MEB0160 Accession Number: MEB0160

Description

Cairo, Egypt. July 1943. Captain Dennis Adams, Australian Official war artist, discusses his paintings and portraits of RAAF personnel serving in Italy with Group Captain W. J. Duncan OBE (right) RAAF Liaison Officer for Middle East, and Squadron Leader S. G. Thompson (left), at the preview he gave on his return to Cairo. Among other units visited by Captain Adams were two famous RAAF Kittyhawk fighter bomber aircraft squadrons who have been with the Eighth Army since the time of Alamein, No. 3 and No. 450 Squadrons.

Details

Accession Number
MEB0160
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
July 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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