SUK12891 Accession Number: SUK12891

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Italy. C. 1944-09. RAF airmen attending to the towing ropes of a British glider before the take off for the Allied invasion of Southern France.

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Accession Number
SUK12891
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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