Nose and wing of a B24 Liberator, 215 Squadron RAF Accession Number: ART23195

Description

One of the ground crew of No. 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force can be seen working on the outer motor of the starboard wing of a Liberator bomber after its return from an operational flight over Burma in December 1944.

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Accession Number
ART23195
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 22.8 cm x 30.5 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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