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Jun 05, 1941
6 min
Full-HD

An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)

A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.

Category

War

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

RHF Productions Ltd.

John Gielgud

Narrator

Michael Powell

Reader of Prologue (uncredited)

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