025481 Accession Number: 025481

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To prevent unnecessary wear, tanks, where practicable, are taken to battle areas on tank transporters. This picture, taken at a review and action display by General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces, shows an M3 Stuart light tank on the transporter trailer and the ramps on which the tank leaves the transporter being unloaded from a camouflaged truck.

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Accession Number
025481
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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