Pilots arriving for early morning gaggle, Italy

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Accession Number ART24344
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 47.7 x 58 cm; unframed: 35.5 x 45.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil with scratching in on canvas on plywood
Maker Moore, Alan
Place made Italy: Fano
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a group of three unidentified pilots No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), leaving a truck near the North American P-51 Mustang fighters for an early morning 'gaggle'. 'Gaggle' is a term used when planes fly in non-formation. The surface of the runway is probably Marsden matting, Italy.