024643 Accession Number: 024643

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. RECOVERY VEHICLES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORTING PORTION OF A BOSTON BOMBER THAT CRASHED BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN. THE PARTS ARE BEING SALVAGED AND TAKEN BACK TO CAIRO FOR RECONSTRUCTION.

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Accession Number
024643
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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