'"Hey Bert! Ain't yer overdoing this high altitude business?" Accession Number: ARTI00608

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Depicts two RAAF pilots in a small plane flying at very hight altitudes in the sky as they pass by an angel playing a lyre. This is the drawing for the cartoon that appeared in the War Memorial's publication, 'RAAF log' in 1943, page 100.

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Accession Number
ARTI00608
Artist
K Whiley
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: Brush and ink with blue pencil over pencil on card
Measurement
Overall: 20.6 cm x 23.4 cm
Medium
Brush and ink with blue pencil over pencil on card
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1985
Copyright
External copyright

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