MEA0272 Accession Number: MEA0272

Description

Pachino, Sicily, Italy. July 1943. A civilian walks along the main street in the small village of Pachino. An airstrip near Pachino was the site of the first operations on Italian soil by No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF.

Details

Accession Number

MEA0272

Photographer

Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Nitrate

Date Made

July 1943

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

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