Mustangs at Emu. South Australia Video Part 1 to 3
The previous pages tell the story, but to save many going back over it all. Six Mustang aircraft were subjected to atomic tests at ‘Emu Field’ in outback South Australia on morning of 15 October 1953. The aircraft had been taken from store at Tocumwal, NSW and flown to Emu Field in April 1953. In late 1967, after some 14 years in the desert, the aircraft were sold. An ex-RAAF Air Frame Fitter and later Commercial Pilot, Tony Schwerdt, was the successful tenderer who then set about bringing the aircraft back to Adelaide. He managed to refit one, A68-1, and fly it to to Cooper Pedy, South Australia. After a short repair and DCA approval he flew it to Parafield Airport, Adelaide. The remainder were all trucked out to Port Adelaide then all shipped to the USA in 1968. .
I found this video which is a documentary about the recovery. I’ve broken it into 3 sections taking 40 minutes overall.
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