AC0016 Accession Number: AC0016

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BRISTOL BEAUFORT, L-4448; PILOT TOM YOUNG (CIVIL PRODUCTION TEST PILOT, DEPT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION), WORKING FROM FISHERMENS BEND, MELBOURNE, 1941-11-27. PHOTOGRAPHED FROM WIRRAWAY A20-191, FLOWN BY 400848, PILOT OFFICER F.A. WATCHORN. BRITISH BUILT PROTOTYPE. (PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN HARRISON).

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Accession Number
AC0016
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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