MEA1653 Accession Number: MEA1653

Description

Near Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Airmen belonging to No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF which is operating from a new base at Poretta in Corsica, supplement their rations with tasty wild pig. This hunt was particularly successful.

Details

Accession Number

MEA1653

Photographer

Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate

Date Made

May 1944

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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