JK0027 Accession Number: JK0027

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KIMPO, SOUTH KOREA. 1951-08-18. RON NOBLE, A BBC CINEMATOGRAPHER, FILMS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOE BLYTH, RAF, AS HE CLIMBS INTO THE COCKPIT OF A METEOR, OF NO. 77 SQUADRON, RAAF. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BLYTH WAS ONE OF THE RAF INSTRUCTORS WHO SUPERVISED THE SQUADRON'S CONVERSION FROM MUSTANG TO METEOR AIRCRAFT AND IS NOW FLYING OPERATIONALLY WITH THE SQUADRON. THE BBC ARE MAKING A FEATURE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SQUADRON.

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Accession Number
JK0027
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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