Essex, England. 1945-09-15. Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, Commander-in-Chief during the Battle ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number SUK14725
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Essex, England. 1945-09-15. Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, Commander-in-Chief during the Battle of Britain, talking with Battle of Britain pilots before they took off from RAF Station North Weald airfield for the Battle of Britain anniversary flight over London. Group Captain Douglas Bader, who led them, is in the centre wearing a forage cap.