021035 Accession Number: 021035

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With the only illumination that of the guns firing, this picture of 3.7 inch guns of the 192nd Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery, in action gives a vivid impression of the scenes witnessed practically every night in Tobruk.

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Accession Number
021035
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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