SUK14679 Accession Number: SUK14679

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Cocos Island. C. 1945-08. "Free drop" canisters, containing medical supplies for Allied prisoner of war camps in the Dutch East Indies and Singapore area, being loaded into an RAF Liberator bomber aircraft operating from the Cocos Islands. The men are Leading Aircraftman (LAC) P. Smith of Stroud, Glos (front), and LAC T. Bell of Skegness, Lincs.

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Accession Number
SUK14679
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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