MEC0491 Accession Number: MEC0491

Description

Berca, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 1944. Night landing of aircraft after an operation at their base at Berca III airfield near Benghazi, Cyrenaica of No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF. Note the mobile chance light on a trailer with its own generator used to show the direction of the landing ground. Note the Martin Baltimore Mark III aircraft which is taxiing on the sandy desert surface.

Details

Accession Number
MEC0491
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Panatomic X
Date Made
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEC0491

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