Servicing engines Accession Number: ART21782

Description

Overhauling the engines of aircraft No.DG 842, B Hangar, No.73 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft is an Avro Anson used for sea patrols, Nowra, New South Wales.

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Accession Number
ART21782
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: wash on paper
Measurement
image: 31.8 cm x 44.4 cm
Medium
charcoal pencil on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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