136619
Photograph 136619 Second World War, 1939-1945MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-26. AN AUSTRALIAN BUILT BEAUFORT BOMBER BEING TEST FLOWN AT THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION FLYING FIELD.
MED0225 Accession Number: MED0225
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Sembawan, Singapore, Malaya. 25 December 1941. Australian built Beaufort bomber aircraft refuelling on arrival in Malaya, some hands in the crowd holding up the hose from the tanker. These aircraft are fast and highly maneouvrable but were unarmed. Of the six that were flown to Malaya, five returned to Australia with one being kept for reconnaissance purposes.
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MED0225
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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