MED1683 Accession Number: MED1683

Description

Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. 3 October 1943. Night fighters are the night bomber's deadly enemy. Ground crew are treating the exhaust stack of a Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF with anti-glow paint, to help prevent the aircraft giving itself away when out on its deadly errand.

Details

Accession Number

MED1683

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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