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An RAF biplane surrounded by bushes. Several tribesmen are looking on. It is annotated 'Seina 1934'.

An upside down Fairey IIIF. Five airmen are in attendance. On the reverse ' "B" Flight crash (No injuries)'.

A full length portrait of a Yemini tribesman. On the reverse 'Tribesman from the hills Aden 1935'.

Five men sailing a dinghy off the coast of Aden. On the reverse ' "The Endeavour" Aden 34'

A row of four Hinds.

A Singapore parked on a slipway. On the reverse 'No 203FB Sqd: Aden '36. From "Obstruction Pier". "House of Sin" in the background. (Also "Andy" in the foreground).

A bomb aimer's station showing the cramped location and instruments used. On the reverse 'Bomb Aimer's kitchen (Vickers Vincent)'.

A starboard side view of a Vincent. On the reverse 'The 1st Vincent. 8 Sqd.'

Four photographs from an album.
#1 an armoured car
#2 10 airmen captioned 'The Lads' Aden 1934'.
#3 a formation of three Fairey IIIFs from 8 (B) Squadron.
#4 a March past of 8 (B) Squadron on the King's Birthday.

An armoured car at RAF Aden.

Ten airmen dressed in khaki shorts and pith helmets. Behind is a row of Fairey IIIFs. On the reverse 'To all at home From Net (RAF Aden April 1934)'.

A view of the port side of three aircraft in tight formation. Markings are M J9664, P K1711, and N J9671. On the reverse: ' "B" Flight No 8 (B) Sqd. (Fairey III Fs).'

A blank sheet from the photo album. Four photographs have been removed leaving captions.

Two photographs of a French air force biplane. On the back of each is handwritten 'Visit of French Air Force from French Somaliland'.

A crashed biplane watched over by an airman in shorts and pith helmet.
On the reverse 'Crash at Al-Anod (landing Ground - Aden Protectorate) ("P" K1711 Fairey IIIF) (No injuries)'.

A group of two adults and two children standing in front of two Vickers Vincents. It is captioned 'Murbat Trip (5 planes). 100 miles from Aden'. two aircraft including K4131 are behind them.

Three men watching a frying pan and kettle. Behind is a Vickers Vincent. On the reverse '1935 Murbat. Murbat trip (5 machines) 1935'.

The guard room at 8 Squadron, Aden. Also noted on the reverse.

A view of the water supply. On the reverse 'Queen of Sheba wells. "Crater" Aden'.

Four photographs from an album. #1 is the Guard Room of 8(B) Squadron at Aden. #2 is the "Sheba's" wells at "Crater" Aden. #3 is three men preparing food on the Murbat trip (5 planes) 1935 with Vickers Vincent in the background. #4 is four tribesmen…

Three women hiding their faces, seated in front of a thatched hut. On the reverse 'British Somailand - Native Women (1934)'.

A sailing vessel. On the reverse 'Arab "Dhow". - Steamer Point, Aden'.

An aerial view of a domed church with large crowds visible.
On the reverse 'Adis Abbaba [sic] (Abyssinia)'.

A group of eleven tribesmen and two officers surrounding an unexploded bomb. In the background is a mud brick fort.
On the reverse 'As-Souda Arabs taken with our Flight Commander & our wireless operator. 1-6-34 (112lb bomb unexploded)'.

Four tribesmen standing at the base of a fort.
On the reverse 'Taken at As-Souda. Tribesmen outside their fort. The corner was hit by a 20 lb bomb. (1-6-34)'.