P02363.003 Accession Number: P02363.003

Description

Kuala Kemasik, Malaya. 1941-07. Sid Cooke-Russell, a fitter with No. 8 Squadron RAAF, stands beside the remains of an extensively damaged Hudson A16-14 aircraft embedded in the sand of the beach, 46 miles north of Kuantan. The aircraft had made a forced landing due to shortage of fuel and bad weather. (Donor E. Cooke-Russell)

Details

Accession Number
P02363.003
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P02363.003

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