BOMB ARMOURERS OF NO. 450 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, WHICH IS COMPRISED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF ...

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Accession Number 024669
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Place made North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt)
Date made 1 August 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOMB ARMOURERS OF NO. 450 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, WHICH IS COMPRISED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, ABOARD THE "BOMB TRAIN". A SERIES OF THESE LOW TRAILERS FITTED TO HOLD FOUR 500-LB. BOMBS IS DRAWN BEHIND A TRUCK FROM THE BOMB DUMP TO THE BOMBING PLANES DRAWN UP ON THE AIRFIELD, STOPPING AT EACH PLANE THAT REQUIRES LOADING.