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Winston Churchill visiting Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer Airfield. [SRG 435/2/307] • Photograph

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Summary

Winston Churchill on a morale boosting visit to the St. Croix-sur-Mer Airfield in Normandy, France, on 23 July 1944. He gave a speech and visited troops in the area. The airfield was used by RAF 144 and 146 Wings until it was dismantled in September 1944. Dennis Newman stood to the right of Churchill, and Rod Davidge fourth from right of him.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white), 6.9 x 9.2 cm.

Dates / Publication details

23 July 1944

Collection

Part of RSL Collection

Subject

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Great Britain. Royal Air Force World War, 1939-1945
Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- Airmen
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe

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Digitisation information

Date

19/06/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,052 x 4,261 pixels (25.8 MP)

Size

77.39 MB

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