MEA1453 Accession Number: MEA1453

Description

Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. Line up for lunch at the camp of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, now operating from Poretta. Conditions here are a vast improvement on other camps this squadron has known in the past. They were previously stationed in the Western Desert during the time of the second Allied push.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1453
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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Accession MEA1453

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