P02020.009 Accession Number: P02020.009

Description

At sea. Two men cling on top of the cruiser HMAS Hobart's plane, a Seagull V (A2-1), as the aircraft is about to crash into the side of the ship on landing in the water. Navy personnel watch from the rails of the Hobart.

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Accession Number

P02020.009

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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