044929 Accession Number: 044929

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF IN 1940. TWO OTHER SUNDERLANDS CAN BE SEEN AT THEIR MOORINGS. THE CRUISER, HMS NEWCASTLE, IN THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES OF PLYMOUTH. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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Accession Number
044929
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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