Airacobra being repaired Accession Number: ART23682

Description

A group of men are shown repairing a Bell P39 Airacobra fighter aircraft on an airfield in New Guinea. A cluster of petrol drums can be seen in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
ART23682
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
sheet: 33.4 x 46 cm
Medium
pencil and watercolour on paper on cardboard
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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