P00712.048 Accession Number: P00712.048

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The gondola of a US Navy (USN) airship which is tethered to the ground at Cuers airfield, near Touon in southern France. Visible at left is one of the airship's two engines, with its propeller. A number of sandbags are attached to the base of the airship to help keep it on the ground. (Donor M. Johnson)

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Accession Number
P00712.048
Photographer
Sergeant Harold Reynolds Johnson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 August 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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