089336 Accession Number: 089336

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SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-04-28. JUST OUT OF PORT JACKSON OERLIKON "POM- POM" ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BEING FIRED AT THE AEROPLANE WHICH IS CO-OPERATING FOR TARGET PRACTICE, DURING A PRACTICE SHOOT HELD ABOARD THE TROOPSHIP HMAS KANIMBLA, IN ORDER TO TEST ALL THE SHIP'S GUNS.

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Accession Number
089336
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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