088136 Accession Number: 088136

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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-05. PERSONNEL IN THE TORPEDO FACTORY AT NEUTRAL BAY TESTING THE MONOPLANE AIR RUDDER FOR AN AIRCRAFT TORPEDO. THIS TAIL CONTROLS THE TORPEDO WHILST IN THE AIR AND IT IS DROPPED WHEN THE MISSILE HITS THE SEA.

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Accession Number
088136
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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