Crouch F W (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945.
Senor Montero de Bustamante, Uruguayan Charge d'Affaires, speaking at the ceremony at Hornchurch, Essex to name a Spitfire ("Uruguay XVI") subscribed to by the people of Uruguay. Air Vice Marshal H W L Saunders, Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group of Fighter Command, is on the extreme left, with the Rt Hon H H Balfour MP, Under Secretary of State for Air (second from left) and Air Vice Marshal R M Hill, Air Officer Commanding No 12 Group (centre foreground).
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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Associated people and organisations
Royal Air Force, 11 Group, Royal Air Force, 12 Group
Associated places
Hornchurch, Essex, England, UK
Associated themes
Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Ceremony
Category
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photographs
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yes
Licensing
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