Air Commodore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Critchley" class="extiw" title="en:Alfred Critchley">A C Critchley</a>, then newly-appointed Director-General of British Overseas Airways Corporation pictured during a meeting with Air Marshal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_John_Linnell" class="extiw" title="en:Francis John Linnell">Sir John Linnell</a>, Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East (not shown) at an airfield in the Middle East.
Royal Air Force official photographer
circa 1943 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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