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Object details

Category
uniforms and insignia
Related period
Second World War (association)
Materials

whole: metal

whole: textile

Dimensions

whole: Chest (flat) 640 mm, Height 930 mm

Catalogue number
UNI 5480
On display at
IWM Duxford

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