014145 Accession Number: 014145

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TROOPS USING SCRAMBLING NETS TO REACH LANDING CRAFT IN THE NORTH AFRICA OPERATION. TRANSPORTS WERE CONVOYED BY BRITISH AND A AMERICAN NAVIES, AND POWERFUL AERIAL PROTECTION WAS PROVIDED BY CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFT. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.).

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Accession Number
014145
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
21 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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