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A street in Yemen with a boy crossing the road. On the reverse 'Main street entering Shaik Othman'.

Aidrus Mosque in Crater. On the reverse 'Mosque at Shail Othman'. [sic]

A camel and palm trees in front of a mosque. On the reverse 'Mosque at "Shaik Othman".'

A mosque. On the reverse 'The town of "Shaik Othman" '.

A postcard of the mosque with many Egyptians seated.

A low level oblique of Djibouti. Streets are laid out in a regular grid pattern. On the reverse 'Djibouti (French Somaliland)'.

Water is gushing through the old Aswan Dam spillway.

Identification kindly provided by Steven Boisvert André Jans of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook Group.

A view of the beach annotated on the reverse 'Rocks at Murbat 1935 "Cruise".'

Bearers preparing food for airmen, at Murbat.
On the reverse 'Bearers at Murbat'. Parts of two aircraft are visible.

T Hamilton sitting on a box in front of a Vickers Vincent with another, K4132 visible in the background. On the reverse 'T Hamilton (Murbat)'.

Straw huts and some children playing outside.
On the reverse 'Taken at "El Khudad" - Native village'.

Tents and camels. On the reverse 'Typical native life in Arabia'.

A view of mud brick huts, people and goats.
On the reverse 'Taken at "El-Kudad" The main part of the village'.

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)'.

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)'.

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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.

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)'.

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