Royal Australian Air Force air-sea rescue launch at sea
Art ART92436 Second World War, 1939-1945Depicts a Torres Strait Island church plane on a Royal Australian Air Force air-sea rescue launch at sea.
Air-sea rescue Accession Number: ART27568
Description
Air-sea rescue crash boat, Tarakan.
Details
Accession Number
ART27568
Artist
Vernon Jones
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour heightened with white over pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 32.7 cm x 45.5 cm
Medium
watercolour heightened with white over pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1967
Copyright
External copyright
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