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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)'.

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

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

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

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)'.

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

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

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

A postcard of the mosque with many Egyptians seated.

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

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

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

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

A military parade featuring camels in front of military buildings. On the reverse 'Camel Corps (Aden Levee's) King's Birthday (1934)'.

A row of six men. The airmen are all smoking and are in khaki, shorts and pith helmets. On the reverse 'Taken at As-Sauda (1934)'. E R Abbott is second from the left.

Airmen seated in the mess which is decorated for Christmas. On the reverse 'Bungalow at Xmas'34. (No 8 Sqd)'.

A park built for the 8 Squadron Fair.
On the reverse ' "Swings" "Dizzy or revolving House" & Helter Skelter. 8 Sqd: Fair 1934'.