024677 Accession Number: 024677

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DUMMY BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN WITH DUMMY CREW. THE EXCEEDINGLY GOOD "DUMMY" ON THE RIGHT IS LIEUTENANT W.J. WILKIE, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SECTION, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DEVISION. THE PLACING OF DUMMY POSITIONS AND EQUIPMENT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE ART OF CAMOUFLAGE, IN MANY CASES INDUCING THE ENEMY TO CONCENTRATE HIS EFFORTS ON THE DUMMIES TO NO AVAIL.

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Accession Number
024677
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 August 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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