LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Biggin Hill RAF base to close

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

The RAF has announced it is to withdraw from Biggin Hill, one of Britain’s most famous airfields. Group Captain Brian Kingcome reflects on his time at the base, where St George’s Chapel of Remembrance will remain to honour those who died in the Second World War. Report by Ron Goodwin(?) begins with music and includes sound of air raid sirens and fighter planes.

Contributors

Brian Kingcome; Peter Russell

Keywords

London; England; Second World War (1939-1945); Air force; Battle of Britain (1940); Biggin Hill; Airfields

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