VIPs visit to RAF Gravely

VIPs visit to RAF Gravely

Title 'Air Vice Marshall D Bennet [sic] and under secretary for air, Geoffrey Lloyd talking to 35 Squadron at Graveley'. Top - on the left an officer wearing tunic and peaked cap standing slightly to the right of a man wearing civilian suit sitting. On the right a group of aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harnesses sitting on the grass. In the background huts. Bottom - on the left a man wearing civilian suit is talking to a group of aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harnesses. All are standing. In the background a Lancaster. Both submitted with description 'AVM D. Bennett and Under Secretary for Air Geoffrey Lloyd talking to 35 Sqn Pathfinder aircrew at Gravely'.

Two b/w photographs mounted on an album page

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