012715 Accession Number: 012715

Description

HEAVY AUSTRALIAN ACK ACK GUN, "BELCHING BERTHA" PRIDE OF THE ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT STATIONED AT AN ADVANCED OPERATIONAL BASE IN THE PACIFIC. THE CREW ARE ALL AUSTRALIANS.

Details

Accession Number

012715

Photographer

War Correspondent and Photographer Damien Peter Parer MID

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

27 June 1942

Place Made

Port Moresby

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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