| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00057.008 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Morotai, 1945-09-09. A Japanese Nakajima Ki-49, Army Type 100 heavy bomber, allied code name ...
Description
Morotai, 1945-09-09. A Japanese Nakajima Ki-49, Army Type 100 heavy bomber, allied code name "Helen", watched by Australian troops after its landing on the Pitoe airstrip carrying some of the staff of the commander of the Second Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Fusataro Teshima. As the Japanese were short of serviceable aircraft General Teshima arrived from Pinrang in an RAAF C47 to surrender the Japanese Second Army to General Sir Thomas Blamey. The Japanese aircraft has been painted white and carries green crosses, denoting that it carries surrender emissaries.