Accession Number | ART25886 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 40.3 x 45 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | oil on unmounted canvas |
Maker |
Watson, Douglas |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Fishermans Bend |
Date made | c. 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Outside Beaufort hangars, Fishermans Bend
Description
This work depicts the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) assembly plant at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria, where Beaufort bombers were built during the Second World War. Two planes can be seen outside the hangar surrounded by vehicles and soldiers.