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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Egypt--Suez"
Gordon Mills observer's and air gunner's log book
Tags: 149 Squadron; 218 Squadron; 50 Squadron; 75 Squadron; 83 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Cook’s tour; crash; heavy conversion unit; incendiary device; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Lincoln; Martinet; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); operational training unit; RAF Binbrook; RAF Feltwell; RAF Hemswell; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lindholme; RAF Mepal; RAF Methwold; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Stradishall; RAF Waddington; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; training; Wellington
The French Colony and the Swimming Pool, Suez
Photos 1 and 2 are street scenes in the French colony at Suez.
Photos 3 and 4 are the swimming pool and swimming carnival.
Tags: sport
Sam Saunders and Colleagues at Shallufa
Photo 1 is three airmen outside their quarters at Shaluffa, captioned 'Len Clark, WAG, Me.'
Photo 2 is Sam sitting at a desk smoking a pipe, captioned 'Me'.
Photo 3 is four airmen outside their quarters, captioned…
Sam Saunders's flying log book
Tags: 128 Squadron; 216 Squadron; 38 Squadron; 40 Squadron; 627 Squadron; 692 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; Battle; bombing; C-47; Hudson; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; operational training unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Graveley; RAF Harwell; RAF Hendon; RAF Marham; RAF Oakington; RAF Shallufa; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Wyton; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Sam Saunders in Egypt
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…
Sam Saunder's Operations
Photo 1 is a vertical aerial photograph partly obscured by tracer fire.
Photo 2 is the 40 squadron crest.
Photo 3 is Sam in shorts and tee shirt in front of a…
Sam Saunders in Egypt
Photo 1 is HMS Sagitta from the air.
Photo 2, 3 and 4 are Sam working on a lamp.
Photo 5 is Sam playing tennis.
Photo 6 is Sam and colleague in khaki and shorts.
Photo 7 is a letter in…
Tags: 38 Squadron; mine laying; sport; Wellington
Interview with Ron Saunders
Geoffrey Whittle's observers and air gunners flying log book. One
Detailing his flying training, instructor duties and post war flying. He was stationed at RAF West Freugh, RAF…
Tags: 101 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); C-47; Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Lancaster; Meteor; Mosquito; navigator; operational training unit; Proctor; RAF Brize Norton; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Hemswell; RAF Leeming; RAF Lichfield; RAF Lindholme; RAF Ludford Magna; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Millom; RAF Upavon; RAF West Freugh; training; Walrus; Wellington; York
Beaufighter, Spitfire and Lincoln
Photograph 2 is an air-to-air view of a Spitfire taken from a Lincoln, captioned 'Spitfire breakaway, Shallufa Egypt…
Tags: 97 Squadron; Beaufighter; Lincoln; RAF Hemswell; Spitfire
Suez [place]
Letter to Dennis Raettig from his mother
Tags: bombing; evacuation