Caption | Actress Vivian Leigh speaks to the 381st Bomb Group at Ridgewell, Hallstead, UK during the christening ceremonies for B-17G “Stage Door Canteen,” 21 Apr 1944. Also present were actors Alfred Lunt and Laurence Olivier. ww2dbase | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 21 Apr 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Hallstead, England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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2. Anonymous says:
30 Dec 2023 06:08:53 AM
There"s an article of the last flight of this aircraft in the November/December 2004 issue of THE HISTORY CHANNEL MAGAZINE. If you pursue this article and are unable to obtain, I heve it. Crashed on Isle of Man April 23, 1945.
30 Dec 2023 06:08:53 AM
There"s an article of the last flight of this aircraft in the November/December 2004 issue of THE HISTORY CHANNEL MAGAZINE. If you pursue this article and are unable to obtain, I heve it. Crashed on Isle of Man April 23, 1945.
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26 May 2019 10:49:55 PM
Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier were married at the time. The actual christening was done by Mary Churchill, daughter of the Prime Minister,using a bottle of Coca-Cola. The naming of the aircraft was linked to the opening of a Stage Door Canteen in London along the lines of the Stage Door Canteen in New York’s theater district.