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Albert Evans, Record of Service
A list of Albert's war service.
Night fighter guns bomber
During operation to Ludwigshaven. Gives account of rear gunner Flight Sergeant P Perehinski (of Vancouver) continuing to give evasive action to pilot despite being wounded. Also mentions lucky escape of George Bilton where a prayer book and…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bombing; flight engineer; forced landing; navigator; pilot
Letter from Arthur Phillip Price to his mother
Writes about his boxing match and playing rugby. Mentions weather, low temperatures and recent snow blizzard. Expresses that he is not impressed with Canada and has little news to report. Catches up with home news and reports that he is getting on…
Sergeants' mess Christmas dinner menu 1942
No 36 Service Flying Training School. RAF Penhold, Christmas dinner menu for 1942. Includes several signatures and named 'Sgt Price A.P'. at top. On the reverse, many more signatures.
Tags: mess; military living conditions; training
RAF Penhold station magazine
The Penhold Log. Contains many articles including account of trip to United States, station headquarters notes, how Canada became British, boys in the RAF, a cyclist memories, entertainment news, sporting activities (photograph of athletics team),…
Tags: entertainment; sport; training
Bashaw Alberta
Top right - view of town buildings. Captioned 'Bashaw Alberta'.
Bottom left - man on skis. Captioned 'Jack Ross'.
Bottom right - three women in winter clothes standing in line in snow with toboggan in front.
Top left - missing photograph…
Bottom left - man on skis. Captioned 'Jack Ross'.
Bottom right - three women in winter clothes standing in line in snow with toboggan in front.
Top left - missing photograph…
Tags: ground personnel
Alberta
Top left - view from air of a lake with town. Captioned 'Sylvan Lake Alberta'.
Top right - three women in winter clothes riding on a toboggan.
Bottom left -three airmen wearing greatcoats standing by a car in front of a building with sign 'Uptown…
Top right - three women in winter clothes riding on a toboggan.
Bottom left -three airmen wearing greatcoats standing by a car in front of a building with sign 'Uptown…
Tags: entertainment
Alberta
Top left - an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing by a doorway. Captioned 'Jock Ross, Calgary'.
Bottom right - an Oxford parked on airfield with fuel bowser in front. Behind left a control tower. Captioned 'Penhold, Oct 1942'.
Bottom right - an Oxford parked on airfield with fuel bowser in front. Behind left a control tower. Captioned 'Penhold, Oct 1942'.
Banff
Top - a group of native Americans in full regalia riding horses down a street with buildings on left and mountain in the distance behind. Captioned 'Indians in Banff'.
Bottom - view of distant snow covered mountain. Captioned 'Banff'.
Bottom - view of distant snow covered mountain. Captioned 'Banff'.
Tags: animal; First nation
American Buffalo (Bison)
Top - head on view of a bison with others in the background along with trees and fence. Captioned 'Buffalo in Banff National park'.
Bottom - side view of a bison grazing.
Bottom - side view of a bison grazing.
Tags: animal
Christmas party
Top - three children seated at table with clown crouched between two of them. Table has cups, saucers, plates and Christmas decorations. Captioned 'Kiddies party RAF Penhold, Xmas 1941'.
Bottom - large group of children seated at 'u' shaped table…
Bottom - large group of children seated at 'u' shaped table…
Bashaw Alberta people
Top left - view in poor visibility of a man on skis. Captioned 'Jock skiing'.
Top right - four airmen, one seated at table wearing tunic and three standing behind wearing overalls. Captioned 'Instrument section'.
Bottom left - two airmen wearing…
Top right - four airmen, one seated at table wearing tunic and three standing behind wearing overalls. Captioned 'Instrument section'.
Bottom left - two airmen wearing…
Locomotive and airman
Top right front quarter view of a steam locomotive. Captioned 'Chinook in Calgary station'.
Bottom left - an airman wearing overalls and side cap standing in the open with huts in the background. Captioned 'Art Thackwray'.
Bottom left - an airman wearing overalls and side cap standing in the open with huts in the background. Captioned 'Art Thackwray'.
Tags: ground personnel
Penhold
Top left - two airmen, one sitting at desk working on papers and the other standing behind him. Window on the right. Captioned 'Ginger Newlands and Jock Mitchell, M.T. section Penhold'.
Top right - a man crouching in a doorway surrounded by three…
Top right - a man crouching in a doorway surrounded by three…
Calgary Stampede
Top - postcard showing bronco riding. Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Jack Noyes on Indian Black'.
Bottom - postcard showing bronco riding with spectators and helpers. Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Lone Breeze on Old Strange'.
Bottom - postcard showing bronco riding with spectators and helpers. Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Lone Breeze on Old Strange'.
Tags: animal; entertainment
Calgary Stampede
Top postcard showing bronco riding with spectators . Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Stan Jackson Bucking Horse'.
Bottom - postcard showing steer wrestling. Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Ed Hunter wild steer decorating'.
Bottom - postcard showing steer wrestling. Captioned 'Calgary Stampede Ed Hunter wild steer decorating'.
Tags: animal; entertainment