MED0315 Accession Number: MED0315

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Western Desert, North Africa. 4 February 1942. Ground personnel of the Royal Hellenic Air Force in the back of trucks took the road to Libya. After a period of intensive training they are glad of the chance to get into action.

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Accession Number
MED0315
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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