014135 Accession Number: 014135

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IT WAS OUR GUN ONCE. THE R.A.F. STRAFED THIS GERMAN TRUCK MAKING OFF WITH ONE OF OUR 25-POUNDERS CAPTURED EARLIER IN THE LIBYAN CAMPAIGN. THE AMMUNITION EXPLODED AND THIS WRECK WAS THE RESULT. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

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Accession Number
014135
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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