020610 Accession Number: 020610

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This captured Italian Breda Model 35 20mm cannon was manned by Australians of No 8 Battery, 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020610
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in
Date Made
c 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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