VIC1752 Accession Number: VIC1752

Description

Laverton, Vic. 1944-11-14. The veteran Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft 'G for George' which had been flown on ninety operational missions over Germany and occupied Europe while on the strength of No. 460 Squadron RAAF. Behind 'G for George' on the airfield at RAAF Station Laverton, is the Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft 'Aries' from the RAF School of Air Navigation which was visiting RAAF establishments for its crew to discuss navigation issues with RAAF officials. (The aircraft 'G for George' is now in the AWM collection).

Details

Accession Number
VIC1752
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession VIC1752

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