This captured Vichy aircraft, a Glenn Martin Model 167 Maryland bomber, was used against ...

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Accession Number 021118
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Frankland, George Rupert
Place made Syria: North Syria, Aleppo
Date made c November 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This captured Vichy aircraft, a Glenn Martin Model 167 Maryland bomber, was used against Australian troops and is being guarded by men from the 9th Division Cavalry Regiment at Aleppo airfield, Syria. It was later taken over by the RAAF. The torpedo shaped objects are petrol tanks.