MED0333 Accession Number: MED0333

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Western Desert, North Africa. 4 February 1942. Greek pilots of a Royal Hellenic Air Force Squadron receive final instruction upon the course they will fly to their forward landing ground in Libya.

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Accession Number
MED0333
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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