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Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. A group of RAAF airmen sitting around in an improvised operations room ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. A group of RAAF airmen sitting around in an improvised operations room of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF now operating in Italy. In the foreground, Squadron Leader J. Bartl...MEA0682
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Incident in which Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton [VC] lost his life
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Maker: Smith, David T.
This eerie scene depicts the final moments of Middleton's life. Despite the painting being based on a true story, Smith has evoked an unreal modernist seascape. The falling parachutes of the survivin...ART27538
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Italy. 1943. RAAF members of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, examine a (red) parachute the ...
Photograph
Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Italy. 1943. RAAF members of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, examine a (red) parachute the Germans used to drop supplies to ground forces in isolated areas.MEA0788
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Not titled, TASS No. 756, 23 June 1943
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Maker: Kukryniksy Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS)
A Russian propaganda poster created under the TASS news agency, this image depicts the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini sitting in a boot, representing Italy, that is attached to a damaged hot air ball...ARTV07494
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The incident for which Flight Sergeant Middleton was awarded the Victoria Cross
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Maker: Turner, Charles R.
This work shows the incident for which Flight Sergeant Middleton was awarded the Victoria Cross. A Liberator ploughs into the ocean, as two parachutes float in the background. Middleton was awarded th...ART26707