MED0820 Accession Number: MED0820

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Western Desert, Egypt. 10 November 1942. Bombs dropped from Allied medium bomber aircraft crash among Axis motor vehicles dispersed beside a road. 'Shuttle Service' Squadrons have relentlessly followed the enemy every mile of the way in his hurried retreat.

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Accession Number
MED0820
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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