044906 Accession Number: 044906

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. AIRCRAFT OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF CAN BE SEEN MOORED IN PLYMOUTH SOUND WITH TWO CABLE LAYING SHIPS UNDER THE TAIL OF THE SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN; ONE OF THE SHIPS WAS LATER SUNK DURING AN ENEMY AIR RAID. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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Accession Number
044906
Classification
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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