MEA1446 Accession Number: MEA1446

Description

Corsica, France. April 1944. No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which won fame for itself as an Army Co-operation squadron in the early campaigns of the Western Desert and for the past year have been engaged on fighter work, is now operating from a Mediterranean base, for its scenery strongly reminds of Australian. Seen here is the view of a local street with an airman on the right next to a cart.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1446
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
April 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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