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Front quarter view of Short S.20 G-ADHJ "Mercury" parked on concrete with tractor attached at rear and several men surrounding. Crane, another aircraft and buildings in the background. On the reverse 'Short S.20 G-ADHJ "Mercury"'.

Side view of S.20 seaplane G-ADHJ "Mercury" afloat with men in boat at rear of floats.

Short S.20 seaplane ( G-ADHJ "Mercury") being lifted by crane to fit on top of a Short S.21 flying boat (G-ADHK, "Maia") floating dockside with a an ocean liner in the background.

Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the…

Two views of Short S.20 seaplane ( G-ADHJ "Mercury") being lifted by crane to fit on top of a Short S.21 flying boat (G-ADHK, "Maia").

Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

A vertical aerial photograph of docks.

A group of 43 trainees, arranged in four rows, on the pavement outside brick built houses. Each trainee has a sash of folded material over their right shoulder and tucked into their uniform belts.

A vertical aerial photograph of a large building, marked 'A, B, C, D'.

Four vertical aerial photographs of an army camp.
#1 is a small section of barracks with a grid iron pattern, A target is marked 'A'.
#2 is a section of road with targets marked 'A' and 'B'.
#3 is barracks laid out in a grid iron pattern.
#4 is…

View across a lake with wooded banks towards Købestævnet building.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder and Matthias Cantow of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

Seven photographs mounted in three rows on the left hand page. The top row of photographs show airmen in uniform standing outside. The tail of a Lancaster can be seen in the background of the image on the top row, right. On the second row the picture…

Top: A man in flying suit, boots, gloves and helmet with goggles and oxygen mask. He leans, with arms crossed, against the corrugated wall of a building with open doors.
Centre, left: A single storey building in Masvingo with a veranda leading to…

Top left: Rocky outcrops rise up either side of a gulley. Captioned, 'river bed dried up'.
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…

55 men comprising RAF officers and aircrew with Air Training Corps cadets arranged in three rows in front of a Canberra. In the background is a hangar with the initials MT mounted at the apex.

Top: A group of children run towards a tape with men watching next to a flag with a roundel on. In the distance is a two storey building with a concertina roof.

Bottom: A marching band wearing kilts. To one side is an open sided marque and a…

Top: Twelve men running towards a tape stretch across an open space at chest height. They are watched by more men and there are buildings, one with a concertina roof, in the distance.
Bottom: A crowd of men, women and children are sit and stand…

A group of 86 children arranged in rows with five women and one man in uniform at the centre. They are outside a plain wall with a colonnade to one side,

Top: A biplane behind a perimeter fence alongside a single storey square building with a flight of steps leading to the flat roof. Beyond in a flat open landscape rising to hills in the distance. A line of structures cross the scene in the middle…

Top: A pathway crossing on open space the trees leading to a row of buildings and a grass roofed shaded area. Beyond is a single storey building with a dome on the roof
Bottom: Two men herding cattle amongst multi storey buildings. Two further men…

Left page: Left: Men, carrying bundles on their shoulders, loading a ship. Right: Inside of a church looking towards the altar with windows above. Right page: Left: A street scene looking along a road with vehicles and pedestrians and multi storey…

From the top: One: Three servicemen in shorts and short sleeves, two in officer's caps. They are standing with two other men and lean against a lorry on which a number of benches are piled. The lorry is parked outside a brick building. Two: View of a…

From the top: One: An air to air view of a two seater Hawker Hardy with identification number K4318 on the fuselage. Two: An air to air view of a Hardy. Three: Hardy K4318 in flight over a river and buildings set in a grid pattern. Four: Three Hardys…

From the top:
One: Through the trusses of an aircraft a tugboat is alongside a moored ship with a city behind.
Two: View of a moored ship on a quay with a nearby tugboat.
Three: Wing of an aircraft obscuring the view of a ship moored on a…

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…

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.

A chapel with spire with trees and cars parked alongside. To the left are three barrack style buildings amongst a series of utility poles.