloads the guns

[Mark Allen M]

CAC P-51D A68-141 at RAAF Richmond April 1958


CAC CA-18 P-51D c/n 1438 VH UWB


CAC CA-18 P-51D c/n 1517 VH FCB

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Four RAAF pilots returning to the crew room after a mission over North Korea L-R: F/O Randy Green (Charlton, Vic.), F/O Bill Holmes (Liverpool, England, flying with No. 77 Squadron RAAF), former RAAF college cadet, P/O Bryan Howard and Sgt Tony Armstrong.

Ground staff men of the Royal Australian Air Force No. 77 Squadron operating in North Korea, take time off for a"brew". Fl/Sgt. Darby Freeman (Kew, Vic.) and Sgt. George Humphryson (Bunbury, W.A.)

At an air base in Korea, Australian pilots with the 77th Squadron of the R.A.A.F. at a briefing, L-R: Sgts. Cecil Sly (Brisbane, Q'ld.), Keith Meggs (Preston, Vic.), F/O Leslie Reading (Cunderdin, W.A.),, Sgts. Henry Bessell (Essendon, Vic.), Harry Strange (North Bondi, N.S.W.) and F/O Victor Cannon (Balmain, N.S.W.)

During a debriefing L-R: Group Capt. A.D. Charlton (Brighton, Vic.), Wing/Com. R.F.M. Green (Pingelly, W.A.), Pilot Dick Wittman (Haberfield, Sydney, NSW), S/Ldr. R.C. Cresswell (Glen Iris, Vic.) C.O. of 77 Squadron, Sgt. S.C. Clarke (Sydney, NSW), F/Lt. John Murray (Grenfell, NSW)

Japan 1950

[Invader26]

Wonderful stuff. I lunched last week with Air Vice Marshall Jim Flemming who flew Mustangs in Japan/Korea and was on the first mission flown by 77 Sqn. He's 86 not out and was on a boat cruise drinking plenty of red!