Soviet Honours British Airmen 1942

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Titles read: "SOVIET HONOURS BRITISH AIRMEN".

Kensington, London.

At the Russian Embassy we see the Russian ambassador, Ivan Maisky, presenting the Soviet honour of the Order of Lenin to four British airmen who served with Wing 151 on the Russian Front the previous year. Natural sound...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43741
Sort Number:
42/026
Time in/Out:
01:16:58:00 / 01:19:35:00
Canister:
42/26
Film ID:
1322.11
Issue Date:
30/03/1942

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