150030 Accession Number: 150030

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Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Two Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, take off on a ground strafing exercise. Note the dust cloud behind the aircraft indicating an unsealed surface on this advanced air base.

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Accession Number
150030
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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