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MEA0038 Accession Number: MEA0038

Description

Western Desert. c. 1942. Ground crew on a tractor used for bombing-up Lockheed Hudson aircraft of No. 459 (Naval Co-operation) Squadron RAAF.

Details

Accession Number

MEA0038

Photographer

Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Nitrate

Date Made

c 1942

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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