MEC1282 Accession Number: MEC1282

Description

Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 1943. View of the landing field used by No. 454 Squadron RAAF, a General Reconnaissance Squadron, in the Western Desert. After three days of unceasing rain the landing field had been reduced to a sea of mud. Note the Martin Baltimore aircraft in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
MEC1282
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Brand: Agfa - Isopan
Date Made
c 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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