MEB0046 Accession Number: MEB0046

Description

Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. August 1943. A crew being briefed by the Intelligence Officer in the Operations Room of No. 459 (Naval Co-operation) Squadron RAAF operating from an airfield in the desert. Left to right: Warrant Officer (WO) C. B. Campbell of East Malvern, Vic; WO M. E. Gisz of Sydney, NSW; WO W. E. Robinett of Numurkah, Vic; WO W. (?J. A.) Leatham of Nowra, NSW; WO G. Crisp of Townsville, Qld; Flying Officer H. C. Maskery of Surrey, England, Intelligence Officer.

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Accession Number
MEB0046
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c August 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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