Accession Number | MED0555 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt) |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Western Desert, Egypt. 25 August 1942. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister visited an ...
Description
Western Desert, Egypt. 25 August 1942. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister visited an RAF Maintenance Unit when he passed through the Middle East for the second time on his return to England from Russia. He waves his pith helmet hat to cheering airmen whom he addressed during his tour of the unit during which he was conducted by Air Vice Marshal Dawson (seond from right).