044887 Accession Number: 044887

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A HAWKER DEMON AIRCRAFT ABOVE GUNNERY RANGE INDICATORS AT RAAF POINT COOK, VICTORIA, IN 1938. THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER USED THE INDICATORS TO CONTROL USE OF THE RANGE. THE ARROW SHOWED THE DIRECTION OF THE TARGET; TWO WHITE DISCS INDICATED THE RANGE WAS SAFE TO USE, ONE DISC MEANT WAIT AND NO DISCS INDICATED THE RANGE WAS UNSAFE.

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Accession Number
044887
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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