OG0539 Accession Number: OG0539

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NEAR MERAUKE, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-23. THE DEFENSIVE END OF A VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 12 SQUADRON RAAF BASED AT MERAUKE. FLIGHT SERGEANT H. J. ROSS OF LEETON, NSW, OBSERVER, MANNING TWIN GUNS, WITH ARMOUR PLATE PROTECTION, IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT.

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Accession Number
OG0539
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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