024787 Accession Number: 024787

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. SPOTTING ENEMY PLANES. A GUN CREW OF THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT WITH THEIR BOFORS GUN IN A SANDBAGGED AND CAMOUFLAGED POSITION.

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Accession Number
024787
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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