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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1946-03"
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Royal Air Force Route
RAF Form 260 issued to Jose for travel from RAF Wartling to RAF Duxford.
Good-bye Chaps! Tee Emm
The last edition of Tee Emm.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
Mac and Alec with Pineapples
The two men are standing holding pineapples. One is wearing pants, the other shorts. Both have long socks. On the reverse 'Mac + Alec + Pineapples Kandy Camp Ceylon March 1946'.
Ivor Cole and Three Colleagues
The four men are positioned beside a barbed wire fence. Two are seated. On the reverse 'Mac, Self, Bander, Siree Kandy Camp Ceylon March 1946.'
Dave Holland and Colleagues
Three men and a bullock beside The Temple of the Tooth. On the reverse 'Dave Holland and his [indecipherable] at "The Temple of the Tooth" Kandy March 1946'.
Seven Airmen
Seven airmen arranged in two rows outside wooden huts. They are dressed casually in shorts and khaki. On the reverse 'RAF Kandy Ceylon March 1946'.
Lake with an Island, Kandy
An island in a small lake, surrounded by low hills. On the reverse ' "The Island" Kandy Lake, Kandy, Ceylon March 1946'.
No 9 Admin Course RAF Kandy
26 airmen arranged in three rows. They are all dressed in shorts and khaki. Behind are palm trees. On the reverse several of the men have signed their names plus 'No 9 Admin Course March 1946 RAF Kandy Ceylon'.
There is a second identical copy.
There is a second identical copy.
Aircraft and places
Top left - front quarter view of a York parked on hardstanding. Captioned 'Our York at Almaza, Cairo'.
Top right - view down onto the entrance of a hotel with driveway surrounded by palm trees. Captioned 'Heliopolis Palace hotel, Cairo Feb…
Top right - view down onto the entrance of a hotel with driveway surrounded by palm trees. Captioned 'Heliopolis Palace hotel, Cairo Feb…
People and places
Top left - two men, one wearing swimming trunks, the other shirt and shorts standing either side of a local boy on a beach with trees in the background. Captioned 'Engineer (J Ormerod) a Sinhalese boy and self on beach at Negombo, Ceylon, March…
Trip to India
Top left - view from air of river with city on far side and bridge in the centre. Captioned 'Ganges river at Cawnpore, India, March 1946'. [actually downstream from Cawnpore (Kanpur) at Allahabad (Prayagraj)]. Top right - view along the top of the…
Trip to India
Top left - view on landing from aircraft window of airport buildings including control tower. Runway in foreground. Captioned 'Taken just as we landed at Dum-Dum aerodrome, Calcutta, March 46'.
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Monsieur Laloux
A man identified as Monsieur Laloux on the reverse. He is standing at the entrance of a house. On the reverse 'March 10th to 16th 1943 Monsieur Laloux London'.
Pages from flying log book
Four pages from wireless operators log book. January, February, March and April 1946. Aircraft Lancaster. Includes local flying and trip to Italy and France.
Lancaster in Flight
Air to air photograph showing Lancaster bomber in flight, marked as OJ-E, submitted with caption; “Local flying from Methwold March 1946”.
Roy Chadwick and six men by the rear cabin door of an Avro Tudor
Seven men in line three are wearing white flying suits and the others coats and two with hats. Behind the rear fuselage of a passenger aircraft with open door. Captioned 'First flight of the Avro Tudor at Woodford, March 1946. Messrs Alf Sewart, Bill…
Malta, Tripoli and Indian mountains
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a horse and cart for tourists, captioned 'Gharry driver, Valetta'.
Photo 2 is five airmen. Four are sitting on a low wall and the fifth is lying in front. All are wearing swimming trunks. The image is…
Photo 1 is a horse and cart for tourists, captioned 'Gharry driver, Valetta'.
Photo 2 is five airmen. Four are sitting on a low wall and the fifth is lying in front. All are wearing swimming trunks. The image is…
Church at Luqa, Malta
Three photographs from an album.
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.…
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.…
Homer Lawson's Documents
Three items from a photo album.
Item 1 is Homer's card from the Karachi Ordnance Officers' Shop.
Item 2 is a slip allowing Homer to wear five medals.
Item 3 is Homer's temporary members card for the Srinagar Club.
Item 1 is Homer's card from the Karachi Ordnance Officers' Shop.
Item 2 is a slip allowing Homer to wear five medals.
Item 3 is Homer's temporary members card for the Srinagar Club.
Page 17 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - a view of a military hut with a truck.
Photo 2 - a man dressed in shorts standing outside a tent.
Photo 3 - Denis lying on a bed smoking a pipe.
Item 4 - One cent Malayan banknote, showing head of King George VI.
Photo 5 - a…
Photo 2 - a man dressed in shorts standing outside a tent.
Photo 3 - Denis lying on a bed smoking a pipe.
Item 4 - One cent Malayan banknote, showing head of King George VI.
Photo 5 - a…
Bonn bomb damage, prisoners, wedding photographs
An aerial photograph of bomb damaged city captioned 'Bonn'.
Aerial photograph of large fenced areas captioned 'Prisoners'.
Two small photographs, one of bride and groom on church steps with RAF party, second of Keith Thompson and Jessie in garden…
Aerial photograph of large fenced areas captioned 'Prisoners'.
Two small photographs, one of bride and groom on church steps with RAF party, second of Keith Thompson and Jessie in garden…
Interview with Doug Packman
Doug grew up in Kent. He joined the Royal Air Force at 18, as a flight engineer for 630 Squadron at RAF East Kirkby in 5 Group Bomber Command, flying Lancasters. He carried out 34 operations, followed by time as an instructor at RAF Syerston,…
Derrick Allen Ministry of Labour and National Service form
Requests that Derrick Allen takes up employment as a carpenter.