P00712.046 Accession Number: P00712.046

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A US Navy (USN) airship tethered to a tall pole at Cuers airfield in southern France. Beneath the airship is the gondola in which its crew travels and to which its two engines, one on each side, are attached. In the background at left are two large hangars. (Donor M. Johnson)

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Accession Number
P00712.046
Photographer
Sergeant Harold Reynolds Johnson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
October 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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