Message From Air Vice Marshal Coningham-Extract from Programme 'Greetings From Cairo'

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Object description

New Zealand officer commanded Desert Air Force, RAF in North Africa, 1941-1942 account of activities of RAF in North Africa, 1942

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REEL 1 Account of activities of Desert Air Force, RAF in North Africa, 1942: opinion of work of RAF; character of RAF personnel; sends greetings of crews to families at home.

Object details

Category: Sound
Related period: Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: British Broadcasting Corporation (Production company)
British Broadcasting Corporation (recorder)
Coningham, Arthur (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1942-07-21
Dimensions: whole: Duration 2, Number Of Items 1
Catalogue number: 1223

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