American Flood Hero Decorated AKA U.S. Airman… 1953

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Home Office, London.

CU. Airman Roice Leeming. LV. Leeming with Sir David Maxwell Fyfe (Home Secretary and MP for West Derby) and Major General Griswold. SV. Maxwell Fyfe speaking Our Highest Admiration. is reserved for the men who like you airman Leeming unable to swim fully aware of the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28302
Sort Number:
53/028
Time in/Out:
01:27:32:00 / 01:28:24:00
Canister:
53/28
Film ID:
70.25
Issue Date:
20/04/1953

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