MALTA0265 Accession Number: MALTA0265

Description

Group portrait of two Australian airmen and their wives at the wharf. The women have just disembarked from HMAS Moreton Bay; they have come to join their husbands, who are stationed in Malta with 78 Fighter Wing RAAF. Identified left to right: Barbara Steet with her husband Corporal Ron Steet of Sans Souci, NSW; and Leading Aircraftman Vern Ridge of Wagga Wagga, NSW with his wife Margaret.

Details

Accession Number
MALTA0265
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
30 October 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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