MEA1657 Accession Number: MEA1657

Description

Corsica, France. May 1944. RAAF airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, operating from a base at Poretta airfield, gather around the camp fire to prepare themselves a meal of roast pig.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1657
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

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Accession MEA1657

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