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A view of mud brick huts, people and goats.
On the reverse 'Taken at "El-Kudad" The main part of the village'.

A starboard side view of a Vincent. On the reverse 'The 1st Vincent. 8 Sqd.'

The front of a Valetta named 'Tel Special'.

A group of eleven tribesmen and two officers surrounding an unexploded bomb. In the background is a mud brick fort.
On the reverse 'As-Souda Arabs taken with our Flight Commander & our wireless operator. 1-6-34 (112lb bomb unexploded)'.

Two women sitting on a bed. The nurse is standing talking to one of the women.

Two men at a desk playing cards. The image is blurred.

Two men in shorts and shirts wearing fancy dress hats. They are seated. One is holding a saucer and the other a milk jug. ER Abbott is on the right in a top hat.

The three are standing at a double door entrance.

Two identical images of two seated hockey players, Ronnie Abbott is on the left. On the reverse of the second is 'Aden 1935. Me and my pal. What a pair. Net.' 'Net' was Ronnie Abbott's family nickname.

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Two men in a single bed.

Three men watching a frying pan and kettle. Behind is a Vickers Vincent. On the reverse '1935 Murbat. Murbat trip (5 machines) 1935'.

One woman is sitting on grass with two women standing behind.

A postcard of the mosque with many Egyptians seated.

Ten airmen dressed in khaki shorts and pith helmets. Behind is a row of Fairey IIIFs. On the reverse 'To all at home From Net (RAF Aden April 1934)'.

A park built for the 8 Squadron Fair.
On the reverse ' "Swings" "Dizzy or revolving House" & Helter Skelter. 8 Sqd: Fair 1934'.

A street in Yemen with a boy crossing the road. On the reverse 'Main street entering Shaik Othman'.

An RAF biplane surrounded by bushes. Several tribesmen are looking on. It is annotated 'Seina 1934'.

A postcard of the Ibrahim Pasha statue in Cairo. The reverse is printed as a postcard.

An aerial view of a domed church with large crowds visible.
On the reverse 'Adis Abbaba [sic] (Abyssinia)'.

Airmen seated in the mess which is decorated for Christmas. On the reverse 'Bungalow at Xmas'34. (No 8 Sqd)'.

Three women hiding their faces, seated in front of a thatched hut. On the reverse 'British Somailand - Native Women (1934)'.

A head and shoulders portrait of a soldier. On the reverse is handwritten '[indecipherable] Andrews'.

Six airmen in khaki and shorts drinking beer and spirits on a terrace. Squadron Leader Abbott is on the right.

A Singapore parked on a slipway. On the reverse 'No 203FB Sqd: Aden '36. From "Obstruction Pier". "House of Sin" in the background. (Also "Andy" in the foreground).

A mosque. On the reverse 'The town of "Shaik Othman" '.