P03119.007 Accession Number: P03119.007

Description

Heads down, an armament fitter arms a 77 Squadron RAAF P-51D Mustang as his Korean worker assists. They are both laying linked bullets of 0.50 inch ammunition inside the magazine recesses of the wings for the internally mounted machine guns. Metal Marsden panels, reinforcing the apron strip, are visible under the aircraft wing.

Details

Accession Number
P03119.007
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Cresswell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P03119.007

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