MEA1692 Accession Number: MEA1692

Description

Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Informal portrait of 411708 Flying Officer E. J. Sidney of Lismore, NSW, in front of a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft after a sortie over the battlefront near Rome is completed. He is a member of No. 451 Squadron RAAF which is based at Poretta airfield.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1692
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

Accession MEA1692

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