P02020.008 Accession Number: P02020.008

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At sea. Salvage operation underway following the crashing of the cruiser HMAS Hobart's plane, a Seagull V (A2-1), into the side of the ship after the aircraft had landed on the water. Note the aircraft's damaged left wing. (See also P02020.009).

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Accession Number
P02020.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor N Trenbath
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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