MED0020 Accession Number: MED0020

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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 31 December 1941. In flight, one of the deadly Bristol Beaufighter aircraft, code A, operating on the battlefront. Since the British Army offensive commenced three days ago, these heavily armed fighters have destroyed nearly thirty enemy aircraft.

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Accession Number
MED0020
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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