Australian captain of a Liberator (Pilot Officer Leslie Hendy) Accession Number: ART22386

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A portrait of A410333 Pilot Leslie Arthur Hendy, Australian captain of a B24 Liberator, No 159 Squadron Royal Air Force, Burma campaign.

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Accession Number
ART22386
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on wood panel
Measurement
Overall
Medium
oil on canvas on wood panel
Date Made
December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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