018102 Accession Number: 018102

Description

Aitape, New Guinea. As a jeep ambulance, serial no. 135167, waits on the edge of the jungle, for wounded to be brought out, a transport plane flies over and drops medical supplies. A metal canopy with a canvas roof holds two stretchers aloft.

Details

Accession Number
018102
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 February 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018102

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