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WESTERN DESERT. AN INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF FLYING OFFICER FRANK FISCHER, DRESSED IN ARAB COSTUME, WHO HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 100 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE DURING THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN. HE RETURNED TO ALLIED LINES WITH THE HELP OF ARABS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. Informal portrait of an Arab farmer. Now that the war has passed on from the Western Desert the Arabs have resumed the farming activities denied them in recent years.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CHARGING BATTERIES AT THE WORKSHOP AREA OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ON THE COAST ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINES IN THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR.
WESTERN DESERT. THESE AXIS PRISONERS OF THE DESERT CAMPAIGN DO NOT SEEM OVER ANXIOUS AS TO THEIR FATE. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION WORKING ON ONE OF THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN VEHICLES, ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE COASTAL SECTOR.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A STAFF CAR UNDER REPAIR BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR. THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN TRUCK WITH CRANE IS
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE.
