MEA1922 Accession Number: MEA1922

Description

Cutella Airfield, Italy. 29 April 1944. One of the rare occasions for ground staff of No. 3 Squadron RAAF to distinguish themselves came from an unfortunate error. A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Republic P47 Thunderbolt strafed Cutella airfield, bombing one Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk and setting it alight. Two other Kittyhawks were unshackled and rolled to safety.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1922
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
29 April 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1922

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