MEA1440 Accession Number: MEA1440

Description

Ajaccio, Corsica, France. 30 March 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, disembarking from the troopship Ville D'Oran on which they sailed from Port Augusta in Sicily to Corsica, where the squadron will be operating.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1440
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
30 March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1440

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