MEA2225 Accession Number: MEA2225

Description

Cesenatico, Italy. c. 1944. 400679 Flight Lieutenant Alec Noel Cresswell of Ballarat, Vic, pilot of a RAF Baltimore squadron operating in the same wing as No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF in Italy. The squadron, after a term on general reconnaissance work converted to close support daylight of Eighth Army tartets, and then converted to night intrusion, taking a notable pat in the Spring offensive against the Axis forces before the PO.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2225
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA2225

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