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Meteorology Excercise Book
An excercise book kept by Ted Neale with his meteorology notes. Recorded at No 19 AN 42 Air School, Port Elizabeth.
Letter to Mrs Warren from George Warren
George apologises for not writing because of his sadness on losing so many of his colleagues. It is a sad letter expressing his feeling if he was lost on an operation.
Letter to Mr & Mrs Wright from Arthur Wright
Letter to Henry, Lil and Barbara from Arthur Wright, their brother. Flying training has not gone well due to his 'Undeveloped air sense'. He is now training as an Observer. At first he was unhappy but quickly started to get much satisfaction from…
Letter to George Royall
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Author describes journey to her home and that they had enjoyed time together. Continues with domestics, activities and gossip. Letter had been redirected from England via Canada to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Letter from David Boldy to his father
Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father about about his air gunner course at East London.
Letter from Charles Turner to his mother and family
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The letter describes his social life in Port Elizabeth and his upcoming 21st birthday.
Letter from Charles Turner to his mother and family
In the letter he complains that his mother hasn't written to him, he misses mild beer, tripe and black pudding. He describes going out for drinks with a WAAF and meeting South African air force pilots and more girls, then they all went for dinner and…
Italy, Pompei 1945-6, course photograph, Port Elizabeth 1942-3
Four photographs of the Pompei Ruins.
Course photograph, posed in four rows, buildings in background, captioned ' Course 6AN, 42 Air School, Port Elizabeth, 22/11/42 - 6/3/43.'
Course photograph, posed in four rows, buildings in background, captioned ' Course 6AN, 42 Air School, Port Elizabeth, 22/11/42 - 6/3/43.'
Italy, Naples 1945-6, Port Elizabeth 1942-3
Four photographs of Pompei Ruins.
Four photographs of Port Elizabeth December 1942-March 1943.
Four photographs of Port Elizabeth December 1942-March 1943.
Interview with George Royall
George volunteered to be a pilot but settled for Air Observer. He talks about his selection and training in London and then in Stratford-upon-Avon, where enjoyed the theatre and how, at Brighton, illness separated him from the rest of the course. So,…
Harold Wilson's flying log book
Harold Wilson’s Flying Log Book from 28/11/42 to 2/4/54, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Bomber (and later Navigator). Also contains various memorabilia including a photograph, reunion invitation and newspaper…
George Warren’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for G C Warren, navigator, covering the period from 25 August 1943 to 16 March 1945, when he failed to return from an operation to Nuremburg. He was stationed at SAAF Port Elizabeth, SAAF East London,…
George Royall's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
George Royall's log book, detailing his RAF flying from September 1943 to November 1945. It records his training as an observer, gunner and bomb aimer, initially at 48 and 42 Air Schools in South Africa. It then records his flying training with 8…
Envelope
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Front and back of an envelope, addressed to George Royall and having been redirected several times. Includes postmarks.
Ellis Edwards’ South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book
South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book for Ellis Edwards, bomb aimer, covering the period from 9 February 1942 to 29 March 1943 when he was missing in action on an operation to Berlin. Detailing his flying training and operations…
D R Theory Exercise Book
An exercise book kept by Ted Neale recording notes about navigation theory. Training notes covering Dead Reckoning calculations and corrections, and post flight procedures.
Astro Observation Exercise Book
An exercise book kept by Ted Neale with his observations and calculations used in astro-observations, No 19 AN, 42 Air School, Port Elizabeth.
Arthur Wright in sidcot suit
Arthur Wright standing in his Sidcot suit holding his flying helmet. Captioned ' With love & happy memories Arthur'. On the reverse 'To Henry + Lil From Arthur Port Elizabeth S.A. July 1942'.