Three members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force, two wearing tunics and one in shirtsleeves. Two are sitting in deck chairs including Joyce Donaldson in the centre. In the background a brick building with window.
King George VI on the right wearing greatcoat shaking hands with a Royal Air Force officer wearing a greatcoat on the left. There is another officer obscured behind the king. In the background a building.
Three airmen all dressed in battledress and two with side caps standing in line in front of a Nissen hut. David Donaldson is on the right; to his right Squadron Leader Roy Kendrick and Flight Lieutenant John Gibby. Additional information about this…
David Donaldson wearing tunic and side cap on the left accompanied by family in formal dress coats standing in front of railings of Buckingham Palace. His Daughter Frances is wearing a mini RAF wings on her coat. In the background other people some…
On the left David Donaldson in tunic with pilots brevet and medal ribbon alongside Joyce Donaldson holding Frances on the right. To the right an ornamental statue in front of a circular flower bed. In the background a large formal garden with trees…
Notes that Captain Donaldson master of Hudson AE 538 with three on board on route to United Kingdom entered and cleared Newfoundland Airport 6 September 1941.
To Squadron Leader D W Donaldson at RAF Warboys. Congratulatory telegram to David Donaldson from his sister's family.
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Congratulatory Telegram to David Donaldson from his Aunts and Uncles on the award of his DSO. '84' refers to the home address of DWD's Aunt and Uncles; 84 Oakwood Court, West Kensington, not a Squadron.
Notifies him that writer is back in UK and if close would like to meet up. Mentions he has been promoted CFI and it would be difficult to get back onto operations. Mentions he managed to do two of the big operations. Asks what David is doing now.…