CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. A COMMEMORATIVE COPPER PLAQUE FROM THE NORTH TOWER OF THE MOHNE DAM. ...

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Accession Number 069804
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Campbell, Australian War Memorial
Date made 3 May 1957
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. A COMMEMORATIVE COPPER PLAQUE FROM THE NORTH TOWER OF THE MOHNE DAM. THIS WAS ONE OF THE DAMS BREACHED BY THE FAMOUS ROYAL AIR FORCE, "DAMBUSTERS" SQUADRON IN THEIR RAID ON THE RUHR VALLEY ON THE 1943-05-17. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ACCESSION NO. 34458.