MEA0832 Accession Number: MEA0832

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Foggia, Italy. 1943. RAAF members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, load bombs into a truck preparatory to bombing-up at an advanced airfield. Note the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft in the background.

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Accession Number
MEA0832
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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