MED1687 Accession Number: MED1687

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Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 3 October 1943. An armourer under the aircraft bombing up. A giant Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF laden with its deadly cargo for disposal on Hitler's Europe.

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Accession Number
MED1687
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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