016649 Accession Number: 016649

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NEW GUINEA. THE SQUADRON LEADER H. C. PLENTY DFC (IN HELMET), WHO LED THE FORMATION OF BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF IN A SUCCESSFUL RAID AGAINST NEW BRITAIN, TAKES A PUFF AT HIS CIGARETTE.

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Accession Number
016649
Photographer
Frank N Bagnall
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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