Sir Alan John Cobham; Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett
1 portrait by Jimmy Wilds
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Alan John Cobham; Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett
by Jimmy Wilds, for Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 28 May 1947
9 5/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (244 mm x 192 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x184321
Sittersback to top
- Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett (1910-1986), Air Vice-Marshal; Chief Executive of British South American Airways. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Sir Alan John Cobham (1894-1973), Pioneer aviator. Sitter in 29 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Keystone Press Agency Ltd, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 190 portraits.
- Jimmy Wilds (active mid 20th century), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1947back to top
Current affairs
Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Philip renounced his title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, to become Duke of Edinburgh when he married the heir to the throne.Art and science
The first Edinburgh Festival includes performances by Kathleen Ferrier, Alec Guinness and Margot Fonteyn. The Festival is now a major annual international arts event that takes place over three weeks every August, and includes top class performers in theatre, music and dance as well as lesser-known performers who take part in the parallel 'Fringe Festival'.International
India is granted independence from the British Empire and the former British Raj is partitioned into India and Pakistan. After various revolts and several years of civil disobedience led by Gandhi and his Quit India Movement, Britain agrees to disband the Raj and grant independence to India.Palestine is partitioned into a Jewish State, an Arab State and a small internationally administered zone.
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