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Service men in North Africa
Left hand page displays seven photographs (in three rows) of service men in army uniform.
The middle photograph, centre row shows men in uniform seated at a meal indoors; the remaining pictures have been taken outside.
On the top row (left and…
The middle photograph, centre row shows men in uniform seated at a meal indoors; the remaining pictures have been taken outside.
On the top row (left and…
At a wedding
A bride, in a suit and hat, and groom, in uniform, sit in front of nine uniformed men and one woman.
On the reverse, 'Trevor Blewitt behind bride' and 'To Trev from Bill & Margaret Cairo March 1940'.
On the reverse, 'Trevor Blewitt behind bride' and 'To Trev from Bill & Margaret Cairo March 1940'.
Saint Mark's
Left: A building with arches and a domed roof and towers with a man walking along a road.
Right: A church behind a hedge with narrow spires at its corners with a cross and statue on the apex of the pitched facade. A man leads a donkey pulling a cart…
Right: A church behind a hedge with narrow spires at its corners with a cross and statue on the apex of the pitched facade. A man leads a donkey pulling a cart…
Baron Empain Palace
Left: A multi storey building with an ornate tower with various openings and statues.
Right: Looking across a shaded courtyard to a three storey, flat roofed, building with arched openings at each level.
Right: Looking across a shaded courtyard to a three storey, flat roofed, building with arched openings at each level.
The Egyptian Museum
Top: The facade of the museum with the dome on the roof and steps leading to arches onto to a colonnade.
Bottom: Inside a double storey room with columns supporting the arched gallery above. Various statues are standing on plinths in the open…
Bottom: Inside a double storey room with columns supporting the arched gallery above. Various statues are standing on plinths in the open…
Men in civilian clothes
Top: Four men in civilian clothes stand alongside cut stones and a carving of five faces.
Bottom: Two men, one with a pipe in his mouth, crouch on the ground in front of a wire mesh fence. Beyond is an area of scrub and trees.
Bottom: Two men, one with a pipe in his mouth, crouch on the ground in front of a wire mesh fence. Beyond is an area of scrub and trees.
Egypt
Left: View of a pyramid.
Right: Trevor standing next to cut stones and in front of a stone carved with five faces.
Right: Trevor standing next to cut stones and in front of a stone carved with five faces.
The Sphinx
Top: Trevor stands in front of The Great Sphinx with other features beyond.
Bottom: A wider view of the Giza Necropolis with The Great Sphinx in the foreground.
Bottom: A wider view of the Giza Necropolis with The Great Sphinx in the foreground.
Archaeological sites
Top: Five men in civilian clothes standing in front of The Great Sphinx.
Bottom: Aerial view of an archaeological site with a square, open roofed structure. A stepped pyramid is in the foreground. There is a road and town to the left.
Bottom: Aerial view of an archaeological site with a square, open roofed structure. A stepped pyramid is in the foreground. There is a road and town to the left.
The great pyramids
Top: The Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu) showing the entrance at ground level.
Bottom: Trevor, in civilian clothes standing in front of a pyramid.
Bottom: Trevor, in civilian clothes standing in front of a pyramid.
Pyramid complex
Left: Inside cover
Right page:
Top: The Great Sphinx in front of a view of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu) at the Gixs Necropolis.
Bottom: Detail of the stone blocks making up a pyramid on which three men stand.
Right page:
Top: The Great Sphinx in front of a view of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu) at the Gixs Necropolis.
Bottom: Detail of the stone blocks making up a pyramid on which three men stand.
Trevor Blewitt
Details of Trevor's family, his early years and marriage to Phyllis. Details his sporting interests, decorations awarded and courses attended.
Trevor Blewitt’s RAF service record
Listing Trevor’s service history between 1927 and 1953.
Around the world
A list of place where Geoffrey was based.
Crise en Allemagne
Le Courrier de l’Air No. 38, 1941
The main article mocks Hitler’s claim that he will follow his intuition to lead the armed forces. It suggests that he dismissed Field Marshal von Brauchitsch, and other military commanders, as a scapegoat…
The main article mocks Hitler’s claim that he will follow his intuition to lead the armed forces. It suggests that he dismissed Field Marshal von Brauchitsch, and other military commanders, as a scapegoat…
Newspaper cutting - London to Cairo, RAF Strike from
Includes photograph of Lancaster crews just back after striking Rommel's Africa Corps. Continued article mentions some details of France seen on route to Milan and conditions over the target. Map shows operations to Italy and attacks in North Africa.
Letter to Alf Morrill from Sgt D Betts
Doug writes from North Africa. He has been in rest camp, despite not being ill. The food and standard of accommodation was good but he has now returned to his station base.
Conversation with Heinz Rökke & Jack Bromfield
Gives short details of participants mentioning that Heinz Rökke achieved 64 victories with NJG2. Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield was wireless operator /air gunner with 158 (Halifax) Squadron. Starts with Rökke and Bromfield discussing the latter's…
Interview with Peter Sewerin
Peter Sewerin remembers his father Stanislaw Sewerin. He escaped from Poland and fought in North Africa before transferring to the RAF and training as a pilot. He flew operations as a pilot with 300 Squadron. After the war, he flew as a pilot in…
Loads carried by German Air Force Mediterranean Air Transport
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A paper written about the loads carried by different types of transport aircraft operated by the German Air Force during the North African campaign. Types of aircraft used and details of consignments carried are described. There is a header 'MOST…
Map - the Peenemunde raid
Map showing routes from various points in England to Peenemunde as well as to Regensburg and Schweinfurt which go on to North Africa. Shows locations of German night fighter airfields. Mentions USAAF daylight operations and shows Mosquito diversion…
William Hugh Anthony Jackson's Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One
William Jackson’s Flying Log Book 1 from 12th July 1940 until 14th February 1943 as a pilot. Training started in No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School, then No. 6 Flying Training School, 17 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 105 Squadron in…
Vampires, river, Shallufa church, city, Lincolns, Castel Benito transit hotel and Benghazi
Nine photographs from an album.
#1 a row of Vampires
#2is of the River Nile at Kafr Halawa.
#3 is the church at RAF Shallufa.
#4 is an oblique aerial view of the Thames, London with the Isle of Dogs at the bottom.
#5 is the entrance to RAF…
#1 a row of Vampires
#2is of the River Nile at Kafr Halawa.
#3 is the church at RAF Shallufa.
#4 is an oblique aerial view of the Thames, London with the Isle of Dogs at the bottom.
#5 is the entrance to RAF…
Suez Canal, de Lesseps statue, Port Said Lighthouse and Gibraltar
Nine photographs from an album.
#1 and 3 are ships in the Suez Canal.
#2 is a hill seen from a ship.
#4 is de Lesseps statue.
#5 is a soldier leaning on the railings of a ship.
#6 is the Port Said lighthouse.
#7, 8 and 9 are the Rock of…
#1 and 3 are ships in the Suez Canal.
#2 is a hill seen from a ship.
#4 is de Lesseps statue.
#5 is a soldier leaning on the railings of a ship.
#6 is the Port Said lighthouse.
#7, 8 and 9 are the Rock of…
The Suez Canal at Ismailia
An oblique aerial photograph of the Suez Canal at Ismailia. RAF Deversoir in the distance.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.