| Accession Number | P03372.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hadfield, William |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya |
| Date made | c 3 February 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, surrounded by airmen after arriving in an ...
Description
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, surrounded by airmen after arriving in an American Liberator bomber aircraft to refuel at the Italian built Castel Benito airfield. He was on his way home after the Yalta conference, a secret meeting with President Roosevelt of the United States of America and Joseph Stalin, President of Russia, held at Yalta on the Black Sea in Russia. Both Roosevelt and Churchill flew long distances to keep away from enemy territory.