000607 Accession Number: 000607

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At the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory men are working on a 700 h.p. Wasp Radial Engine for a Wirraway aircraft.

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Accession Number
000607
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 February 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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