MED1200 Accession Number: MED1200

Description

Tripolitania, Libya. 25 March 1943. Bombs on the back of a truck being dumped in the sand as armourers bring up new loads for Douglas A-20 Boston light bomber aircraft back from their first raid of the day.

Details

Accession Number
MED1200
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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