MEA0625 Accession Number: MEA0625

Description

Grottaglie, Italy. September 1943. RAAF ground crew dismantle the long range tanks which they fitted to the Kittyhawk aircraft, of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, to give them the extra range in transit from Sicily to Italy.

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Accession Number
MEA0625
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
September 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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