044926 Accession Number: 044926

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A GERMAN INCENDIARY BOMB RECOVERED FROM THE SEA NEAR PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. THE BOMB WAS MOVED TO THE ARMAMEMT SECTION, NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT MOUNT BATTEN, WHERE IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED. A PENNY AGAINST THE VICE GIVES SOME IDEA OF THE SIZE OF THE BOMB. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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Accession Number
044926
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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