MEA0312 Accession Number: MEA0312

Description

Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Pilot Officer John Hooke from Melbourne, Vic, of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, an all Australian Fighter Bomber Squadron, rowing out to an Italian CRDA Cant Z.501 Gabbiano seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. This aircraft was flown by the squadron.

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Accession Number
MEA0312
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c September 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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