MEA2165 Accession Number: MEA2165

Description

Jesi, Italy. c. September 1944. Since No. 3 (Mustang) Squadron RAAF switched from Curtiss P40 Kittyhawks to North American P51 Mustangs, they have been carrying out long range raids over Yugoslavia in support of Tito's partisan troops, as well as continuing to blast enemy strongpoints on the northern front in Italy.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2165
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c September 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA2165

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