Surrender plane flown from Malaysia to Labuan to sign area over to the 9th Division

Accession Number P07414.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Malaysia: Labuan
Date made 10 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

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 Japanese Army to a surrender ceremony at the Headquarters of 9th Division on Labuan Island. A number of unidentified Australians from 1 Squadron, RAAF, are visible sitting under the wing of the aircraft. General Baba was later found guilty of war crimes in relation to the Sandakan Death March, sentenced to death and hanged at Rabaul on 7 August 1947.