UK2400 Accession Number: UK2400

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Southern England. 1945-01-04. Serving with No. 277 Squadron RAF which operates Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft in the Air Sea Rescue role 406336 Flying Officer C. G. Walker, RAAF, studies the map showing the number of rescues made by the Air Sea Rescue Squadrons. Below the map is a model of a rescue dinghy carried by Hudson aircraft.

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Accession Number
UK2400
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
4 January 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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