MEC1451 Accession Number: MEC1451

Description

Ajaccio, Corsica, France. April 1944. The birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. His statue stands in the front garden. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF have visited this cottage on leave from their squadron.

Details

Accession Number

MEC1451

Photographer

Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Brand: Kodak

Date Made

April 1944

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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