The injured crew of a No. 3 Squadron RAAF air ambulance is treated with first aid after the aircraft was shot down by German planes in Libya, November 1941. Article 36 of the Geneva Convention 'guaranteed' immunity for medical aircraft, providing they displayed the red cross symbol and national insignia, were used in a limited geographical area and were not used to transport troops or supplies. Despite this protection, crew of the air ambulance unit were not always protected from enemy fire. (AWM 021891)
Source
AWM 021891
Place made
Libya
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