MEA1966 Accession Number: MEA1966

Description

Toulon, Southern France. August 1944. A French workman cutting through wrecked cables in Toulon, at a time when members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF paid their first visit to the city.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1966
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

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