Coombes, Horace. Album
Title
Coombes, Horace. Album
Description
47 items. photographs of his wartime and post war service.
Date
2020-01-13
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Coombes, HS
Collection Items
Three Men including Horace Coombes
The three men are standing beside a flower bed at the side of a road.
Horace Coombes and a Woman
Horace is tilting concrete sun dial or similar. A woman is on her knees inspecting the concrete base.
Ken Coombs
A head and shoulders portrait of Harold Coombes. On the reverse 'Young (and innocent?) Ken Russel Foulds Ltd'
Varsity and Jet Provost
An air to air photograph of a Jet Provost with a Central Flying School Varsity in formation.
North Shropshire Hunt and Robbie and Family
Photos 1 and 2 are the Hunt at Shawbury in January 1957.
Photo 3 is Robbie, Win & Family on a sofa, Germany 1957.
Photo 3 is Robbie, Win & Family on a sofa, Germany 1957.
Gibraltar
Photo 1 is a view of the docks from the Rock.
Photo 2 is a view of the airfield from the Rock.
Photo 3 is a view of La Linea from the Rock, looking across the airfield.
Photo 4 is Horace on the Rock.
Photo 5 is Pilot Officer Adams on the…
Photo 2 is a view of the airfield from the Rock.
Photo 3 is a view of La Linea from the Rock, looking across the airfield.
Photo 4 is Horace on the Rock.
Photo 5 is Pilot Officer Adams on the…
Autumn Ball Shawbury 2nd November 1956
Photo 1 is Horace and his wife standing beside the floral display in the Mess.
Photo 2 is Horace standing beside his seated wife.
Photo 3 is Horace bent over beside his wife who is obscured by another guest.
Photo 2 is Horace standing beside his seated wife.
Photo 3 is Horace bent over beside his wife who is obscured by another guest.
Shawbury NF10s October 1956
Photos 1 and 3 are port side views of the front of a Vampire in close formation.
Photo 2 is a starboard side view of the front of a Vampire in close formation.
Photo 2 is a starboard side view of the front of a Vampire in close formation.
Shawbury "Little Theatre" April 1956. "French Without Tears" and a Spanish Visa
![Shawbury "Little Theatre" April 1956. "French Without Tears" and a Spanish Visa](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/1644/26286/PCoombesHS20010043.1.jpg "Shawbury "Little Theatre" April 1956. "French Without Tears" and a Spanish Visa")
Photo 1 is a group of actors, arranged in three rows.
Photo 2 is a Spanish Visa allowing Horace to cross from Gibraltar into Spain.
Photo 2 is a Spanish Visa allowing Horace to cross from Gibraltar into Spain.
Mess Hall Shawbury October 1955
A complicated floral arrangement featuring a garden full of flowers.
Autumn Ball, Shawbury, October 1955
Photo 1 is Horace and his wife, formally dressed.
Photo 2 is ten men and women dressed for the ball.
Photo 2 is ten men and women dressed for the ball.
Shawbury - July 1955- AOC Guard of Honour
Photo 1 is two ranks of men.
Photo 2 is a rank of airmen being inspected by Air Vice Marshall Nicholetts.
Photo 2 is a rank of airmen being inspected by Air Vice Marshall Nicholetts.
AOC Inspection - Shawbury - July and Off-duty Swimming
Photo 1 and 2 are an airman in dress uniform, captioned 'Guard of Honour'.
Photo 3 and 4 are several children and men sitting in and around a fountain at a swimming pool.
Photo 3 and 4 are several children and men sitting in and around a fountain at a swimming pool.
Shawbury - Vampire Squadron
A large group of airmen ad ground crew arranged in two rows in front of two Vampires.
On the reverse many of the airmen are named.
On the reverse many of the airmen are named.
Vampire Flight Party - Wolverhampton RAFA Sept 1954
Photo 1 is a group of men and women captioned 'Final Gathering'.
Photo 2 is two men in suits, captioned 'Jim Sprackling & Self'.
Photo 3 is two men and two women playing a dominoes, captioned 'What a Hand!!'
Photo 2 is two men in suits, captioned 'Jim Sprackling & Self'.
Photo 3 is two men and two women playing a dominoes, captioned 'What a Hand!!'
Shawbury - June 1954
Photo 1 and 2 are starboard views of a Vampire T11, XD402.
Photo 3 is a starboard view of a camouflaged Vampire NF10.
Photo 3 is a starboard view of a camouflaged Vampire NF10.
Cambridge - June 1954
Photo 1 and 3 are a man in a garden, identified as 'Robbie - "Off duty". '
Photo 2 is an airman standing by a car, identified as 'Robbie - "On duty". '
Photo 4 is Kings College & Chapel.
Photo 5 is the entrance to Christ's College.
Photo 2 is an airman standing by a car, identified as 'Robbie - "On duty". '
Photo 4 is Kings College & Chapel.
Photo 5 is the entrance to Christ's College.
Odiham - July 1953
Two aerial oblique photographs.
Photo 1 is a view of a hangar and the tented camp area.
Photo 2 is of the large number of aircraft lined up on the ground.
Photo 1 is a view of a hangar and the tented camp area.
Photo 2 is of the large number of aircraft lined up on the ground.
Queen's Coronation Review - Odiham July 1953
Photo 1, 2 and 3 are general views of the aircraft park, showing a large number of aircraft.
Photo 4 shows three officers standing in front of an aircraft. They are identified as 'George Lan, Dinty Moores & Ted Raey'
Photo 5 is Horace standing…
Photo 4 shows three officers standing in front of an aircraft. They are identified as 'George Lan, Dinty Moores & Ted Raey'
Photo 5 is Horace standing…
Stonehenge - 1953
Photo 1 is three people standing in front of the stones, captioned 'Mary Owen, Dinty Moores & Ann Prynne'.
Photo 2 is a photographer photographing Ann in front of the stones, captioned 'Snapper "Snapped".'
Photo 3 is Horace and Mary at the…
Photo 2 is a photographer photographing Ann in front of the stones, captioned 'Snapper "Snapped".'
Photo 3 is Horace and Mary at the…
Collection Tree
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