007359 Accession Number: 007359

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A workman at the Commonwealth Aircraft Factory making a pattern for casting one of the components of the CAC Wirraway aircraft manufactured by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC).

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Accession Number
007359
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c May 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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