Laying a flare path Accession Number: ART24164

Description

In this work, Warner shows training conditions at night and the manual preparations undertaken. Two men place fire flares along a tarmac as an aircraft comes into land at the No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Canada.

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Accession Number
ART24164
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour, brush and ink heightened with white over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 37.2 cm x 56.4 cm
Sheet: 374 mm x 569 mm
Medium
watercolour, brush and ink heightened with white over pencil on paper
Place Made
Gallery location
Anzac Hall, Australians in Bomber Command
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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