D00429 Accession Number: D00429

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General Sir William Riddell Birdwood donning a leather coat prior to his flight from Minchinhampton to Leighterton, two Australian aerodromes in England. Standing in front of a camouflaged canvas hangar, left to right: Major Roy Cecil Phillipps MC DFC, 6th Training Squadron; General Birdwood; Major R. S. Brown, 5th Training Squadron. (See D00426; D00432; D00438).

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Accession Number
D00429
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original negative other
Date Made
March 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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