MALTA0120
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MALTA0140 Accession Number: MALTA0140
Description
Flight Sergeant Cecil Sly DFM of Brisbane, Qld, climbs out of a Meteor Mark 7 aircraft after delivering it to 78 Fighter Wing RAAF at their base in Malta. Sly was decorated with the DFM for his service as a pilot in Korea before he joined the Wing.
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Accession Number
MALTA0140
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
August 1952-June 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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