Outside Beaufort hangars, Fishermans Bend Accession Number: ART25886

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This work depicts the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) assembly plant at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria, where Beaufort bombers were built during the Second World War. Two planes can be seen outside the hangar surrounded by vehicles and soldiers.

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Accession Number
ART25886
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
Overall: 40.3 x 45 cm
Medium
oil on unmounted canvas
Date Made
c. 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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