024797
Photograph 024797 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. REINFORCEMENT TROOPS OF NO. 3 AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT FIRING A 6-POUNDER ANTI-TANK GUN AT PRACTICE NEAR THE LAGOON AT EL ALAMEIN.
024802 Accession Number: 024802
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. REINFORCEMENT TROOPS OF NO. 3 AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT HEAVING BACK THE WHOLE PIECE OF A 6-POUNDER ANTI-TANK GUN DURING PRACTICE FIRING OVER A LAKE AT EL ALAMEIN, A MOVING TARGET CROSSES THE SAND DUNES AT THE SEA'S EDGE AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE. THIS HEAVING BACK IS TO TEST THE RUN OUT OF THE BUFFER SYSTEM.
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024802
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Colour: Black & white
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