Bassingbourne USAAF Air Base, September 1945

Object details

Category

Art

Creator

Keay, Tom

Production date

1945

Materials

Support: paper

medium: Pencil

Dimensions

Support: Height 175 mm, Width 234 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 16652 (164)

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