MEA0508 Accession Number: MEA0508

Description

Sicily, Italy. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, sit around a table inside their makeshift Mess in which they find time to read and write home between operations over Sicily and Southern Italy.

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Accession Number
MEA0508
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
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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