128342 Accession Number: 128342

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GIBRALTAR. 1945-02. WELLINGTON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 458 SQUADRON RAAF. BECAUSE OF THE RENEWAL OF U-BOAT ACITVITY IN THE AREA, MEDITERRANEAN ALLIED COASTAL AIR FORCE (MACAF) ORDERED THE SQUADRON TO GIBRALTAR TO ASSIST NO. 22 (SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE) SQUADRON IN ITS ANTI-SUBMARINE WORK.

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Accession Number

128342

Classification

Photograph

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Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

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Whole

Item Count

1

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Copyright expired - public domain

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