140130 Accession Number: 140130

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POINT COOK, VIC. 1943-12-15. 220 WING COMMANDER C. F. READ, DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 1 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, RAAF, PINNING "WINGS" ON THE TUNIC OF LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. C. ELITH DURING THE COURSE PASSING-OUT PARADE. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ELITH HAS HAD ALMOST THREE YEARS SERVICE WITH THE AIF IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NEW GUINEA.

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Accession Number
140130
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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