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69 Airmen
69 men arranged in three rows in front of a wooden building. On the reverse 'Canada 1943'.
73rd Squadron Graduation Banquet & Dance
Jim's copy of the programme for his graduation. It includes a list of all the graduates and their town and country of origin.
91 A Charlottetown P.E.I.
24 airmen arranged in three rows. All the airmen have pilot's wings.
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
A bridge and an airman
Photo 1 is of a three span bridge over a river.
Photo 2 is an airman leaning on a wooden railing outside a wooden building.
Photo 2 is an airman leaning on a wooden railing outside a wooden building.
A couple outside a house
A woman wearing skit and jacket and an airman wearing tunic standing by the door of a two story house. Captioned 'Innisfail, Alta'.
A group of airmen in front of an Anson
A large group of airmen wearing tunics with side caps squatting and standing in two rows in front of an Anson. One officer in centre standing has a lighter uniform and peaked cap. Annotated with signatures and home towns of many of the participants.…
A H G Dicker’s Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for A H G Dicker, navigator, covering the period from 4 July 1944 to 30 April 1953. Detailing his flying training, post war duties with 205 squadron, 52 squadron, 203 squadron and…
A Love Story by Grandad
An account of Jim Allen's life from 1941 to 1997. He details meeting his future wife and their intermittent courtship. There is great detail about his social life and relationship with his future wife. There are two pages of photographs:
First page:…
First page:…
A pair of gloves
A pair of gloves, the left hand one in its mitten configuration, the other in glove configuration (the portion over the wrist and lower arm can be turned over and zipped around the hand), in the palm of the mitten are a pair of Royal Air Force…
A Reminiscence of the Flying Characteristics of Many Old Type Aircraft
A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.
A retrospective - Bomber Command No 625 Squadron
Opens with some details of 625 Squadron and introduction with reasons for writing. Writes of beginning of the war when still at school and experiences before joining up. Mentions activities with Air Training Corps and being awarded an RAF bursary to…
A Snowy Camp
A view across a snowy landscape with wooden huts.
A wet weekend in Banff
Ten photographs of Banff with snow and slush on the ground, one captioned 'Cave basin naturally warmed open air pool'.
Another, in colour captioned 'Banff 1996'.
A cartoon shows a soap box car, captioned 'Canadian paper 1942'.
Another, in colour captioned 'Banff 1996'.
A cartoon shows a soap box car, captioned 'Canadian paper 1942'.
A woman and airman standing on steps
Left - A woman wearing dark coat standing on steps to a building doorway with 'Girls' above door.
Right - an airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing in the same doorway. Page captioned 'Innisfail'.
Right - an airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing in the same doorway. Page captioned 'Innisfail'.
A.O.C.'s RAF Goose Bay
Formation of airmen marching past inside a hanger with reviewing party bottom left. Captioned 'A.V.M. Wade takes the salute Wing Co Redding leads the parade followed by F/O Pilgrim-Morris and yours truly. S/Ldr Tony Ingolby on right of the dais as…
A2 Flight 67 Course
32 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a Tiger Moth. Underneath is a caption 'Graduated from EFTS. 23.12.42'.
Above the Clouds and Collingwood
The first photograph is an aerial photograph looking at cirrus and convection cumulous clouds. Captioned ' Above the clouds. Cirrus & Convection Cumulous'. The second is a low angle aerial photograph of Collingwood, Ontario. The town and its docks…
Across Canada by Train
Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a view of the train and carriages as it rounds a bend, captioned 'Ontario'.
Photo 2 is an engine coming on the other line, viewed from the carriage window.
Photo 3 is a Canadian Pacific locomotive,…
Photo 1 is a view of the train and carriages as it rounds a bend, captioned 'Ontario'.
Photo 2 is an engine coming on the other line, viewed from the carriage window.
Photo 3 is a Canadian Pacific locomotive,…
Acton Ontario Cenotaph
A plaque with a photograph of the Cenotaph and 21 photographs of local residents who died during the 1939 to 1945 war. It includes Sam McCron.
Aerial Photographs
Two aerial photographs from an album.
1. An oblique aerial image of a farm with orchards.
2. A near vertical image of some coastline.
1. An oblique aerial image of a farm with orchards.
2. A near vertical image of some coastline.
Aerial Photographs and Snow Scenes
Four photographs from an album.
1. An aerial oblique view of a a settlement on a snow covered hill side.
2. A view of some snow-covered trees.
3. An oblique aerial view of an airfield and surrounding farms.
4. An oblique aerial view of a lake set…
1. An aerial oblique view of a a settlement on a snow covered hill side.
2. A view of some snow-covered trees.
3. An oblique aerial view of an airfield and surrounding farms.
4. An oblique aerial view of a lake set…
Aerial Photographs, Canada
Four aerial photographs from an album.
#1 is a city with a river.
#2 is a city at the side of a river.
#3 is a city with a regular grid street pattern and a river under the wing of an aircraft.
#4 is Montreal with three bridges crossing the St…
#1 is a city with a river.
#2 is a city at the side of a river.
#3 is a city with a regular grid street pattern and a river under the wing of an aircraft.
#4 is Montreal with three bridges crossing the St…
Aerial Photographs, Montreal
Four oblique aerial photographs from an album. #1 is a city with a bridge crossing a frozen river and another bridge leading to a small island. #2 is two bridges, Honor Mercier, crossing the St Lawrence river. #3 is the Jacques Cartier bridge leading…
Aerial view of Nova Scotia countryside
An aerial view of Canadian countryside from a biplane. The wings can be seen on the right side of the image. On the reverse 'The Fleet takes me over Canada's vast countryside. Stanley EFTS July 42'.