012349 Accession Number: 012349

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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN B17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER RETURNED FROM A MISSION. THE CREW WAS HEADED BY LIEUT MACLAREN (FIRST PILOT), LIEUT PATTERSON (CO-PILOT), AND LIEUT ARMITAGE, (OBSERVER AND NAVIGATOR). THESE BOYS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING A JAP TANKER OUT OF ACTION.

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Accession Number
012349
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
22 May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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