MED0305 Accession Number: MED0305

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Western Desert, Egypt. 20 January 1942. Devastation caused by the incessant raids of Free French and RAF squadrons which played a big part in bringing about the capitulation of the garrison on 17 January 1942. This aerial photograph was taken by an Air Ministry photographer flying over Halfaya a few hours after the surrender.

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Accession Number
MED0305
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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