Letter from King George VI to Flight Lieutenant Jack W Blanchard DFC and photograph of crew

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Title

Letter from King George VI to Flight Lieutenant Jack W Blanchard DFC and photograph of crew

Description

Top - a letter passes regrets that the King was unable to personally give Blanchard his award. Bottom - eight aircrew wearing battledress standing behind eight groundcrew squatting down. In the background a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Letter from HM George VI and photo of ground crew with my aircrew'.

Spatial Coverage

Great Britain
England--London

Language

eng

Format

One b/w photocopy

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Identifier

MBlanchardJW1321435-180821-01

Citation

“Letter from King George VI to Flight Lieutenant Jack W Blanchard DFC and photograph of crew,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/34140.

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