MALTA0277
Photograph MALTA0277 Period 1950-1959Pilots discuss points of interception during the NATO exercise Operation Drago. In the exercise 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, based in Malta, was responsible for defending the island. Identified left to rig
MALTA0247 Accession Number: MALTA0247
Description
Flight Lieutenant Jack Cannon of Brighton, Vic (right), is the Acting Intelligence Officer of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, based in Malta. He debriefs Pilot Officer Keith Meggs DFM, of Preston, Vic, and (behind) Sergeant John 'Jake' Jacobs of Warwick, Qld, who have been practising 'scrambling' (getting airborne quickly to intercept 'enemy' aircraft) in preparation for the NATO exercise Operation Drago.
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Accession Number
MALTA0247
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
c October 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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