R.A.F. Commando 1944

Object detail

Accession number

1967.193

Description

Two photographs of an RAF Commando that have been mounted together. The one on the left shows an airplane taking off from Mascot Airport, Sydney, Australia. The airplane is flying to the right. In the distance are houses and hills. On the nose is Commando and on the body is a roundel. AL504 can be seen near to the tail. The one on the right shows the landed plane at Ohakea, New Zealand, with a group of uniformed men and women standing in front of it. It is from the right side of the airplane with part of the wing, two propellers and the tail being visible behind the crowd.

Marks

R.A.F. Commando 1944 leaving Mascot, Sydney. Australia arriving Ohakea, N.Z. Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard
Processed Material/Paper/Photographic

Physical description

2 photographs : black and white ; 26 x 51 cm.

Credit Line

1944. R.A.F. Commando 1944, 1967.193. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Photograph Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

Transtasman flights Airplanes Great Britain. Royal Air Force

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

Subject auto tags

Tire Aircraft Wheel Vehicle Airplane Aerospace manufacturer Propeller Propeller-driven aircraft Aviation

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