Browse Items (1561 total)

  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Canada"

MMcMahonT1061081-240301-02.pdf
A compilation of names and addresses. Includes Thomas' service and prisoner numbers and identifies his camp barrack as 17A.

Tags: ;

EOC77SqnRAFCameronA420903-0001.jpg
To Thomas' mother advising that he has been reported missing from operations after nothing was heard from the aircraft following take off. A list of contact details for the other crew members, Pilot Officer A Cassie, second pilot Sergeant G E…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

PPrestonJC21010004.jpg
18 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a Stearman. They are wearing flying gear and there is snow on the ground. On the reverse 'Dad in Canada 1943 Fourth from Left Back row'.

Tags: ; ; ;

LPrestonJC201864v1.pdf
J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

PNorthWA2311.jpg
A group of airmen and women at a dinner at Preston Hall, Montreal. They are in three rows behind the table set for dinner. Along with other copies, this was sent from Montreal to Alan North at RAF Harrogate.

On the reverse 'Alan North' and on a…

Tags:

MNorthWA1583475-230802-16.jpg
A pass issued to Alan by RCAF Mountain View.

Tags:

MNorthWA1583475-230802-15.jpg
A list of airmen with their number, rank and religion.

Tags: ; ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440608.jpg
Alan writes that he has finished his exams and is waiting for the results. Something has affected his future training and he expects to return to England soon.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440526.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for the newspapers and airgraph. He has been studying for his final exams.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440501.jpg
Alan writes that he has not received any mail for over a month. Work has been busy. He complains about the food.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440426.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for their airgraph. He has been very busy with exams. He has been to see a film but was not impressed, then a dance where the girls only spoke French.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440314.jpg
Alan writes that he had a free weekend and went into Montreal and went to a film then a dance. On the Sunday they went to Mount Royal and watched the winter sports.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440213.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letter. He has settled down and studying hard.

Tags: ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440131.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He has moved to St Johns, near Montreal.

Tags: ; ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]440108.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for letters and newspapers. He is about to start his exams and also flying a lot.

Tags: ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431230.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for letters, parcel and papers. He enjoyed his visit to Chicago and found the locals very friendly.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431119.jpg
Alan writes that he has moved to Mountain View, Ontario. He enjoyed the train journey back east.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431107.jpg
Alan writes that he had 14 days leave. He writes from Vancouver and has visited Calgary and Banff.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431008.jpg
Alan writes that he has moved back to Saskatchewan but dislikes the flat monotonous prairies in comparison to the Rockies.

Tags: ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430921.jpg
Alan thanks his parents for their letters. He is finding his course easy and expects to be flying again soon. He has just had a weekend in the Rockies.

Tags: ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430816.jpg
Alan writes that he has moved to Edmonton. He finds the scenery repetitive and not varied like England.

Tags: ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430808.jpg
Alan writes thanking them for his first airgraph. He has had mid-term exams and remarks that his first flying test was grim.

Tags: ; ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430801.jpg
Alan writes he has been busy flying and is very tired. He has moved on from Tiger Moths and is now flying faster monoplanes.

Tags: ; ; ;

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430711.jpg
Alan writes that he has moved to Regina, Saskatchewan. The weather is hot and he should be there for eight weeks.

Tags: ; ;

PNorthWA23040009.jpg
One coloured envelope
Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2