SUK12821 Accession Number: SUK12821

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Argentan, France. C. 1944-08. A RAF Spitfire above the smoke of the burning targets after a successful attack as the fighter turned to select other German transport for destruction on the road near Argentan, as Von Kluge's Army of Normandy attempts to escape the advancing Allied Forces.

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Accession Number
SUK12821
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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