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Airmen with cases at Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia
Groups of men in uniform with side caps but no jackets stand outside two storey wooden buildings with suitcases, bags and other luggage.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Canadian National Railway U-2-a steam engine
A group of 23 uniformed men stand on railway tracks next to a steam engine numbered 6105.
Kit bags and bus transport
A pile of kit bags by the open door of a coach near which are groups of men in uniform, without their jackets. Another two coaches are parked along the road, one with the sign 'Special' on the front. Opposite are buildings one with a sign for 'Dixon…
Coastline
A single track railway runs along the coast with utility poles with wires above. A man in uniform and side cap stands with his leg resting on a wooden fence.
Canadian national
Steam locomotive number 6158 with the sign ‘Canadian National’ on the coal tender.
Flying cadet barber shop
A may is laying on a wooden crate etched ‘Egg coal’ on the front. Above the man, who is shielding his eyes, is a sign reading ‘flying cadet barber shop’ and the number 34’.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Flying cadet barber shop
A trainee balances on a small post whilst leaning on a long stick. Another man is laying on a wooden crate under the sign ‘flying cadet barber shop’ with the number 34 underneath.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Trainees
Four airmen, three wearing trainee side caps, standing either side of an officer. Behind the group is a long single storey wooden building against which a bicycle is leaning.
Couples
Three men and women with their arms around each other. The men are in uniform with pilot brevets. The group are standing inside a wooden fence beyond which a car is parked.
Southeastern greyhound
A man stands with his hands in his pockets alongside a coach with ‘Southeastern Greyhound’ on the side. The coach is parked on a tree lined road under utility lines.
Georgia State Capitol
The state capitol building with dome set behind the equestrian statue of Confederate General John Brown Gordon.
Albany
A tree lined road with parked cars with multi storey buildings either side. One building has a covered walkway and a sign reading ‘New Albany Hotel’.
Transporting wood
A cart with unhewn wood driven by a man and pulled by two horses. Beyond the cart are trees, utility poles, a car and buildings with an advertising board for Coca Cola.
Horses and carts
People traveling in two open carts pulled by horses. The road is tree lined with wooden houses with verandas.
Flying School Police Department
A Jeep with two men inside parked next to a small flat roofed building. A sign reads ‘Flying School Police Department’. Two men in uniform with white sashes and gloves stand alongside. A woman in civilian clothes walks nearby.
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Beechcraft
A Beechcraft Model 18 with star markings on fuselage and tail being refuelled by a man on the port wing. Two further men are under the wing with the fuel bowser. A Stearman is visible on the left.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
C-47
A C-47 stands with wheel chocks visible and two men walk away from the aircraft. Buildings can be seen in the background.
Cessna Airmaster inside a hangar
A high winged monoplane inside a hangar.
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing
Two biplane aircraft next to a single storey wooden building with a pitched roof and open windows. The first aircraft is a Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing. Utility poles and wires cross the site behind the aircraft.
Stearman
Eight aircraft in a line, one of which is being refueled.
Harvards
Ten Harvard aircraft on the ground with wheel chocks. A number of men walk amongst them.
Mess hall
Two chefs stand, arms crossed, next to tables set with crockery. On the brick chimney breast lean the United States and British flags with a portrait between them. There are open windows to one side of the chimney and further windows set high in the…
Room interior
A selection of leather and metal armchairs set under an open window. The room has a wooden floor with a standard lamp and a ceramic urn standing at the base of a wooden pillar.
Airbase chapel
A chapel with spire with trees and cars parked alongside. To the left are three barrack style buildings amongst a series of utility poles.
Crossroads
Looking across a road junction on an airbase with utility poles to seven single storey buildings with low pitched roofs.