THE WORST TRAGEDY OF ALL—Alorry, loaded with innocent children seen on their arrival in Bordeaux after a hopeless trek from their homes in Northern French villages.
FRANCE'S NAVAL AIR BASE IN CORSICA.-Tht French air stronghold in the Mediterranean at Aspretlo. in the Gulf of Ajaccio. completed onl S last year, is one of the bases to be demilitarised under the armisUce. This is how the base looked to a pilot as he landed one of the French Nave's big amphibians. The water behind the protecting mole is as calm as a mill pond. Hangars and spacious workshops are on the rignl, administration offices in the centre, with the town of Asprelto in the background.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 151, 27 June 1940, Page 5
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114THE WORST TRAGEDY OF ALL—Alorry, loaded with innocent children seen on their arrival in Bordeaux after a hopeless trek from their homes in Northern French villages. FRANCE'S NAVAL AIR BASE IN CORSICA.-Tht French air stronghold in the Mediterranean at Aspretlo. in the Gulf of Ajaccio. completed onlS last year, is one of the bases to be demilitarised under the armisUce. This is how the base looked to a pilot as he landed one of the French Nave's big amphibians. The water behind the protecting mole is as calm as a mill pond. Hangars and spacious workshops are on the rignl, administration offices in the centre, with the town of Asprelto in the background. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 151, 27 June 1940, Page 5
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