RAAF aircraft under repair, Parafield Accession Number: ART30201

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This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to Ragless' appointment as an official war artist in 1945. The drawing depicts two men at work repairing aircraft in a hangar at the Parafield Airport, South Australia.

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Accession Number
ART30201
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
Archived measurement
Medium
black and white conte crayon on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased August 1944
Copyright
AWM copyright

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