Title

Pilot remembers William Leefe Robinson

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Interview with 93 year-old former pilot, Tim Hervey, talking about First World War pilot Lieutenant - later Captain - William Leefe Robinson, who was only twenty when he shot down a Zeppelin in the skies north of London. The interview coincides with the sale of his Victoria Cross medal at Christie’s in London. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tim Hervey

Keywords

Aircraft; Awards; Military medals; Auctions; Pilots; First World War (1914-1918); Airships; William Leefe Robinson

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