
Caption | Â Â Â | Rear Admiral Robert Burnett greeting King George VI of the United Kingdom aboard HMS Belfast, Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 15 Aug 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Â Â Â | Herbert Mason | |||||||||||
Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||||||
Identification Code | Â Â Â | 4700-01 A 18659 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | Â | 15 Aug 1943 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Â | Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Added Date | Â | 1 Jan 2013 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Â | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Lat/Long | 58.9000, -3.0500 |
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