MALTA0765
Photograph MALTA0765 Period 1950-1959Wearing tin helmets, ground staff of the detachment from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF wait in a forest near Cologne, West Germany to be taken to the airstrip during the NATO exercise Operation Coronet. This
MALTA0764 Accession Number: MALTA0764
Description
Wearing tin helmets, ground staff of the detachment from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF wait in a forest near Cologne, West Germany to be taken to the airstrip during the NATO exercise Operation Coronet. This exercise, the largest in Western Europe since the Second World War, involved real battle conditions.
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0764
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
25-31 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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