MEA1959 Accession Number: MEA1959

Description

Corsica, France. August 1944. Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF en route from Corsica to Southern France, chat with an American sailor on board the US landing ship, tank (LST) 283. Left to right: 32445 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) A. E. Kelly of Wentworthville, NSW; Woodrow Moylan of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and 6720 LAC N. W. Guy of Allora, Qld.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1959
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
August 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession MEA1959

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