Cathie Hewitt]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Cathie Hewitt]]> Janet McGreevy]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Zimbabwe]]> Cyprus]]> Cuba]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1945-05]]> Photos 1, 2 and 3 are scenes from Cairo.
Photo 4 is a side head and shoulders profile of Sam.
Photo 5 is a Battle aircraft in flight.]]>
Penny Thicket]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Christian]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Algeria]]> Algeria--Algiers]]> Algeria--Blida]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Mbandaka]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Egypt--Suez]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Poole (Dorset)]]> Gabon]]> Gabon--Libreville]]> Gambia]]> Gibraltar]]> Ireland]]> Ireland--Limerick (County)]]> Libya]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> Malta]]> Morocco]]> Morocco--Casablanca]]> Morocco--Oujda]]> Nigeria]]> Nigeria--Lagos]]> Portugal]]> Portugal--Lisbon]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa]]> Sudan]]> Sudan--Khartoum]]> South Sudan]]> South Sudan--Malakal]]> Tunisia]]> Uganda]]> North Africa]]> Egypt--Alamayn]]> Gambia--Banjul]]> Sudan--Ḥalfāʼ al-Jadīdah]]> Libya--Banghāzī]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> England--Dorset]]> 1942-10]]> 1942-11]]> 1942-12]]> 1943-01]]>
Top middle - waterfall with man and woman standing on rock outcrop on right, other figures behind. Captioned 'Tshapo Falls on Congo river'.
Top right - three elephants with men on their backs standing in river. Bow of boat on right and far bank visible in the distance. Captioned 'Elephants being washed in Congo at Stanleyville'.
Bottom left - three okapi in compound, two standing outside and one in archway. Captioned 'Okapi at Stanleyville zoo'.
Bottom middle - man bending over a young okapi. Captioned 'Polish S/Ldr with young okapi'.
Bottom right - opaki standing in compound. Captioned Okapi'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]>
Top middle - distant view up a road of memorial with two columns. Cyclist in foreground. Captioned 'King Albert memorial at Leopoldville'.
Top right - waterfront with small vessels moored. Captioned 'Stanley Pool'.
Bottom left - garden with trees and building wall on right. Captioned 'Garden of A.B.C hotel at Leopoldville'.
Bottom middle - huts surrounded by foliage. Captioned 'in native village of Bangui, French Equatorial Africa'.
Bottom right - view up tree lined street. Captioned 'Leopoldville'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa]]> Central African Republic]]> Central African Republic--Bangui]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]>
Top right - four men standing by the tail of a Dove. Captioned 'at Leopoldville'.
Bottom left - five men standing in front of a de Havilland Dove. Two wearing suits and hats, one in shorts and the others in tropical dress', Captioned 'Arrival at Leopoldville'.
Bottom right - front quarter view of a Dove with men attending the port engine. Captioned 'Maintenance at Leopoldville'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Gabon]]> Gabon--Libreville]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]>
Top right - view over swimming pool with building behind. Captioned 'Swimming pool Leo'.
Centre = view of front of two story building with portico entrances an name 'Le Regina'. Captioned 'our hotel Leo'.
Bottom left - six local people (five wearing white with shorts standing by the fuselage door of a de Havilland Dove. Captioned 'About to clean up'.
Bottom right - side view of a de Havilland Dove parked on airfield with other aircraft and a hangar in the background. Captioned 'At Leo'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]>
Top right - view of clouded sky from the air. Captioned 'Looking out of rain-storm, Congo'.
Centre - view from air of large waterfalls. Captioned 'Flying over Victoria Falls in low water'.
Bottom left - view of township buildings. Captioned 'At Gwelo (S Rhodesia)'.
Bottom right - path with archway and walls and trees either side of entrance. Captioned 'Entrance to swimming pool at Gwelo'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kananga (Kasaï-Occidental)]]> Africa--Victoria Falls]]> Zimbabwe]]> Zimbabwe--Gweru]]> Congo (Democratic Republic)]]>