A Driver
Art ART23481 Second World War, 1939-1945One of No.3 Squadron transport driver (unidentified) in cabin of truck. Internally many of the trucks still retained their buff-coloured camouflage from the Desert Campaign.
Kittyhawk amongst the sand dunes: a Warhawk of 3 Squadron RAAF Accession Number: ART22244
Description
A Merlin-engined Kittyhawk (or Warhawk) of 3 Squadron in a dispersal bay, Vasto, Italy, March 1944. This aircraft still retained the buff and brown camouflage of the western desert.
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Accession Number
ART22244
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on hardboard
Measurement
Overall: 31 cm x 43.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on hardboard
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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