"One Day, I Hope One Of You Will Sit In… 1930

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Full title reads: "Cranwell. 'One day I hope one of you will sit in my chair.' Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond inspects Cadets of the R.A.F. College. 'Cradle' of our Pilots of the future."

Cranwell, Lincolnshire.

The Air Chief Marshal walks to an open aircraft hanger and inspects...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
8246
Sort Number:
30/060
Time in/Out:
01:32:13:00 / 01:33:10:00
Canister:
30/60 aka G 1775 or G 1774?
Film ID:
755.20
Issue Date:
25/12/1930

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