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Accession Number | UK3168 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Stewart, Alexander |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Hampshire, England. 1945-09-23. A group of Australian airmen gathered on the foredeck of the ship ...
Description
Hampshire, England. 1945-09-23. A group of Australian airmen gathered on the foredeck of the ship while waiting for it to sail. They were part of big drafts of RAAF and New Zealand airmen who left Southhampton by the HMT Andes and returned to the Dominions via the Suez Canal. On the ship were nearly 1,000 Australians and about 1,500 New Zealanders, mostly air crew who have operated over Europe, the Atlantic, Italy and the Middle East.