MEC1289 Accession Number: MEC1289

Description

Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 1943. Leading Aircraftman Jack Raffen, photographer with No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF, a General Reconnaissance Squadron, waits for a shot of one of the squadron's Martin Baltimore aircraft as it comes in to land after an operation over the Aegean Sea.

Details

Accession Number
MEC1289
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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