MED0780
Photograph MED0780 Second World War, 1939-1945Western Desert, Egypt. 8 November 1942. Wrecked by blast from bombs, a Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter aircraft (foreground) and a Heinkel HE111 bomber aircraft on an enemy landing ground near Daba.
MED0768 Accession Number: MED0768
Description
Western Desert, Egypt. 8 November 1942. An officer inspects a glider wrecked by blast from a bomb during a raid by Allied light bombers on an airfield near Daba.
Details
Accession Number
MED0768
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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