106696 Accession Number: 106696

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1944-10-21. LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. DAMAGE TO HMAS AUSTRALIA'S FOREMAST, CONTROL POSITION AND BRIDGE. THE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A JAPANESE DIVE BOMBER STRIKING THE FOREMAST.

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Accession Number
106696
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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