MEA0897 Accession Number: MEA0897

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Bay of Naples, Italy. 1943. A group of airmen of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF on leave spend some time visiting Castelamare Harbour in the Bay of Naples. Mt Vesuvius can be seen in the background.

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Accession Number
MEA0897
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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