SEA0183 Accession Number: SEA0183

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Monywa, Central Burma. 17 March 1945. Posed against a giant stone lion guarding a Burmese temple is 414638 Warrant Officer Lawrence Benfield of Gaythorne, Qld, a pilot in No. 60 (Hurricane) Squadron RAF engaged in providing close support for the Army from an advanced airfield on the Burma front.

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Accession Number
SEA0183
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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