Burnt out Japanese aircraft on Kamiri airstrip, Noemfoor Island Accession Number: ART23731

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Depicts the remains of a wrecked and burnt Japanese aircraft on the Kamiri airstip on Noemfoor Island during the Second World War.

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Accession Number
ART23731
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
Measurement
Framed: 68 cm x 83 cm x 4.5 cm
Unframed: 45.4 cm x 61 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Date Made
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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