MED1688 Accession Number: MED1688

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Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 3 October 1943. As night closes in on a desert aerodrome guards take up their posts in protection of valuable aircraft, in this instance a Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF.

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Accession Number
MED1688
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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