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EC James
A head and shoulders portrait of Cyril in uniform, with pilot's wings.
B Flight No 4 Squadron
61 men, mostly trainees, arranged in four rows., captioned B Flight, No 4 Squadron. 3 ITW September 1941.
Pilot's Notes for a Catalina
Notes taken during training.
Cairo Air Chart
A 1:1000000 chart of Egypt overlaid with RAF airfields.
Navy Directing, Descriptive and Visual Direction Signals
A list of radio signals and codes with their meaning in English.
Cyril James
A half-length portrait of Cyril. He is standing behind a caption board with 'James, E.C. Student Aviator. USMC [crossed out] 1-7-1942 Class. RAF'.
Cyril James
A half-length portrait of Cyril James, as a trainee.
Damaged Rudder
Three photographs of a damaged rudder.
On the reverse of the first and last is 'Sgt James'.
On the reverse of the first and last is 'Sgt James'.
Two Airmen in Detroit
Two airmen walking along an urban street. On the reverse 'Detroit'.
Vessel under Attack
A small ship being attacked from the air. On the reverse '9-2-44 Katacolon, Greece'.
A second photograph shows a different boat being attacked.
A second photograph shows a different boat being attacked.
Cyril James and Paddy
Two airmen standing in the snow. On the reverse 'Paddy and I outside Cincinati [sic] Railway Station.'
SNV Side View
A SNV viewed from the starboard side. On the reverse 'SNV - chiefly used for Army training. Landing speed 82 mph.'
Aircrew waiting
US Navy and UK aircrew waiting. On the reverse 'Hanging round flight [indecipherable] ready for "hops". '
Consolidated P2Y being Beached
A side view of a flying boat at the side of the sea. On the reverse 'Beaching crew at work on a 10 year old sea plane used for primary training'.
OS2U Kingfishers
Five Kingfishers on an airfield ramp. The nearest is '171'. On the reverse 'One [indecipherable] on landing wheels instead of floats. Landing speed 76 knots.'
Flying boats on the ramp
Two US Navy flying boats on a ramp. Several airmen are standing to one side. On the reverse 'Getting ready at 9am on the ramp. 2nd plane is Catalina'.
Cincinnati Station
The railway station at Cincinnati, in the snow. On the reverse 'Railway Station Cincinnati Paddy & I'.
OS2U Kingfisher
A US Navy OS2U seen from the port side/front. On the reverse 'OS2U'.
Vultee Valiant
A port side view of a US Navy Valiant '03155', '58'. On the reverse 'SNO' and '920T'.
Cyril James
A half-length portrait of Cyril in a railway station. On the reverse 'Taken at Louisville Railway Station, Kentucky during the journey from Detroit to Florida'.
Cyril James Sunbathing
Cyril in swimming trunks sitting on a beach. On the reverse 'Relaxing on the beach at Pensacola'.
Astrograph Mean Time Notes
Notes used in the training of a navigator.
Bomb Aimer's Notes
Notes forming part of a Bomb Aimer's course.
Cyril James' Entry Scores Ground School
Cyril's record of scores for entry ground school.
Cyril James' Naval Aviator Certificate
A certificate awarded to Cyril on completion of his course.