MEA1594 Accession Number: MEA1594

Description

Near Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Informal portrait of 414828 Flight Sergeant L. N. Rackley of Cooparoo, Qld, pilot, whose Avro Lancaster with two engines shot up, managed to fly on after a raid on Munich and make a crash landing in Corsica.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1594
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Date Made
May 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1594

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