Vincent sitting on a car step with his grandson on his knee. It is captioned 'Vincent Francis Christian (known as Pom, Pom) With Brian Arnold Christian (grandson) 1934'.
List medals for David Donaldson including Distinguished Service order and bar, Distinguished Flying Cross. Medal for Joyce Donaldson, War Medal 1939-45. Lists RAF Service for David Donaldson from 1934 to demob in November 1945. Lists Joyce…
Item 1 is a newspaper cutting is a Bartel BM4 biplane dated 1929 produced by the ‘‘Samolot’’ factory.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting of a RWD8, high wing monoplane, with a Polish registration, SP-ANL annotated 'The most popular plane the…
The story of Roy Chadwick, Chief Designer of A.V. Roe & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1947, The aircraft he designed, and the lasting contribution he made to Britain's aviation industry. Covers chapter 1 - 15. Starts with early years and then a has a chapter…
Ronnie Abbott’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book between 1 May 1934 until 29 September 1937. Initially as an air gunner with 8 (B) Squadron in the Middle East before transferring back to England in 1937. Underwent pilot training with 50 (B)…
Pilots flying log book for P I Harris, covering the period from 12 January 1932 to 29 September 1937. Detailing his flying training and pre war flying duties with 35, 6 and 47 squadrons. He was stationed at RAF Digby, RAF Bircham Newton, RAF Ramleh,…
Letter from the rector of St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling to Mrs A D Boldy. He asks her to reconsider the decision to withdraw his sons David and Stephen from the school as a consequence of a recent earthquake.
Twelve boys in football kit sitting and standing in two rows with wooden building in background. Captioned 'Mervyn Adder (front row. extreme right) in a Hull Grammar School football team c1934. The boy on the front row, second left is Bob Baxter a…
Cutting 1 is a Comet racer surrounded by many spectators, captioned 'History in the Making. The D.H. Comet, piloted by C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black, crossing the finishing line at Melbourne and so winning the England to Australia air race of…
Top left - three airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in line with trees in the background. Submitted with description 'Three airmen in uniform, standing in front of hedge. Left to right: P/O Roberts - rear gunner, F/O Bob Wake - bomb…
Photo 1 is inside Thorpe Acre Church.
Photo 2 is F G Bower as a choir boy standing outside the church.
Photo 3 is F G Bower and another choir boy standing outside the church.
Photo 4 is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
Photo 5 is inside…