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Interview with Samuel Adolphus Jordon
Samuel Jordon grew up in British Guiana and volunteered for the Air Force when he was 18. He discusses his journey to the UK, his training and work as a clerk.
Interview with Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford volunteered for the RAF in Jamaica. He was posted to the UK in 1944 and began his precision instrument training before being finally posted to work on trainer aircraft. After the war he returned to Jamaica. He married and then returned…
Christmas Party
Men and women dancing.
On the reverse 'West Indians Christmas Party at the Royal Empire Society Hall London Dec 27th 1945. Featured in the picture is Miss Thomas (Colonial Office) and J.R. Williams (RAF) doing the jitterburg.'
On the reverse 'West Indians Christmas Party at the Royal Empire Society Hall London Dec 27th 1945. Featured in the picture is Miss Thomas (Colonial Office) and J.R. Williams (RAF) doing the jitterburg.'
Interview with Rudolf Williams about his father, James Raphael Williams
Rudolph describes his father’s (James) life, from his childhood years in Trinidad, through to volunteering for and serving in the RAF in the UK. After demobilisation, James returned briefly to Trinidad before returning to the UK where he worked for…
Large group of airmen and airwomen outside a hut
A large group of people including two females in variety of uniform (some with brevet), sitting and standing outside a single story hut. Three versions of the same image.
Group of airmen and women outside a hut
A large group of men in various different uniform and two airwomen sitting and standing outside a hut. Bicycles are propped up behind them. On the reverse 'Scotty on right'. Two versions of the same image.
Scotty
Head and shoulders image of an airman wearing battledress with air gunner brevet. On the reverse 'Scotty' and 'To Mr and Mrs Pearson with sincere good wishes, from [signature and unidentified RAF station] 26/7/4'5.
Group of men
Nine men, six wearing battledress and three in shirtsleeves with ties, two sitting in chairs and one squatting in front the others standing behind.
African scenes
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…
Centre, left: A single storey building in Masvingo with a veranda leading to…
Horses and carts
People traveling in two open carts pulled by horses. The road is tree lined with wooden houses with verandas.
Americus Georgia
Top left - a man sitting at table inside a room writing. Captioned 'the boys write home'.
Top centre - a large white building with columned portico and domed roof. Captioned 'Methodist church Americus'.
Top right - a man sitting at table in barrack…
Top centre - a large white building with columned portico and domed roof. Captioned 'Methodist church Americus'.
Top right - a man sitting at table in barrack…
Interview with Peter Greenwood
Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…
Flight lieutenant air gunner
Three-quarter length portrait of a flight lieutenant wearing tunic with air gunner brevet, medal ribbons, pathfinder badge and peaked cap. Black airman wearing beret behind.
Interview with Ray Parke. Two
Ray Parke trained as a flight engineer. During one training flight, the pilot wanted to get back to base as soon as possible because he had a date but they were flying a Stirling. The pilot made an error on landing and the wheel stayed in the ditch…
Three Airmen
Three airmen dressed in Sidcot suits.
There is a second and third photograph of the same group with an unintentional person's head in the way.
There is a second and third photograph of the same group with an unintentional person's head in the way.
Group on a veranda
A group of 11 ten men and one woman arranged on a veranda in three rows. At the back, six men are standing, three in uniform with one wearing a row of medals. The second row has three seated men and one seated woman. In the front a man sits crossed…
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.
David Livingstone
A group of four men and four women standing in front of a statue of David Livingstone. John is fourth left and Harry, holding a pipe in his mouth, is third right. One of the women is holding a straw sun hat in her hands and another is holding a…
Tallahassee scenes
The photograph on the left of the left page shows Florida State Capitol Building.
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows a house with a porch.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left page shows the Administration Building…
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows a house with a porch.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left page shows the Administration Building…
Interview with Carla Fantini
After leaving school, Carla Fantini started working as telegraph operator, which she found a gratifying and thoroughly enjoyable occupation. She describes the bombing war in Milan, stressing widespread destruction and ravaging fires. She recalls the…
Cecil Phillips pilot's flying log book
Pilot’s flying log book for Flight Lieutenant Cecil H Phillips from 11 July 1942 to 20 August 1950. Detailing training schedule, instructional duties and operations flown. Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF Finningley, RAF Lindholme, RAF Faldingworth, RAF…
Letter from Rowland Kethro to his parents
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Rowland writes that he has flown solo. He has been socialising with a family that moved to Canada from Leeds. The cotton fields are full of African Americans doing the labouring.
Cricket team
Team photograph of twelve men wearing cricket whites sitting and standing in two rows in front of a pavilion. Two men have striped blazers. Bernard Ross is seated front row, far right.
Interview with Keith Toule
Keith was five at the start of the war and lived in a farm adjoining the airfield at RAF Skellingthorpe. He describes the airfield and how the trees were cut down in the farm belt. The airfield was closed soon after the war, bought by the City…
Interview with Donald Jones
Donald Jones was born in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. He volunteered for the RAF and went on the SS Cuba to the United States, crossing the Atlantic to Liverpool in June 1944. He went to a former Butlins holiday camp in Filey where, as ground…