MEA1488 Accession Number: MEA1488

Description

Cutella, Italy. April 1944. Captain Dennis Adams, Official War Artist, recently came to the Middle East to cover Australians at their war jobs, is seen here holding an informal exhibition of the studies at an operational airfield in Italy. Padre Fred McKay RAAF, of Qld, organised the exhibition in a special recreation tent on the airfield of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, and has been supporting the Eighth Army since Alamein.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1488
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 MEA1488

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