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A formal group of 21 bandsmen with instruments. Eight are crouching in the front row with four side drums, a bass drum and a brass instrument. One man is wearing a bass drummer's leopardskin apron. Standing at the rear are a further 13 bandsmen, many…

John in flying kit, captioned 'No. 3 Flying Training School, Grantham, 1936'.

Four photographs of Breguet XIX of the Belgian Air Force visiting Grantham.
#1 and 3 are port side views.
#2 is a port side view of four aircraft.
#4 is a front view.

Four photographs of two different aircraft.
#1 and 3 are port side views of a Bristol Fighter.
#2 and 4 are front and port side views of a Bulldog.

Three photographs of Armstrong Whitworth Atlases.
#1 a port side view
#2 two airmen shaking hands at the front of an Atlas
#3 a port side view of an Atlas with a Hucks Starter vehicle at the front.

Three photographs of Armstrong Whitworth Siskins.
#1 and 3 are port side views. One aircraft is J-8869.
#2 is a front view.

Three photographs captioned A Flight Hawker Tomtits. Arnold is in the third photograph. One aircraft is J-9781.

Two photographs of the school's buildings. There is snow on the ground in the second photograph.

Two photographs of Arnold.
#1 Arnold is standing on a fence.
#2 Arnold in a sidcot suit standing in front of a row of Hawker Tomtit biplanes. One is K-1449. It is captioned 'Arnold Louis Christian Flying Training RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire 1931'.

Peter Stevenson's account of his service in the Officer Training Corps at Grantham and, later, in the Air Training Corps. Tells of his life in Grantham and the effect of the war on the town. He also recalls his post-war involvement in museums and…