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090319 Accession Number: 090319

Description

Location and date unknown. Two Boomerang aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty ltd. 248 Boomerangs were produced from 1942-08 to 1945-01. These two aircraft were probably operating from RAAF Operational Training Unit, Mildura.

Details

Accession Number

090319

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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