P00179.012 Accession Number: P00179.012

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Hand painted nose art on the right-hand side forward fuselage of a B-24 Liberator bomber of the 5th United States Army Air Force (5th USAAF). The nose art depicts a woman being carried mid-air by a long beaked crane.

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Accession Number
P00179.012
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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