MED0442 Accession Number: MED0442

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Middle East, North Africa. 27 May 1942. Four Nazi airmen marching between guards in a prisoner of war (POW) camp were the crew of a Junkers JU 88 bomber aircraft. They attempted to make a night raid in the desert, but the Junkers was brought down before they had time to drop a bomb.

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Accession Number
MED0442
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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