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GAZA, PALESTINE. 1942-12-22. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PARADE OF THE WHOLE OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AT GAZA AIRPORT WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR HAROLD ALEXANDER, KCB, CSI, DSO, MC, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, MIDDLE EAST FORCES. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MARCH PAST, AND FORMATIONS ARE SEEN MARCHING IN REVIEW ORDER DOWN THE AIRSTRIP FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND ABOUT TO APPROACH THE SALUTING BASE WHICH IS SITUATE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE WHITE TRACK WITH THE TOP EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP. OPPOSITE THE SALUTING BASE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRIP ARE SEEN THE MASSED BANDS OF THE DIVISION.
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Photograph
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Black & white - Glass original quarter-plate negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Copyright expired - public domain
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