MEA1405 Accession Number: MEA1405

Description

Cairo, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, stand at ease outside a famous Middle East railway station awaiting the arrival of the train which is to carry them on the first stage of a journey to an operational area in Corsica.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1405
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
20 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1405

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