305281 Accession Number: 305281

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EGLINGTON, IRELAND. 1948. LIEUTENANT R. E. BOURKE, A PILOT OF NO 816 SQUADRON, RAN FLEET AIR ARM, WHILE TRAINING PRIOR TO EMBARKATION ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS SYDNEY. ONE OF THE SQUADRON'S FIREFLY AIRCRAFT IS IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).

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Accession Number
305281
Photographer
Charles E Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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