MEC2285
Photograph MEC2285 Second World War, 1939-1945Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just returning from operations over Sicily.

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Malta. July 1943. Ground crew servicing P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just prior to operations over Sicily.
Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just returning from operations over Sicily.

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF has just returned from an operational sortie over Sicily and immediately the ground crew are on the job giving the routine

Malta. July 1943. A P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just returned from Sicily. Note a ground crew member sitting on the left wing and the truck in the background.

Malta. c. July 1943. Ground crew members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF giving the final check to a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft before they take off for another sortie over Sicily.

Malta. c. July 1943. Ground crew members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF giving the final check to a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft before they take off for another sortie over Sicily.

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF being checked after returning from operations over Sicily.
