HOBJ4109 Accession Number: HOBJ4109

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), gives a farewell salute as he stands at the top of the steps of a QANTAS Empire Airways aircraft (VH-EBN), at Iwakuni airfield in Japan. Lt Gen Bridgeford is returning to Australia and is being replaced as Commander in Chief by Lt Gen H Wells.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4109
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 7 February 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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