010592 Accession Number: 010592

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EMPIRE FORCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT. STREAMLINED, AMERICAN BUILT GLENN MARTIN MARYLAND AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT SPEED AWAY TO ATTACK ENEMY TARGETS IN LIBYA. HEAVILY ARMED AND FAST, THIS MEDIUM TYPE BOMBER HAS A SPLENDID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

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Accession Number
010592
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c November 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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