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Photograph MEC0315 Second World War, 1939-1945Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. A Curtiss P40M Kittyhawk III aircraft, code OK, of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, taking off from base during the Tunisian campaign.

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Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. A Curtiss P40M Kittyhawk III aircraft of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF taxies into position for takeoff, with a ground crew member seated on the wing for guidance through the bulldust, during the Tunisian campaign.
Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. A Curtiss P40M Kittyhawk III aircraft, code OK, of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, taking off from base during the Tunisian campaign.

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 1943. Ground crew, fitters, at work on a routine overhaul of a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, on the airfield during th

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF prepares to take off during the Tunisian campaign.

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, with the code OK, prepares to take off during the Tunisian campaign.

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. April 1943. Pilot of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, during the Tunisian campaign, Flight Lieutenant Ken Sands beside his Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft.

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. 18 April 1943. Curtiss P40M Kittyhawk III fighter bomber aircraft, code LO, of No. 250 Squadron RAF taking off on an operation during the Tunisian campaign. Note the aircraft is