P02127.029 Accession Number: P02127.029

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Bardia, Libya. 1943-07. Airmen probably of No. 38 Squadron RAF survey the damaged nose of a Wellington aircraft which is on the ground after its tyre burst in take-off. Scattered around the aircraft are mangled sheets of metal from the wreckage. Standing in the cockpit is 400188 Observer Maurice Kennedy "Bill" Burnside RAAF. (Original print held in the AWM Private Records Collection at PR00491)

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Accession Number
P02127.029
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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