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Top right - view down onto the entrance of a hotel with driveway surrounded by palm trees. Captioned 'Heliopolis Palace hotel, Cairo Feb 46'.
Centre - view of front fuselage of a York with starboard engines visible. Captioned 'Spot of prop trouble at Luqa, Malta, Mar 46'.
Bottom left - row of civilian single engine aircraft parked on a grass airfield with hut in background left. Captioned 'Lausanne air display July 46'.
Bottom right - view down onto city street with multi-story buildings with shops on far side. Captioned 'Paris street from hotel window, Nov 46'.
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#1 is three airmen in khaki sitting on the tail of a Hudson.
#2 is two airmen leaning on a wall in the hills.
#3 is seven airmen in khaki leaning and sitting on the tail of a Hudson.
#4 is six children in a row posing for a photograph. Behind are boats and the sea.
#5 is an air to air shot of a Hudson banking away from the photographer.
#6 is a harbour annotated 'General View Sliema'.
#7 is an airman standing by a stone pillar.
#8 is a postcard annotated 'The Armoury Malta'.]]>
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Photo 1 is the outside of the front of the church.
Photo 2 is the inside which has been badly damaged.
Photo 3 is a postcard with a view across stone walled terraces to the church.
The photos are captioned 'R.C. church at Luqa, Malta. Hit by Hun. Taken March 1946']]>
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#1 is Portes des Bombes, Floriana.
#2 is Kings Gate, Valletta. Several pedestrians are walking about.
#3 is an unclear view.
#4 is an airman sitting on a wall.
#5 is a view along a road with traffic in the distance.
#6 is an airman with a rifle over his shoulder.
#7 is a city street with one man walking.
#8 is a coastal view.
#9 is a tree lined boulevard, empty of traffic.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder and Tommy Hmlnk
of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.]]>
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