Japanese 'sally'

[darren.crick]

G'day all,

While searching for something totall different I came accross some Sqn record sheets which showed a captured Japanese Sally was flown from 481 Maint Sqn at Labuan by Flt M.W.Baker (406127) to Laverton on the 03/02/46.

he returned to 481 Sqn on the 04/03/46.

The Status card provided by Gordy tells us that it arrived at 1AD Laverton on 19/02/46.
Called Sally 1. At DAP Fishermans Bend? 02/05/46. The aircraft was dismantled and transported by road to Canberra and issued to the AWM. It was allowed to deteriorate to a point where it was sold for scrap around 1957. A contact at the AWM has advised that it was scrapped in Queanbeyan along with a well used DAP Beaufighter.

A search of the DAP Beaufighter page found nothing, so I cant use the Mosquito disposal/scrapping to assist us in finding a date or location.

While I await further information from the AWM, has anyone seen anything to assist us further in finding the original Japanese serial/unit or the location and date of its scrapping...

thanks

[australian idle]

I can't add anything re serial or unit, but you find a nice image of the Beaufort, Betty, Lancaster and ME262 from their days in storage at Fairbairn her.

Interesting image non the less.

http://www.warbirdz.net/phpBB2/showthread.php?t=2218&highlight=beaufort