MEA1240 Accession Number: MEA1240

Description

El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Ground crew staff check over this aircraft of a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, at present doing an essential patrol job from an airfield in the Western Desert and refueling from a petrol tanker.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1240
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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Accession MEA1240

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