AWM caption : Western Desert. c. 1942. Mechanics carry out repairs to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Halifax" class="extiw" title="en:Handley Page Halifax">Handley Page Halifax aircraft</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._462_Squadron_RAAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 462 Squadron RAAF">No. 462 Squadron RAAF</a>. The mechanic up the ladder at the front of the aircraft is painting on the fuselage the number of operational sorties the aircraft has made.
Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
circa 1942 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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