MEA1491 Accession Number: MEA1491

Description

Cutella, Italy. April 1944. Informal portrait of Flying Officer I. G. S. (Bill) Purssey of Brisbane, Qld, pilot with the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, sitting inside his Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1491
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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