Title

'Inspecting R.A.F. Establishment', 1940s, (1945). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Inspecting R.A.F. Establishment', 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine (1880-1977) visiting RAF 615 Fighter Squadron during the Second World War. Churchill was honorary Air Commodore of the squadron and is seen wearing RAF uniform. Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, and again from 1951 to 1955. From "The Life and Times of Winston Churchill", by Malcolm Thomson. [Odhams Press Limited, London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D53_240

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

93,7Mb (2,9Mb) / 18,7in x 19,5in / 5608 x 5843 (300dpi)

Keywords

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