MEA1436 Accession Number: MEA1436

Description

Port Augusta, Sicily, Italy. March 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF get their first glimpse of Sicily from the deck of the troopship SS Circassia which brought them all the way from Egypt. Identified are: 12086 Sergeant (Sgt) L. B. Moran and 15568 Sgt A. H. Little.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1436
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1436

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