Crighton, Andrew Toon (Oral history)

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Lance, David G (recorder)
Crighton, Andrew Toon (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1990-06-09
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items 11, 320
Catalogue number: 6223

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