Speech by Group Captain Cheshire at St Ignatius School

Group Captain Leonard Cheshire’s talk to St Ignatius School, New South Wales. 15 October 1974. Leonard talks about Sir Barnes Wallis and how he designed the ‘bouncing bomb’ for RAF 617 Squadron to use on operations during the Second World War. He also explains how he came to his humanitarian work, and talks about the life and achievements of disability advocate and campaigner Hilary Pole.

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Place:
New South Wales
Year(s):
1974
Media Type:
Audio
Format:
Sound
Tags:
Leonard Cheshire  RAF  resonate 
Length (Time):
31:27
Copyright:
LC
CC License:
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Asset URL:
https://youtu.be/nRzHBxbVzfs
Archive Number:
AV-S:421 Side 1 Part 2A