MEA2116 Accession Number: MEA2116

Description

Berca, Cyrenaica. c. November 1944. 21464 Leading Aircraftman A. J. Dodd of Stockton, NSW, at work on a Martin Baltimore aircraft of No. 459 Squadron RAAF operating from the Western Desert. This squadron has rendered great assistance to the British liberation forces in Greece.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2116
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c November 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA2116

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