P00444.069 Accession Number: P00444.069

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HMAS BATAAN WWII. TEST FIRING OF THE DESTROYER'S ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. IN THWE LEFT FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN AN OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AND SET AMIDSHIPS IS A MULTIPLE-BARREL HIGH-ANGLE POM POM GUN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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P00444.069
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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