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Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC

Roy Plomley's castaway is Dambusters veteran Wing Commander Guy Gibson.

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Sat 19 Feb 194418:35
Forces Programme

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Music Played

  • Richard Addinsell

    Warsaw Concerto

    Soloist: Louis Kentner Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

    Where or When (from Babes In Arms)

  • A Thousand and One Nights Waltz

    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Johann Stauss III

  • The Flying Dutchman

    Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

  • If I Had My Way

  • Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians

    The Marines Hymn

  • Central Band of the Royal Air Force

    Royal Air Force March Past

  • Richard Wagner

    Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walküre)

    Orchestra: Queens Hall Orchestra

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestWing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Feb 194418:35
    Forces Programme

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