This Is a Man's Job! Join The RAAF Accession Number: ARTV04283

Description

Recruiting poster for the RAAF depicting a pilot ready for take-off, with three fighter aircraft overhead and the slogan 'This is a Man's job! Join the RAAF'. The airman is wearing a Type B flying helmet with goggles, Gosport tubes and parachute harness over a Sidcot suit. There is an RAAF rondel in the left background.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV04283
Printer
Unknown
Publisher
Joint Army-RAAF Recruiting Committe
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 49.5 cm x 64.8 cm
Medium
photolithograph on paper
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the Air Recruiting Committee 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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