MED0118
Photograph MED0118 Second World War, 1939-1945Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1941. An Italian pilot, with a bandaged cheek, captured after being shot down by British fighter aircraft in the Libyan battle.
MED0176 Accession Number: MED0176
Description
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1942. An RAF Intelligence Officer (right) interrogates an Italian fighter pilot, one of General Bonzano's vaunted 'Black Cat' wing (as seen by the patch on his jacket), captured after he had crash-landed following a mid-air collision with a British Tomahawk aircraft.
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Accession Number
MED0176
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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