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Goderich
An oblique aerial photograph of Goderich and Maitland River with Menesetung Bridge.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group, and by Fynn Titford-Mock, with additional backing by Richard…
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group, and by Fynn Titford-Mock, with additional backing by Richard…
Road Crossing Flat Lands
A low level aerial oblique photograph of a road crossing. Annotated on the image is 'PE-J Q-4'.
Jack Leadbetter
Three half length portraits of Jack.
#1 he is facing right.
#2 he is looking straight at the camera. The image has been slightly colourised.
#3 he is sitting on a small table. The colourised image is captioned 'Loudens Studios Fleetwood'.
#1 he is facing right.
#2 he is looking straight at the camera. The image has been slightly colourised.
#3 he is sitting on a small table. The colourised image is captioned 'Loudens Studios Fleetwood'.
Jack Leadbetter, Two Colleagues and Three Women
The group of six are sitting on a fallen tree trunk. In front there is a dog.
Jack Leadbetter and Two Colleagues
The three men are standing with arms crossed.
Jack Leadbetter and Crew
Jack (third from left) with his crew, standing in front of their Lancaster.
'Piccadilly' Moncton
A camp scene of a road with wooden huts and in the distance a bunch of airmen. On the reverse 'Piccadilly Moncton'.
Eleven Trainee Airmen
11 airmen including Jack. On the reverse 'The boys'.
Jack Leadbetter and Three Colleagues
Four trainee airmen standing by a sign for the airbase. On the reverse 'Canada' and '4 Musketeers'.
Jack Leadbetter and Colleague
Jack and a colleague in flying kit. On the reverse 'Canada' and 'Processed Jan 24 1944'.
No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School Sign
A sign for the school with an airman standing by it. On the reverse 'What was started at the beginning of the War'.
Eleven Trainee Airmen
11 airmen in two rows. On the reverse 'Canada A Merry Band'.
Picton Airbase
An oblique aerial photograph of the airbase at Picton. There is a row of aircraft, five hangars and many other buildings.
On the reverse 'Picton aerodrome. Picton Manitoba' [sic]
On the reverse 'Picton aerodrome. Picton Manitoba' [sic]
13 Airmen
13 Airmen with their new brevets.
Five Airmen in Flying Kit
A group of five airmen arranged in two rows. They are in flying kit, with parachutes, gloves and thick boots. On the reverse 'Canada'.
Two Airmen in Flying Kit
The two airmen are kitted up with parachutes, gloves and thick boots. On the reverse 'Canada'.
Jack Leadbetter and Stan Duxberry
Two photographs of Jack in RAF uniform and Stan in Navy uniform.
#1 is a half length portrait. On the reverse 'With Stan Duxberry Canada 1944'.
#2 is a full length portrait. On the reverse 'Stan Duxberry & Self in Canada.
#1 is a half length portrait. On the reverse 'With Stan Duxberry Canada 1944'.
#2 is a full length portrait. On the reverse 'Stan Duxberry & Self in Canada.
Jack Leadbetter
Jack wearing his bomb aimer brevet, standing in the snow outside the wooden huts at his base. On the reverse 'Canada'.
A Snowy Camp
A view across a snowy landscape with wooden huts.
Jack Leadbetter and 47 Trainees
A group of 48 trainee airmen arranged in three rows in a basketball gym. Jack is back row, sixth from right. On the reverse 'Jack top back row looking right' and stamped 'RCAF Photograph Crown Copyright'.
Train across Canada
Ten photographs taken during a crossing of Canada.
#1 is a view towards the steam engine across various coaches. There is a lot of snow by the tracks.
#2 is an arrivals board for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Chapleau.
#3 is the station at Fire…
#1 is a view towards the steam engine across various coaches. There is a lot of snow by the tracks.
#2 is an arrivals board for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Chapleau.
#3 is the station at Fire…
Magnetic Hill, Moncton
A view of the optical illusion at Moncton Hill. A sign identifies the location and suggests how to appreciate the illusion.
Yonge Street, Toronto
Two photographs of Yonge Street, taken from the same location.
#1 is a day view.
#2 is a night view of the same section of street.
#1 is a day view.
#2 is a night view of the same section of street.
Airmen on Parade
A parade of airmen marching along a Canadian street.
Jack Leadbetter
Jack in uniform is sitting on a wooden support. On the reverse 'Canada 1944'.