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Jack Jarmy’s Royal Canadian Air Force observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. One
Navigators log book for J Jarmy covering the period from 7th August 1942 to 12th November 1957. Detailing his flying training in Canada and England and operations flown, including various certificates and a list of his operational crew. He was…
10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin
A group of 17 pilots including Laurie Penn. Four of the pilots are identified.
14 airmen
Right page - 14 airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows with trophy in middle of font row. Captioned '"C" flight, Virden'.
31 Airmen
A group of 31 airmen arranged in three rows. Ron is marked with a post-it. A second post-it states 'Here are the photos of grandads training in Canada in 1942 age 21 Some places are Quebec, Montreal and Rivers'.
35 EFTS Neepawa
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a postcard captioned 'Neepawa from the air'. It is a grid of houses with a small shopping area. It is further captioned 'Not winter'.
Photo 2 is fields captioned 'Forced Landing Field'.
Photo 3 and 4 are…
Photo 1 is a postcard captioned 'Neepawa from the air'. It is a grid of houses with a small shopping area. It is further captioned 'Not winter'.
Photo 2 is fields captioned 'Forced Landing Field'.
Photo 3 and 4 are…
73rd Squadron Graduation Banquet & Dance
Jim's copy of the programme for his graduation. It includes a list of all the graduates and their town and country of origin.
JF Neilson's memoir
Growing Up -The Hard Way WAR -1939
James joined the Local Defence Volunteers at first then realised he did not want to become infantry. He did mount road blocks and fire watches. He applied to join the RAF and was accepted. Training was at…
James joined the Local Defence Volunteers at first then realised he did not want to become infantry. He did mount road blocks and fire watches. He applied to join the RAF and was accepted. Training was at…
A2 Flight 67 Course
32 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a Tiger Moth. Underneath is a caption 'Graduated from EFTS. 23.12.42'.
Across Canada by Train
Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a view of the train and carriages as it rounds a bend, captioned 'Ontario'.
Photo 2 is an engine coming on the other line, viewed from the carriage window.
Photo 3 is a Canadian Pacific locomotive,…
Photo 1 is a view of the train and carriages as it rounds a bend, captioned 'Ontario'.
Photo 2 is an engine coming on the other line, viewed from the carriage window.
Photo 3 is a Canadian Pacific locomotive,…
Admission to wings parade
Ticket for admission to tenth wing parade. Text on reverse is note to not 'miss the passing out of course 49, the first of the flying Englishmen seen in captivity.'
Aerial Photographs, Anson and Pilot
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is an oblique aerial view of a lake.
#2 is an air to air view of the starboard side of an Anson.
#3 is a pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
#4 is an oblique aerial of Brandon airfield
#1 is an oblique aerial view of a lake.
#2 is an air to air view of the starboard side of an Anson.
#3 is a pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
#4 is an oblique aerial of Brandon airfield
Air navigation map
Map of Broadview-Dauphin Saskatchewan-Manitoba, Canada scale 1:506,880.
Air navigation map
Map Indian Head - Brandon, Saskatchewan-Manitoba. Scale 1:506,880.
Aircraft and Virden
Left page - left - airborne Tiger Moth.
Bottom right - Cessna Crane twin engine trainer landing.
Right page - top left - view of snow covered landscape from train. Captioned 'on the road'.
Bottom left - snow covered street with house. Captioned…
Bottom right - Cessna Crane twin engine trainer landing.
Right page - top left - view of snow covered landscape from train. Captioned 'on the road'.
Bottom left - snow covered street with house. Captioned…
Aircraft and Virden
Left page - left airborne Battle.
Right three Bolingbroke in formation.
Right page - left - view of river from the air. Captioned 'Assiniboine River'.
Right - ice skaters with building in the background. captioned 'Skating Virden'.
Right three Bolingbroke in formation.
Right page - left - view of river from the air. Captioned 'Assiniboine River'.
Right - ice skaters with building in the background. captioned 'Skating Virden'.
Aircraft and Virden
Left page - left - Lysander on the ground.
Right - Noorduyn Norseman,
Right page - left - airfield from the air. Captioned 'Virden rom the air'.
Right - town street. Captioned 'Main Street'.
Right - Noorduyn Norseman,
Right page - left - airfield from the air. Captioned 'Virden rom the air'.
Right - town street. Captioned 'Main Street'.
Aircraft and Virden
Left page - left - airborne Lancaster.
Right - Me 109 on ground. Its propeller blades are bent.
Right page - left - view from air looking down at airborne Tiger Moth. Captioned 'breaking off'.
Right - view of town and river from air. Captioned…
Right - Me 109 on ground. Its propeller blades are bent.
Right page - left - view from air looking down at airborne Tiger Moth. Captioned 'breaking off'.
Right - view of town and river from air. Captioned…
Aircraft, people and places
Left page - left - airborne Stirling.
Right - two airmen standing by the engine of a crashed aircraft.
Right page - left - view down city street. Captioned 'Portage Avenue, Winnipeg'.
Right - two story building with car in front. Captioned…
Right - two airmen standing by the engine of a crashed aircraft.
Right page - left - view down city street. Captioned 'Portage Avenue, Winnipeg'.
Right - two story building with car in front. Captioned…
Aircrew and The Taits - Shediac NB
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is 11 airmen arranged in three rows. The caption reads 'Waiting at the station - ready for home. Rivers, Man'.
Photo 2 is a large house, captioned 'The Taits - Shediac NB'.
Photo 1 is 11 airmen arranged in three rows. The caption reads 'Waiting at the station - ready for home. Rivers, Man'.
Photo 2 is a large house, captioned 'The Taits - Shediac NB'.
Airman, Dominion Exhibition Display Building, and a Bison
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is an airman on guard duty outside a large building.
#2 is the Dominion Exhibition Display Building No. 2, Brandon.
#3 is a bison lying on the ground.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of he…
#1 is an airman on guard duty outside a large building.
#2 is the Dominion Exhibition Display Building No. 2, Brandon.
#3 is a bison lying on the ground.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of he…
Airmen and aircraft
Left page - left - two airmen wearing greatcoats with a dog on a wooden dock.
Right - two airmen wearing greatcoats standing either side of a sign for 'Sunshine Tourist Camp, Dauphin Beach'.
Right page - parked Lysander with man standing in…
Right - two airmen wearing greatcoats standing either side of a sign for 'Sunshine Tourist Camp, Dauphin Beach'.
Right page - parked Lysander with man standing in…
Airmen and RCAF Rivers
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is two airmen standing in the sun outside a wooden building.
#2 is a loose group of airmen standing outside a wooden building.
#3 is an aerial view across an aircraft's wing into a low sun.
#4 is an oblique…
#1 is two airmen standing in the sun outside a wooden building.
#2 is a loose group of airmen standing outside a wooden building.
#3 is an aerial view across an aircraft's wing into a low sun.
#4 is an oblique…
Airmen and Rivers Airbase
Six photographs from an album. Photo 1 is an airman standing to attention, captioned 'Tough boy Bailey'. Photo 2 is a tower of three airmen on shoulders, watched by two others and captioned 'The Rivers Indian rope trick'. Behind is an Anson. Photo 3,…
Airmen Working and Relaxing and a Church
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is an airman observing a sun shot using a sextant.
#2 is three airmen playing golf.
#3 is the Rivers United Church on corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue at the side of rail tracks.
#4 is four airmen…
#1 is an airman observing a sun shot using a sextant.
#2 is three airmen playing golf.
#3 is the Rivers United Church on corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue at the side of rail tracks.
#4 is four airmen…
Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 17 May 1942 to 30 July 1962 detailing training, operations and post-war duties as a pilot and instructor, including VIP duties. (Several logbooks bound into one volume).
He was stationed at RAF…
He was stationed at RAF…