| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART22201 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 76.4 x 96.3 cm; unframed: 55.8 x 76 cm Weight: 12kg (Framed) |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Crashed plane, Tobruk
Description
Depicts the wreckage resulting from a crash of a Bristol Blenheim aircraft, flown by the Royal Air Force during the North Africa campaign, into a building at Tobruk, Libya. Aircraft and building are almost indistinguishable; piles of brick and roofing blur with mangled metal.