The Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir visits and inspects RAF DEtling, an ADGB (Air Defence of Great Britain) Station (1944).Β The ADGB was an RAF command responsible for the defence of the British Isles.
The Maharaja with Wing Commander Michael Crossley (the Station Commander), leaving the operations block after listening to a briefing of fighter pilots. Β Behind (left to right) are Lieutenant Colonel N. S. Rawat (ADC to the Maharaja), Wing Commander W. E. N. Crowdon (Foreign Liaison Officer), and Major Upson (India Office).
The Maharaja has an informal chat with fighter pilots who have been making daily sweeps over Normandy.
The Maharaja watches a demonstration of the controls in the cockpit of a Spitfire IX. Β With him is Wing Commander M. N. Crossley.
