025247 Accession Number: 025247

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-11-05. CLOSE-UP OF THE BROWNING M1919A4 .30 CALIBRE MACHINE GUNS ON THE ARMOURED TRUCK OF A TRAIN AT EL ALAMEIN AN ARMOURED TRUCK IS ATTACHED TO SUPPLY TRAINS TRAVELLING BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA & THE FOREWARD AREA AS A PROTECTION AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT. THE GUN CREW OF THIS TRUCK ARE GREEKS WITH AN R.A.F. MAN ATTACHED TO IDENTIFY PLANES, WHILST THE TRAIN CREW ARE NEW ZEALANDERS.

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Accession Number
025247
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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