India. c. 1945. Portrait of Mrs Casey, Air Marshal W. A. Coryton CB MVO DFC, Air Marshal ...

Accession Number P02491.087
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

India. c. 1945. Portrait of Mrs Casey, Air Marshal W. A. Coryton CB MVO DFC, Air Marshal Commanding RAF Burma, R. G. Casey, Governor of Bengal, during their tour of inspection to the Wing Headquarters of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU). Mr Casey made a special request to an RAF PRU to take low-level aerial photographs of Calcutta's condemned slum areas.