Two WAAF cooks at RAF St Eval preparing rations for Whitley aircraft crews of No. 502 Squadron RAF Coastal Command, Padstow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 1940s; note box of oranges, an imported rarity

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Caption     Two WAAF cooks at RAF St Eval preparing rations for Whitley aircraft crews of No. 502 Squadron RAF Coastal Command, Padstow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 1940s; note box of oranges, an imported rarity ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Padstow, England, United Kingdom
Date  1943
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums
Identification Code   CH 7039
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 529 pixels



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Padstow, England, United Kingdom

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