A North American P-51K <i>Mustang</i> (USAAF c/n 44-12512, RAAF s/n A68-565, "LB-V") of No. 84 Squadron RAAF in flight. No. 84 Squadron was re-equipped with the <i>Mustang</i> in May 1945, though the war ended before the Squadron had converted to these new aircraft. No 84 Squadron was disbanded at RAAF Base Townsville on 29 January 1946. <i>Mustang</i> A68-565 of Squadron Leader Cox of 84 Squadron RAAF crash landed after an engine failure on take-off from Ross River airfield near Townsville on 7 August 1945 and was destroyed.
Australian armed forces
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