Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, with a Dakota, Peking

Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, with a Dakota, Peking

Collection

Stanfield Family

Identifier

JS-s114

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JS-s114. General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC dressed for flying and about to leave Peking (Beijing) on the Royal Air Force Dakota behind him.  The RAF officer on the left of Sir Adrian might be one of the Dakota pilots. John Stanfield also left Peking on this flight. See JS03-22, JS03-55, JS03-56, JS04-106, JS04-107.

Location

Beijing

Date

Wednesday 12 December 1945

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph