Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers loading 50 calibre ammunition into two of the six ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Strauss Airstrip
Accession Number NWA0006
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Date made 20 January 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers loading 50 calibre ammunition into two of the six ammunition boxes in the wings of a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 76 Squadron RAAF. A total of 1410 rounds is carried - 235 rounds per box.