024793 Accession Number: 024793

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Western Desert, Egypt. 8 August 1942. Repair work on an M3 Stuart tank of 9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment just behind the reconnaissance lines. Note the Browning .30-inch M1919A4 machine gun on an anti-aircraft mounting on top of the turret.

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Accession Number
024793
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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