MALTA0714 Accession Number: MALTA0714

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WRAF driver Aircraftwoman Joyce Fountains of Kent assists RAAF driver Merv Dunn of Newcastle, NSW, who is working on the engine of an RAF Land Rover, at the RAF Station in Norfolk. Dunn is part of a detachment from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF that is based here while preparing to take part in the RAF Royal Review Air Pageant.

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Accession Number
MALTA0714
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
15 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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