MEA1424 Accession Number: MEA1424

Description

At Sea. c. March 1944. Personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF on the troopship SS Circassia which is taking them from Egypt to a new operational area in Corsica. This squadron came to the Middle East three years ago, made a fine reputation for itself as an Army co-operation squadron in the early campaigns in the Western Desert. Then it flew Hurricanes. Today it is a fighter squadron equipped with Spitfires.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1424
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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