024668 Accession Number: 024668

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LIFTING A 500-LB. BOMB FROM THE "BOMB TRAIN" PREPARATORY TO LOADING IT TO A KITTYHAWK BOMBER, AT THE STATION OF NO. 450 SQUADRON RAAF, IN EGYPT. THIS SQUADRON, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO CANADIAN PILOTS, IS COMPRISED OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL.

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Accession Number
024668
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 August 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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