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File:Dakota 24 Sqn RAF with King George VI in flight 1945.jpg

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Description A Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota C.III VIP transport aircraft (serial KG770) of No. 24 Squadron RAF based at Hendon, Middlesex (UK), in flight carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a visit to the Channel Islands.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CH 15397 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
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