139158 Accession Number: 139158

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Hamilton, Vic. 1943-06-25. Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) armourers fitting a machine gun to a Wirraway aircraft of the RAAF. In the cockpit (left) is Beryl ? and right, holding the screwdriver is Marg Usher.

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Accession Number
139158
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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