Western Desert, Egypt. 25 August 1942. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister visited an ...

Accession Number MED0555
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

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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).