P00448.207 Accession Number: P00448.207

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WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-09-30. CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE US ARMY AIR CORPS TAKING OFF FROM ITS AIRFIELD IN THE WESTERN DESERT TO ATTACK AXIS BASES. WITH THE HEAVY BOMBERS OF THE RAF, THESE AIRCRAFT HAVE INFLICTED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ENEMY SUPPLIES AND SHIPPING IN NORTH AFRICAN PORTS AND DENIED ROMMEL'S ARMY OF VALUABLE WAR MATERIAL.

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Accession Number
P00448.207
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor RAAF Historical Section
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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