MEC0241 Accession Number: MEC0241

Description

Kairouan, Tunisia. c. May 1943. The morning after sees a nice batch of "dead marines" (empty beer and spirits bottles) outside the Officers' Mess of a No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, a fighter bomber squadron.

Details

Accession Number
MEC0241
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Panatomic X
Date Made
c May 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession MEC0241

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