024939 Accession Number: 024939

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-30. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS VIEW WITH CURIOSITY THE WRECKAGE OF AN OLD FABRIC-COVERED FIAT BIPLANE SHOT DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES. NOTE ENTRANCE TO DUGOUT IN THE FOREGROUND.

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024939
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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