MEA0681 Accession Number: MEA0681

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Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. An informal group portrait of pilots of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, operating in Italy. They are on the doorstep of the former residence of Bruno Mussolini, now the living quarters of the pilots of No. 450 Squadron. Identified are: Flying Officer D. Davidson of Sydney, NSW; Squadron Leader J. Bartle of Weerona, WA; Flight Lieutenant K. Sands of WA, and Flying Officer R. Goldberg of Adelaide, SA.

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Accession Number
MEA0681
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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