P02050.004 Accession Number: P02050.004

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Egypt (?). c.1942. A sign encourages soldiers to salvage materials from crashed aeroplanes to be reused, rather than kept as souvenirs. The sign states "Salvage. When a plane crashes tell us. Play ball. Don't souvenir it". (Original housed in AWM Archive Store) (Donor R. McWilliams)

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Accession Number
P02050.004
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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