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