026297 Accession Number: 026297

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Papua, New Guinea. 1942-08. Crew of an American Boeing B17 Flying Fortress aircraft waiting to take off on a supply-dropping mission over the forward area.

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Accession Number
026297
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
August 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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