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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1946-05"

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Three-quarter length image of an airman wearing battledress with observer brevet, medal ribbons, warrant officer rank, and side cap. Standing with hand in pocket in front of a Wellington. Two versions of the same image. Submitted with caption 'Bob…

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Half length portrait of two officers wearing uniform tunics with flight engineer brevet, medal ribbons, and peaked caps, Side by side. Man on the left has pathfinder badge. On the reverse 'L-R, Thomas "Tom" Jones DFC, Roy Baker, May 1946, 1332 HCU…

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Three quarters portrait of Tom Jones and Roy Barker. On the reverse it is captioned 'L-R Thomas 'Tom' John Jones DFC Roy Barker May 1946 1332 HCU Transport Command RAF. Dishforth.'

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A low building with a statue of a soldier on a horse in the gardens. On the reverse 'The Phoenix Tea Gardens Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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Six airmen, four standing and two crouched in front. On the reverse 'The Charping Chico's of Four Block. Aden. May. 1946'.

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Ceylon Government Railways (CGR) 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive. On the reverse 'Ceylon Trains at Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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A thatched building with a pile of bricks and tiles outside. On the reverse 'A brickworks on the camp road. Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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Six men seated at a table drinking beer. One man has sergeant's stripes on his uniform. On the reverse 'The more we are together The drunker we shall be Singapore Lido May 1946'.

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Seven men posing in a rubber dinghy. On the reverse 'The gang at the swimming pool. Aden. May. 46.'

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MShipmanJ1694683-181126-06.pdf
The first edition of a magazine produced by RAF Mauripur. Articles about station life, sports reports, a film review and adverts.

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Six men standing in line all wearing suit and tie. Behind a brick building with door on the left and windows on the right. Captioned 'After maiden flight of Avro Tutor I [March crossed out] May 1946 at A V Roe Woodford. Roy Chadwick, Mr Wilmot, Sir…

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An RAF officer wearing overcoat and peaked cap riding on a motorbike with sidecar. In the background a wall and monument with sea beyond. Submitted with caption 'Dad Poole Harbour may 1946'.

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A sign indicates that this is the entrance to RAF Kandy. Coming out of the camp are five people. On the reverse 'Camp notice board on the road to No 1 Mess RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946.'

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Two views of the camp from above. On the reverse of the first 'A view of a part of the camp. Kandy Ceylon May 1946.'
On the reverse of the second 'Overlooking the camp at RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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Airmen's billets at RAF Kandy. The buildings are built into a hillside surrounded by palm trees. On the reverse 'Scene of our billets from the main road. Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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Top, photograph of Lancastrian 'Aries' landing, annotated Pressure pattern flying trial flight May 1946, Captioned ' Aries', 'May 1946', 'RAF Shawbury'.
Centre, photograph of Lancastrain 'Aries' on the ground with eight crew signatures. Captioned…

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Three palm trees reflected in a pool. On the reverse 'A view just outside our billets, Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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A view of a palm tree, looking up its trunk. On the reverse 'One of many palm trees around here. Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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A view across paddy fields. On the reverse 'The paddy fields near the camp Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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Eight Ceylonese working in a paddy field. On the reverse ' "Another Paddy Field being cut" at Kandy, Ceylon May 1946'.

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Two field workers in the foreground and two in the background. They are working on a rice field. On the reverse 'Boys cutting paddy (rice) at Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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A large building with one airmen walking in the front. On the reverse 'No 2 Officers' Mess RAF Kandy with "Paddy" walking along the steps Ceylon May 1946'.

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A low building on a rise with steps and gardens leading up to it. On the reverse 'No 1. (our mess) RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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PColeFIG18010166.jpg
A view across the river with trees on both banks. On the reverse 'The Mawataganger River Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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The letter refers to a proposed visit to their house by Fred. The end of the letter is missing.
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