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King George VI of Great Britain visits the base of the USAAF 352nd Bomb Squadron at Chelveston, England, UK, 13 Nov 1942. The aircraft is B-17F “Holey Joe” with Cpl David C Casteel of Illinois standing second from the left

Caption     King George VI of Great Britain visits the base of the USAAF 352nd Bomb Squadron at Chelveston, England, UK, 13 Nov 1942. The aircraft is B-17F “Holey Joe” with Cpl David C Casteel of Illinois standing second from the left ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces
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Photo Size 1,391 x 919 pixels
Photos on Same Day 13 Nov 1942
Photos at Same Place Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Sue Casteel Chrisman says:
17 Aug 2018 08:00:44 PM

Just found a letter, my Dad, David Casteel wrote to my Mother mentioning the day this photo was taken. Letter indicates film/movie was also taken. Can you recommend where I might locate the film?

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