MEA1421 Accession Number: MEA1421

Description

Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Informal portrait of 12086 Sergeant Leo Moran of Melbourn, Vic, seems happy to be leaving Egypt. He is a member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF which is bound for a new operational area in Corsica.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1421
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
20 March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1421

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