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Large single story building with three story structure in the centre, large portico. Low hedge and grass in front, captioned 'Municipal Offices Gwelo'.

Tall clock tower with large buildings in the background, open space around it, captioned 'Boggie Clock Gwelo'.

Broad street, urban street scene, captioned 'Livingstone Avenue Gwelo'.

Three photographs of Cornell aircraft, first showing short row of aircraft captioned 'A Flt tarmac Guinea Fowl'.
Second showing five in flight, left wing of another in foreground captioned 'Formation down to Bulawayo from Guinea Fowl'.
Third…

Cornell on ground in front of hangar, Tony O'Brien sitting on left hand trailing edge, captioned 'Tony O'Brien and Cornell aircraft Guinea fowl'.

First aerial view of dam and lake, captioned 'Umshumdige Dam near Fort Victoria', Second aerial view of landing ground captioned '20 E.F.T.S. R.A.T.G. Guinea Fowl'.
Third family of four in front of their hut, captioned 'Askari guard and his family…

Aircraft in front of hangar, Geoff standing at left hand wing root, captioned 'Myself and Cornell aircraft at RATG Guinea Fowl Nr Gwelo May 1945'.

First is urban street scene with statue on pedestal, unable to read caption.
Second is captioned 'Cenotaph Bulawayo.
Third is broad urban street scene with handcart captioned 'Abercorne Street Bulawayo'.
Fourth is of part of a grove of trees,…

First broad street, urban scene, captioned 'Abercorn Street, Bulawayo'.
Second large two storey building with central tower and colonnade, set in trees captioned 'City Hall Bulawayo'.
Third large two storey building with dome, set in trees, car…

Harvard in flight unit markings FB-GB, caption 'Myself at Mattopos Dam Near Bulawayo , March 1945'.

Album page annotated 'Southern Rhodesia and South Africa during my pilot training for the R.A.F. 1 March 1945 to 6 October 1945 1894345 Cadet Paine G.H.'

Hand drawn map showing rivers, places visited during his training and railways.

Hand drawn map showing national boundaries and railways.

Printed sheet of Wellington Crash Landing Drill (Flying Training Command)

Pilots flying log book for G H Paine, covering the period from 4 January 1945 to 25 July 1949. Detailing his flying training, post war squadron duties with 511 squadron and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Anstey, RAF Guinea Fowl, RAF…

A five page document recording Geoff's time in the R.A.F. from August 1943 until August 1949, in addition to his flying career as a pilot he undertook many other tasks as the aircrew training machine wound down.