MEC1794 Accession Number: MEC1794

Description

Celone, Italy. c. 1944. A Heinkel III aircraft caused some excitement at an airfield in Italy used by RAAF Halifax crews when it circled the airfield and came in to land. It was captured from the Germans and will be flown to the USA for experimental purposes.

Details

Accession Number
MEC1794
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
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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