MEC1288 Accession Number: MEC1288

Description

Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 1943. A Martin Baltimore aircraft of No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF, a General Reconnaissance Squadron, warms up before taking off on a reconnaissance mission over the Aegean Sea.

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Accession Number
MEC1288
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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