RAF Late Arrivals Club 1941

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Description

RAF late arrivals club.

Various shots in the Western Desert some of the flyers who have had to walk back from enemy lines after being shot down. They receive a winged flying boot emblem and become members of the "Late Arrivals" Club.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93397
Sort Number:
41/070
Time in/Out:
01:01:29:00 / 01:01:55:00
Canister:
41/70
Film ID:
3465.03
Issue Date:
01/09/1941

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