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RAF officer, woman and baby
Left - an RAF officer wearing uniform tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap holding a baby in a garden with house in the background.
Right - a woman sitting deck chair holding baby with the same RAF officer standing behind. Note under left…
Right - a woman sitting deck chair holding baby with the same RAF officer standing behind. Note under left…
Note on Frederick Sawyer's service career
Note on Fred's service career.
Instrument flight certificate
Made out for satisfactory completion of course of instrument flying at Moody field Georgia.
Appointment as sergeant
Certificate appointing Frederick Sawyer as a sergeant in the 'aviation cadet basic training group'.
Macon Georgia
Top left - view looking up the side of a skyscraper. Captioned 'W.M.A.Z Macon bankers insurance building, coolest spot in town'.
Top centre - looking down from tall building at car in street. Captioned 'from the top of W.M.A.Z'.
Middle centre -…
Top centre - looking down from tall building at car in street. Captioned 'from the top of W.M.A.Z'.
Middle centre -…
Cochran field Georgia
Top left - long single story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'Cochran field from our window'.
Top centre - RAF cadets crossing street in town with car on road,
Top right - single story barrack blocks with road in front. Captioned…
Top centre - RAF cadets crossing street in town with car on road,
Top right - single story barrack blocks with road in front. Captioned…
Interview with Stanley Albert Booker
Stanley Albert Booker grew up in Chatham in a military environment surrounded with the sort of military paraphernalia he and his young friends found fascinating. He volunteered for the RAF at the earliest opportunity. He trained as a wireless…
Interview with John Monaghan
John Monaghan was born in Blackpool but grew up in the Manchester area. He played clarinet in the Home Guard Band. He volunteered for the RAF and trained as a wireless operator. He was posted to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington. Amongst his operations…
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.
Ten photographs - people and travelling
Top left - kit bags in barrack room. Captioned 'packed to leave'.
Top centre - men gathered round coaches - caption also for photograph below 'Fort Valley, the half way house'.
Top right - three men sitting with kit bags.
Middle left - town street…
Top centre - men gathered round coaches - caption also for photograph below 'Fort Valley, the half way house'.
Top right - three men sitting with kit bags.
Middle left - town street…
Crossroads
Looking across a road junction on an airbase with utility poles to seven single storey buildings with low pitched roofs.
Station HQ
A building with pitched roof to one side of a large open space on which goal posts are set and a man is walking. To the left is a flagpole from which the United States flag flies. Utility posts are erected on the building and across the site. Other…
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…
Keep 'em flying!
A classroom with long wooden desks and chairs facing a blackboard above which a banner reads ‘keep ‘em flying’.
Cemetery
A number of white crosses commemorating members of the Royal Air Force. The central cross reads ‘Leading Aircraftsman 1526951 - Hedger T.H. Killed flying - Macon GA’ on the cross bar and, above ‘RAF’ and below ‘Mar 28 1942. Aged 20’.
Souther field
Top left - view of distant buildings. Captioned 'Souther field mess hall, left rear'.
Top centre - parade of men marching. In the distance a long two story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'the day of victory for British cadets'.
Top…
Top centre - parade of men marching. In the distance a long two story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'the day of victory for British cadets'.
Top…
Georgia and flying
Top left - view from the air of open country - captioned 'dive towards earth in a PT 17 Stearman'
Top centre - view down tree lined street with house on the right. Captioned 'Melon avenue, ground is covered with wild water melons'.
Top right - view…
Top centre - view down tree lined street with house on the right. Captioned 'Melon avenue, ground is covered with wild water melons'.
Top right - view…
An airbase
Various single and two storey buildings arranged around an open space with trees beyond. Utility poles cross the site and a United States flag flies from a flagpole with a group of men at its base. There is a road in the foreground and two parked…
Elev 470
A single storey building with a sign reading ‘Elev 470’ on its side. An ambulance is parked in front with four men sat on a collection of wooded benches and crates. A loud speaker is fixed to a small extension to the building.
Georgia flying
Top left - view from the air of a small town - captioned McRae, Georgia'.
Top centre - air-to air view of distant Tiger Moths. Captioned 'Formation'.
Top right - air-to-air view of two Tiger Moths in the distance. Captioned 'on the…
Top centre - air-to air view of distant Tiger Moths. Captioned 'Formation'.
Top right - air-to-air view of two Tiger Moths in the distance. Captioned 'on the…
Amongst the blossom
A pair of two storey clapboard buildings stand beyond a shallow ditch with a tree in blossom. The buildings have wooden steps leading to open doors with adjacent external vertical ladders.
Flying
Top left - air to ground view of a small town and tree's captioned '"Leslie at 2000 ft'.
Top centre - a man standing in doorway wearing leather flying jacket and holding flying helmet. Captioned 'Just me'.
Top right - view from the air of open…
Top centre - a man standing in doorway wearing leather flying jacket and holding flying helmet. Captioned 'Just me'.
Top right - view from the air of open…
Americus and Souther field
Top - a large building with columned portico and trees to both sides. captioned 'First Methodist church Americus'.
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Ten photographs - Albany and Turner field
Top left - view up a track to a large white house, Captioned 'Albany house'.
Top centre - three servicemen walking down a town street lined with palm trees. Captioned 'Main street Albany, Sunday morning'.
Top right - view across fields - captioned…
Top centre - three servicemen walking down a town street lined with palm trees. Captioned 'Main street Albany, Sunday morning'.
Top right - view across fields - captioned…
Airbase building
A two storey building set in open ground with bushes planted along the frontage. The United States flag flies from a flagpole in front and a water tower is behind.