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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1942. On completion of a tour of the Western Desert, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder CB (left, arms folded), the Air Officer Commanding, RAF, Middle East, visited and spoke to personnel of one of the squadrons under his command.
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1942. On completion of a tour of the Western Desert, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder CB (centre, arms folded), the Air Officer Commanding, RAF, Middle East, visited and
Tripolitania, Libya. 23 January 1943. Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sir Sholto Douglas KCB MC DFC (left) talking to Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, Air Officer Commanding Western Desert. ACM Douglas
Western Desert, North Africa. 13 December 1941. Sir Walter Monckton KC, Director General of Middle East Propaganda, and Air Marshal Arthur W. Tedder (right) have a final chat with Air Vice Marshal (AV
Western Desert, Egypt. 23 August 1942. On his way home to England from Russia, Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister passed through the Middle East for the second time. During his stay he visi
Western Desert, North Africa. c. November 1941. Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Arthur Coningham (centre, arms folded), Air Officer Commanding the Western Desert Air Forces chatting with war correspondents bes
Richard G. Casey, Minister of State in the Middle East (left), greets the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, with his signature cigar in his mouth, on his arrival at a desert airfield for his t
