044710
Photograph 044710 Second World War, 1939-1945CANBERRA, ACT. 1939-10. AT THE RAAF BASE FOUR DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT REQUISITIONED FROM AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS (ANA) TO FORM NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF. (DONOR B. THORNTON)
NEA0173A Accession Number: NEA0173A
Description
Probably Townsville, Qld. RAAF mailbags being unloaded at night time from Australian National Airways (ANA) air liner (a Douglas DC-2 or DC-3 Dakota aircraft) at an airfield. This mail has come straight through from the southern cities and is unloaded and sorted at night for delivery to personnel first thing in the morning.
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NEA0173A
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Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Format: 3x4"
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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