MEA0840 Accession Number: MEA0840

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Foggia, Italy. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, operating from an airfield in Italy, having accompanied the Eighth Army all the way from Alamein) resting between Operations. Foreground: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Tim Forneau of Hawkers Bay, New Zealand (sitting) and Flt Sgt T. Gillard of New Zealand.

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Accession Number
MEA0840
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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