Browse Items (66 total)
- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Georgia--Albany"
Sort by:
Turner Field
Left - a two story white barrack block on the far side of a road. Other buildings to the right in trees. Captioned 'Our Barrack Hut'.
Right - a group of men marching with instruments down a street with single story barrack huts behind. To the left…
Right - a group of men marching with instruments down a street with single story barrack huts behind. To the left…
Albany Georgia
Left - trees in field.
Right - long night exposure of city in distance and streets with light lines of car headlights from left and right up to city. Captioned 'Albany at night'.
Right - long night exposure of city in distance and streets with light lines of car headlights from left and right up to city. Captioned 'Albany at night'.
The memoir of Eric William Scott
The memoir contains details of Eric’s wartime career between 1939-1946. It covers his initial training, elementary flying training and his journey to the US for further training. During this time, he sustained an injury which curtailed his pilot…
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
Maurice Cecil Stimpson’s pilot’s flying log book. One
Pilot’s flying log book for Maurice Cecil Stimpson, covering the period from 19 December 1941 to 30 July 1943. Detailing his flying training and operation flown. He was stationed at RAF Perth, USAAC Alabany, USAAC Moody Field, RAF Little…
Billets at Darr
A large two storey building identified on the reverse as billets at Darr.
Three Stearmans
Three Stearman trainers lined up at Darr, as annotated on the reverse.
Seven Airmen
Seven men in shorts posing as a group. On the reverse 'Fixed at last'.
Albany Cinema
A building with 'Albany' in neon lights. On the reverse 'Albany Cinema'.
A second photograph is taken in darker lighting and has 'Albany Cinema by night'.
A second photograph is taken in darker lighting and has 'Albany Cinema by night'.
Maurice Stimpson and Peter
Two men in swimming shorts by a pool. On the reverse 'Pete & I at Darr Swimming Pool. Nellie See what difference the filters make to the clouds'.
Maurice Stimpson in Albany
Maurice standing by a car in an Albany street. On the reverse 'What a car, Albany'.
Meeting the Police in Albany
An airman and a policeman standing on a street corner in Albany, as identified on the reverse.
Albany Street Scene
A view across a street in Albany.
London Avenue, Albany
Pedestrians passing the sign for London, Albany. Behind are railway wagons. On the reverse 'London Avenue Albany not sure there are still train sidings there now'.
Maurice Stimpson and Pete
Maurice and Pete seated in a barbers with two assistants posing for their photographs. On the reverse 'Haircut time for Pete and Maurice in Albany'.
Maurice Stimpson
Maurice seated in the back of a car wearing sunglasses. On the reverse 'Maurice in 1942 having a break as Top Gun!'
Possibly Pete, Dave and Terry
Three men and two women sitting on the front of a car. On the reverse 'From the Left Possibly Pete, Dave (Davis) and Terry?'
Maurice Stimpson
Maurice, in flying helmet, looking up at the sky. The image has been damaged or marked. On the reverse 'No! They're not bees'.
Airfield Pennants
Four pennants for Jacksonville Beaches, Darr, Cochran and Turner fields.
Maurice Stimpson's 1942 Diary
An intermittent record of Maurice's year. It starts with some time in the UK then he travels to Perth then the US for pilot training.
United States scenes
Top left - view from road of snow covered landscape with trees. Captioned 'Border Country, Vanceboro, Maine'.
Top right - view of two story white barracks captioned 'Barracks, Turner Field, Georgia'.
Bottom - alligators in pool, captioned…
Top right - view of two story white barracks captioned 'Barracks, Turner Field, Georgia'.
Bottom - alligators in pool, captioned…
People and scenes Turner Field
Left - formations of airmen around flag pole in area surrounded by barracks. Captioned 'Retreat formation, Turner Field, Albany, Georgia'.
Top right - four airmen wearing tunics standing in line in front of a barrack block. Captioned 'Ken, Ted, Bert…
Top right - four airmen wearing tunics standing in line in front of a barrack block. Captioned 'Ken, Ted, Bert…
Turner Field
Top left - band marching in formation with barrack block behind. Captioned 'Station band, Turner Field'.
Top right - a group of airmen queuing on steps outside a barrack block. Captioned 'Grub-up, Turner Field'.
Bottom left - a group of airmen in…
Top right - a group of airmen queuing on steps outside a barrack block. Captioned 'Grub-up, Turner Field'.
Bottom left - a group of airmen in…
Absence Card
A card defining cadets limits, on the reverse and cadet officer of the day, cadet in charge of quarters, hospital, special pass or furlough and open post.
Kenneth Gill 1942 Diary
Starts with account of movements in RAF for 1941. Continues lwith entries for daily activities. Embarks Greenock, Leaves Milford Haven on 8 January for voyage across Atlantic and describes voyage to Canada. Arrives Moncton 20 January describes daily…