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301040 Accession Number: 301040

Description

SIDE VIEW OF A FAIREY GANNET ANTI SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT (XG796) AS IT PREPARES TO LAND ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS MELBOURNE (II) OUT OF SIGHT. NOTE THE TAIL HOOK EXTENDED, RADAR RETRACTED INTO THE FUSELAGE AND STUB ROCKET LAUNCHERS UNDER THE WING. (NAVAL HISTORICAL 301043

Details

Accession Number

301040

Photographer

Royal Australian Navy

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Print

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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