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The Dutch Government bought a number of P-51's in 1945 for use in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), and these were delivered in Bundaberg, Queensland, and then flown to Batavia (Jakarta) via Cloncurry, Darwin and Bali.
I recreated one of those Mustangs, and am currently on my way to Batavia. The first leg proved uneventful, apart from the fact that I ran out of fuel and first could not switch between tanks....but I arrived in Cloncurry at last.
Here's a few pics from the second leg:


Leaving Cloncurry


North of Mount Isa


Spectacular landscapes near Riversleigh


One of the emergency landing strips, here McArthur River

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/JK-cl-da5.jpg
Large escarpment

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/JK-cl-da6.jpg
somewhere over Arnhem Land

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/JK-cl-da7.jpg
Ah, the coast, and Darwin just where we want it

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/JK-cl-da8.jpg
And safely on the ground!

The next leg is going to be less interesting I fear..

Sorry Jankees but all those shots exceeded the 600kb limit, so I changed the last 4 to links.

Great shots though, I love the outback of Australia. 8-)

Nice shots and paint.