NWA0060 Accession Number: NWA0060

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Hughes, NT. February 1943. Three armourers of No. 13 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, Warrant Officer J. Lee of Melbourne, Vic; Aircraftman 1 R. Johnson of Wagga, NSW, and Aircraftman 1 N. Luman of Sydney, NSW, about to load a bomb on to a Lockheed Hudson aircraft. Note the special technique and co-operation used to handle this dangerous cargo.

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Accession Number
NWA0060
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 3/16 in
Image: 2 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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