Description
The following picture was made during the visit of HMS "Ruler" to Sydney, when tied up at Pyrmont Wharf. For two days prior to departure she was taking aboard aircraft which had been recently repaired and serviced at a RAAF maintenance depot. They included Avengers, Hellcats, Corsairs, Seafires, and Fireflies. These were being stacked with wings folded, shoulder to shoulder on the flight deck. The plane with high folded wings in the foreground is a Corsair. Those in front are Avengers.
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Accession Number
ART21374
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: lithographic crayon and watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 44.4 cm x 58.8 cm
Medium
lithographic crayon and watercolour on paper
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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