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Photograph MED0418 Second World War, 1939-1945Western Desert, North Africa. 4 May 1942. South African Air Force personnel assist General Sofik Cakmak, Chief of Turkish Air Staff in adjusting his parachute harness at a desert landing ground.

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Middle East, North Africa. 4 May 1942. General Sofik Cakmak, Chief of Turkish Air Staff (left) and other Turkish officers speak with a Fleet Air Arm pilot (right), on the landing ground.
Western Desert, North Africa. 4 May 1942. South African Air Force personnel assist General Sofik Cakmak, Chief of Turkish Air Staff in adjusting his parachute harness at a desert landing ground.

Western Desert, North Africa. 4 February 1942. Airborne with its Greek pilot at the controls this Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft of the Royal Hellenic Air Force sets forth to a Libyan landing groun

Cairo, Egypt. 4 May 1942. Mr Richard Casey, Minister of State in the Middle East, arriving at the airport to assume his new post. Left to right: Air Marshal R. M. Drummond, Deputy Air Officer Commandi

TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-03. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, MIDDLE EAST, GENERAL SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK AND SENIOR STAFF OFFICERS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION STUDYING THE DEFENCES ON THE PLAINS FROM LOFTY POIN

Middle East, North Africa. 21 November 1941. General E. E. Adler of the United States Army Air Force, who, as Chief of the Air Section of the United States North African Mission, is now in the Middle

Middle East. C. 1944-09. The Persian Chief of Air Staff, Major General Nakchevan, meets the Australian crew of a Ventura aircraft who flew him to visit an RAF Station in the Middle East. Left to right
