| Places | |
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| Accession Number | SUK10991 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Egypt. C. 1943-06. Seven men, the crew of an RAF Halifax bomber, recovering from spending eleven ...
Description
Egypt. C. 1943-06. Seven men, the crew of an RAF Halifax bomber, recovering from spending eleven days adrift in the Mediterranean after engine failure during an attack on a target in Italy in 1943-05. After their rescue, the crew spent leave in Cairo and visited a mosque where they had to change their shoes before entering. One of the crew was 16655 Sergeant C. D. Curnow of SA.