JK0393 Accession Number: JK0393

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SINGAPORE. 1952. NEW GLOSTER METEOR JETS FOR NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF IN KOREA LINED UP ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF HMS UNICORN AT SINGAPORE. THE AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN FROM ENGLAND AND TRANSPORTED BY HMS UNICORN TO JAPAN. (Commander I W Hall, an RAN midshipman serving onboard, recalls arrival in Singapore Wednesday 20 August, carrying 18 Meteor aircraft).

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Accession Number
JK0393
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 4x5"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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