| Accession Number | F07473 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 3 min 60 sec |
| Object type | Actuality footage |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Cartledge, Ronald Selby |
| Place made | Japan: Iwakuni |
| Date made | 6 May 1948; 7 May 1948 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
First Lancastrian to land in Japan
Description
The first Lancastrian aircraft chartered by the RAAF from Qantas arriving at Iwakuni. O36 Air Vice Marshal John Patrick Joseph McCauley greets the crew. Mr Alex Gurney, passenger, originator of the Bluey and Curley Cartoon and being well known throughout the armed forces. Mail unloading from aircraft. Final construction of airfield. View of airfield from air. Also identified: Captain A Morris, crew commander; O325 (55) Air Commodore Ian Dougald McLachlan; 34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson CBE DSO.
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