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Freetown Sierra Leone
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View of a wooded coastline with a town behind. Captioned, 'first glimpse of Africa. 'Freetown' Sierra Leone'.
Wooded coastline with hills beyond.
Bottom left: Airmen in uniform standing on the line of a sports field. A man stands with…
View of a wooded coastline with a town behind. Captioned, 'first glimpse of Africa. 'Freetown' Sierra Leone'.
Wooded coastline with hills beyond.
Bottom left: Airmen in uniform standing on the line of a sports field. A man stands with…
Certificate of service and discharge
Personal information and details of service for William Raymond Wyrill.
William Raymond Wyrill
Family history including, early, school and village life, service with the Royal Air Force as an electrician with 242, 22 and 51 squadrons, and life after demob. Includes a photograph of a teacher and 26 children arranged in three rows, captioned…
Reminiscences of service in the Royal Air Force - 1937 to 1945
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers, in great detail, his pilot training activities, including a crash landing during a cross country. After receiving his wings award, he moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft…
Two airmen by a Harvard
Two airmen wearing tropical uniform, the front one with pealed cap and the other with flying helmet, standing in front of port wing of a Harvard. Submitted with caption 'Harvard Pilot Training Rhodesia 1945'. Additional information kindly provided by…
Eight airmen in front of an Oxford
Eight airmen in a variety of uniform standing in line with a dog sitting in front. All in front of an Oxford. Submitted with caption 'Kumalo Bulawayo'.
Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Two
Alan Gwilliam’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 29th September 1943 until 25th July 1953. Continued posting with 21 Service Flying Training School as an instructor. Posted to 76 Operational Training Unit in Palestine during March 1944 and then to No. 3…
Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One
Alan Gwilliam’s Flying Log Book from 23rd December 1938 until 29th September 1943. Joined RAF Volunteer Reserve. Initial pilot training at No. 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, No. 4 Initial Training Wing, No. 4 Elementary Flying…
Newspaper cutting - 50,000 of RAFs 110,00 men died
Cometary on Sir Arthur Harris statement while visiting Southern Rhodesia on Bomber Command casualties for the war.
RAF officers look at squadron crest
Three officers, two with pilot's brevet, look at a 44 Squadron crest which is held by another officer with Rhodesia shoulder flask who is indicating detail on the crest with a pointer.
Airman looking out of cockpit
An airman with clasped hands, wearing flying helmet looking out of cockpit window of an aircraft. On the reverse 'Lawrence, Heany, Bulawayo, S Rhodesia, 1940'.
Three aircrew in front of Oxford
Three airmen wearing khaki shorts and shirts with flying helmets and goggles standing in line in front of an Oxford with engines running. On the reverse 'Lawrence (middle), Rhodesians Air Force Base Heany, Bulawayo, S Rhodesia, 1940?'.
Group of pilots
Nineteen pilots wearing a variety of khaki and blue tunics with brevet sitting and standing in three rows. On the reverse 'Lawrence [second front right], Heany, Bulawayo 1940?'.
Newspaper cutting - Rhodesian air casualties
Information on four casualties including Lawrence McNamara. Also mentions Pilot Officer Ronald Harwood. Flight Lieutenant Arthur Russell Chaplin and Sergeant air gunner Douglas W Cumming.
Duncan Frank Hyland-Smith
Inmoving the appointment of Wing Commander Duncan Frank Hyland-Smith DFC, AFC as senior pilot and officer commanding Queen's flight.
Scrapbook page
B/w photograph of Lawrence McNamara with biographic detail and Lancaster with Genoa operation citation and crew list. Letter to Mrs McNamara from George Read with description of Lawrence last operation.
Page from Baby book
For Jill Elizabeth with description and infomation.
Derek's service career
A summary of Derek's career in the Royal Air Force including an explanation why he he carried a rabbit foot mascot in his flying suit. Explains that his flying log books are held by the National War Museum in London. Describes Derek's disappointment…
Diary of John's journey to South Africa
A description of travelling in convoy on the Highland Princess with 1,700 other Royal Air Force and British Army personnel. Including details of the onboard conditions, weather, a stopover, gun duty, attending lectures and wildlife sightings.…
Steam train crossing scrubland
A train, with multiple carriages crossing open scrubland about to enter a cutting in the hillside. There are mountains in the distance.
Group of men and boys
A group of 38 men and boys, 15 of whom are wearing caps and homburg hats. They are standing alongside a track and some have one arm lifted with their hands held out.
Baobab tree
John, standing far right, with a camera case slung over his arm and Harry, far left with his arms crossed. They are with three women and another man. John and harry are in shorts and shirts with rolled up sleeves and the other man is wearing…
View along a train
A steam train with multiple carriages travelling along a hillside in a hilly landscape.
Baobab tree
John, second left and Harry, second right linked with four women standing in front of a baobab tree. The tree has multiple trunks which has graffiti etched onto it.
In the hotel grounds
A group of seven people, four women, wearing summer dresses, and three men standing in the grounds of the Victoria falls Hotel. John is standing third right, has his arms around the women at his side, and Harry far left. They are wearing shorts and…