MEA1059 Accession Number: MEA1059

Description

Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. In their Lockheed Hudson aircraft are, pilot, Flying Officer (FO) K. McDougall of Sydney, NSW (left), and FO J. D. Lester of Alberta, Canada (right), observer, checking up on convoy position during a patrol over the Mediterranean. They are members of No. 459 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation Squadron, operating from a landing ground in the Western Desert.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1059
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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