024666 Accession Number: 024666

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BOMB ARMOURERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ATTACHED TO NO. 450 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, UNLOADING 500-LB. AMERICAN TYPE BOMBS FROM A TRUCK. NOTE ONE BOMB IN MID-AIR.

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Accession Number
024666
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1 August 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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