SUK15127 Accession Number: SUK15127

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Plymouth, England. 1941-03-26. Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister (centre), on a visit to No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron, a unit of the RAAF, now operating at RAF Station Mount Batten with RAF Coastal Command. He spent several hours with the pilots and ground staff and took a private film himself to take back home for record purposes. Mr Menzies was accompanied by Air Commodore F. H. McNamara VC (second from left) on his tour of inspection.

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Accession Number
SUK15127
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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