FRE 9767

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Major General Ira C Eaker and Air Vice Marshall Arthur Harris at Castle Coombe House near Bushy Park. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 14 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '30726.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse has been obscured by stamps, legible text reads: 'Leaving General Eaker's house after having had lunch with Henry L Stimson, Secretary of War...'

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Bomber Command) Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) United States Army Forces in the British Isles
  • Service Numbers: O-7478
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force

Locations

  • Site type: Military site
  • Known as: Bushy Park; Kew Gardens; Teddington; Widewing

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and place associations
Sources

Corrected typo in the caption.

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and place associations
Sources

Changed location of photo from Daws Hill House to Castle Coombe House, the residence of Ira Eaker given by Donald Miller in 'Masters of the Air', pg 73. Also following correspondence with 8th Air Force researcher James Reynolds who sent through an aerial view of Castle Coombe that shows a grand portico like the one in this photograph.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection