MEA1040 Accession Number: MEA1040

Description

Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Warrant Officer J. Leatham of Nowra, NSW, (left) and Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant T. E. Dillon of Cootamundra, NSW, on their way back to the operations room to make their report after completion of convoy patrol over the Mediterranean. They are members of No. 459 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation Squadron, operating from a landing ground in the Western Desert. Behind them is a Lockheed Hudson aircraft.

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Accession Number
MEA1040
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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