AC0059 Accession Number: AC0059

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1941-08-29. HAWKER HURRICANE, V-7476. THIS IS THE ONLY HURRICANE EVER FLOWN IN AUSTRALIA. PILOT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS GROUP CAPTAIN ALLAN LESLIE ("WALLY") WALTERS, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS AND RAAF, AT DATE PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE, HE WAS OFFICER COMMANDING, RAAF STATION, LAVERTON (VIC.). SERIAL A60 - WAS ALLOTTED, BUT SOLE HURRICANE RETAINED RAF NUMBER V-7476. (PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN HARRISON).

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AC0059
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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