MEA1263 Accession Number: MEA1263

Description

Western Desert. c. 1943. Pilot Officer R. Heathcote a member of No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF, of Brisbane, Qld, wireless operator with the General Reconnaissance Squadron at present using a desert airfield to carry out vital reconnaissance work over the Aegean.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1263
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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