006609
Photograph 006609 Second World War, 1939-1945Alexandria Harbour. Signalmen "Slim" Roper (left) and Joe Harris ready for action at one of HMAS Perth's quad 0.5 inch Vickers machine gun anti-aircraft installations.
022858 Accession Number: 022858
Description
The quadruple Vickers 0.5 inch anti aircraft machine gun mounting on board HMAS Napier.
Details
Accession Number
022858
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1941
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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