Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH RAN, FRAMED, Pre 1964

Physical description

Black / white aerial photo of HMAS Melbourne with 5 aircraft on the flight deck plus 4 units of the RAN Combat fleet at sea. Photo is mounted with a fawn border with a grey wooden frame, glass front & fawn paper backing.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed underneath photo in black ink:
“H.M.A.S Melbourne and Units of the R.A.N. Combat Fleet”
“Presented to Kevin Kelly by his Navy Office friends. Canberra 22nd January 1964”

Written on back in pencil : “(Fate of Voyager and Melbourne) H.M.A.S. Voyager collided with H.M.A.S. Melbourne
Feb 1964 - 81 lives lost”

Written on back In black texta: “(Kevin Kelly)”

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