MEA1105 Accession Number: MEA1105

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El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, eating Christmas Day lunch in the mess. This is the third Christmas Dinner overseas for this squadron. Note the bottles of beer on the table.

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Accession Number
MEA1105
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
25 December 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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