UK0448 Accession Number: UK0448

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CREST OF "F" FOR FREDDIE, A VENTURA AIRCRAFT OF NO. 464 SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION METHWOLD. THE EMBLEM SHOWS AN EMU AND A KIWI SITTING ON A BOOMERANG INSCRIBED "PER ARDUA AD AUSTRALIAN". THE BOMBS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS PAINTED AFTER THE EINDHOVEN RAID ON 1942-06-12, THE SQUADRON'S FIRST BOMBING SORTIE.

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Accession Number
UK0448
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
12 July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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