Baltimores return, 454 Squadron, Italy Accession Number: ART24339

Description

Showing unidentified air crews of 454 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force leaving their aircraft after an operational missiong in mid winter. Martin Baltimore aircraft, Falconara Marittima, Italy, Europe.

Details

Accession Number

ART24339

Artist

Alan Moore

Classification

Art

Object Type

Painting

Physical Description

Medium: oil on canvas on plywood

Measurement

framed: 47.2 cm x 57.6 cm
unframed: 35.3 cm x 45 cm

Medium

oil on canvas on plywood

Date Made

1944

Gallery location

Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery, Gallery 2

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Acquired under the official war art scheme 1946

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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