Servicemen and aircraft

Servicemen and aircraft

Top left - full length image of an airman wearing tunic standing in a field. On the reverse 'RAF Melksham 1949'.
Left middle - a man in shirtsleeves sitting in cockpit of a Spitfire. On the reverse 'me in a Spitfire (in transit), RAF Fayd'.
Bottom left - view from air over desert, arrow top left pointing down. On the reverse 'an impression of the Canal zone, RAF Fayid [sic] is underneath the arrow, 1950'.
Bottom right (obscured by photo on top) - view of desert hills. Shadow of head at bottom. On the reverse 'looking down from the top, rugged grandeur, Fayid 1950, top of mt (with my head in shadow'.
Top right - man wearing overalls standing holding a mug and bread roll. On the reverse 'NAAFI up, RAF Fayid, 1950-1 winter (1st line ASF').
Right middle (left of three) - man standing in front of single engine aircraft (Proctor). Hangar in the background. On the reverse 'me and the A.O.C.'s Proctor'.
Right middle (centre of three) - three airmen wearing battledress, on with side cap sitting on and standing by the tail plane of an aircraft with hangar wall in the background. On the reverse 'Pinky, Tom and me on a Mosquito'.
Right middle (right of three) - three airman wearing battledress, on with side cap standing by the starboard engine of a Meteor. On the reverse 'Pinky, Tom Burge me and a Meteor'.
Bottom right - post card view of a ship at sea, captioned 'MV Empire Pride'. On the reverse 'Liverpool, Port Said, May 1950'.
Bottom right (obscured by photo on top) - post card of passenger ship at sea. captioned 'Empress of Australia'. On the reverse text letter to mum and dad relating facts about journey from Port Said via Malta.

Eight b/w photographs and two b/w postcards, one with handwritten text all mounted on an album page

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