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Left - three children in front of a straw hut.
Top right - cobra snake.
Bottom right - an airman wearing tropical tunic with half brevet and shorts standing by a tree.
Right page.
Left - snake charmer being watched by two…

Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…

Letter describes the challenges and problems of taking an ex-RAF Liberator that had been handed to the Indian Air Force at the end of the war and had now been donated back to the RAF for exhibition in museum. Details all the engineering work to get…

Top left: Elephant with tusks grazing under a tree. On reverse, 'made in India'.
Top right: Goats. On reverse' 'goats at play'.
Centre: Herdsman and boy grazing goats on hillside.
Bottom right: Srirangapatna Fort. On reverse, 'Fort gate to Sri…

A series of Bangalore street scenes taken around General Parade Ground and South Parade area.

Top left: Commercial street scene at Cavalry Rd (now Kamaraj Rd), Mysore, Bangalore.
Top right: South Parade (now MG Rd), Bangalore, close tot he…

Top left: Imperial Talkies cinema on Residency Road, Bangalore. On reverse, 'Imperial talkies Bangalore'.
Top right: St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore.
Centre: Market Square looking into HKP Road with Sunlight Soap advertisement. On reverse, 'Market…

Top left: Victory Chinese Restaurant.
Top right: Opera House on Brigade Rd, Bangalore. On reverse 'opera talkies Brigade Road Bangalore'.
Centre: St. Andrew's Church. On reverse, 'St Andrew's Church Bangalore'.
Bottom left: St. Mary's Basilica,…

Top left: Commercial street scene with pedestrians.
Top right: Commercial Street, Bangalore. A sign reads "K. Syed & Co"
Centre left: BRV Theatre on the corner of Cubbon Road and Central Street. A sign reads 'Gala Dance'.
Centre right: Oriental…

Top right: Ulsoor Lake (Halsur Tank), Bangalore.
Centre: Cinema. On reverse: 'Plaza talkies South Parade Rd'.
Centre right: Passenger train on single track in lush vegetation.
Bottom left: Maharajah 'Krishnaraja wodeyar' Memorial in…

Top left: Air Booking Centre and Bank of Mysore. On reverse 'Bank of Mysore on South Parade'.
Top right: Town view, across an open space St. Mary's Church in Bangalore with further spires and domes and sparse vegetation. On reverse 'Distant view of…

The single storied, whitewashed and tiled roofed Imperial Talkies cinema; benches in a circular formation in front with a car parked alongside.

View of a town through trees, taken across water. Annotated on the reverse; ‘Tank Ulsoor, Bangalore’.

Large two storey building. Cars parked alongside with trees and pedestrians. Annotated on the reverse: 'Mayo Hall Bangalore'.

Long single storey building with open veranda. Further buildings either side. With utility pole on left. Annotated on the reverse: '58SP Yelahanka'.

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Douglas was born in Aberdeen, the eldest of five children. He signed up for the Royal Air Force in October 1938 and trained as a Flight Rigger, becoming a Leading Aircraftsman after training. During his time as a Leading Aircraftsman, he tells of…