Port Pirie airfield Accession Number: ART23736

Description

Air crew grouped around two single-engined aircraft at Port Pirie airfield.

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Accession Number
ART23736
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on hardboard
Measurement
Overall: 47.5 cm x 57.9 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on hardboard
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1941
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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