AWM caption : Townsville, Qld. 1945-07-27. Pilot, 439689 Flight Sergeant P. Badgery of North Sydney, NSW, prepares to take off in his North American P-51K Mustang fighter aircraft A68-557 (formerly United States Army Air Force, serial no. 44-1240, coded LB-Z), of No. 84 Squadron RAAF. Mount Stuart is in the background of Ross River airstrip.