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Page of contact photographs of Arthur Hollis
47 small photographs - 'contacts' - from a roll of film of Arthur Hollis, in uniform, some with cap. One photograph cut out.
Squadron personnel in front of Lancaster
Four rows of personnel standing and sitting in front of a Lancaster. In the background, trees.
Arthur Hollis' award of the Distinguished Flying Cross
Two newspaper cuttings of same date. First (from The Times) lists RAF Awards for Gallantry in air operations. Includes Distinguished Flying Cross for F/L A N Hollis. Second (from The Daily Telegraph) gives account of Hollis citation stating attack on…
Subsequent fate of Lancasters
List of aircraft with aircraft letter, what happened to the aircraft, and some with hours or number of operations..
Caterpillar club membership card
Certificate of membership made out to Pilot Officer A N Hollis.
Leather flying jacket
Six photographs of all or parts of a fur collared brown leather flying jacket. Two are front and back view of complete jacket, one of label with name 'Hollis', one of part of shoulder, Two different views of armpit - one showing some damage.
Wing tip with hole
Wing tip with damage to outer edge and a large hole in centre. Taken from below.
Wing tip with hole
Wing tip with damage on outer and trailing edges and a hole in the centre.
Damage to wing of aircraft
Shows outboard portion of wing, flaps down, with damage at the tip. Attached note 'Port Wing?'.
Large group of airmen
A large group of trainee airmen wearing battledress and side caps in four rows. All are named at the top of the photograph. Arthur Hollis is second row up, fourth from right. On the reverse 'No 5 Course, RAF Clewiston, Florida, 1941/42'.
Parade in front of Harvard aircraft
A large parade of three flights in front of Harvard aircraft. Three rows are wearing 'blue' uniform and side caps, a row of airmen in front wear tropical khaki uniform and peaked caps. Flight and parade commanders stand in front of respective rows.…
Parade in front of Harvard aircraft
A large parade of three flights in front of Harvard aircraft. Three rows are wearing 'blue' uniform and side caps, a row of airmen in front wear tropical khaki uniform and peaked caps. Flight and parade commanders stand in front of respective rows.…
Airmen with Harvard aircraft
Group of airman in flying kit walking away from a large number of lined up Harvard aircraft. In the distant background biplanes and buildings.
Six competitors in sack race
Six men wearing shorts and vests (one with peaked cap) in line in a sack race over open ground.
Two officers sitting on grass
A wing commander on the left, with peaked cap on ground and a squadron leader on the right wearing peaked hat, both wearing tropical khaki uniform sitting on the ground laughing. In the background a trainee airman in tropical uniform is holding a…
Clewiston
Buildings inside a diamond shaped pattern of roads. Photo dated on front Nov 1968. On the reverse 'Clewiston, 1968'.
Clewiston airfield
Buildings inside a diamond shaped pattern of roads with airfield in middle distance left. Photograph dated on front Nov 1968. On the reverse 'Clewiston, 1968 looking WSW'.
Clewiston airfield
Oblique aerial photograph showing buildings surrounded by diamond shaped pattern of roads with airfield in the middle distance on the right. Photograph dated on front Nov 1968. On the reverse 'Clewiston, 1968 looking SSE'.
Dulwich College ATC cadets
Eighteen young men sitting in two rows behind a Lewis machine gun all wearing tunics, peaked caps and shorts. Behind stands and instructor with white coat, In the background part of a tent and trees. Captioned 'O.T.C. Oxney Farm, 81'. Note on the…
Airman wearing leather jacket
An airman wearing leather jacket with fur collar standing with hands in pockets. In the background a single storey hut with corrugated iron roof. On the reverse '"Jock" Walker, Rear Gunner, 1943, Later Killed'.
Seven aircrew in front of Lancaster
Seven aircrew, six wearing Mae West on the left and one with hands in pocket on the right standing and squatting in front of the cockpit and starboard inner engine of a Lancaster.
Envelope
White envelope with handwritten note 'The [underlined] Photo, Enlarge, 22 Castle Road'.
Fifty one pilots
Fifty one pilots wearing battledress or tunic with side or peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows. Photograph taken after dark. In the background a single storey hut with corrugated iron roof. On the reverse five signatures.
A Hollis Home Guard
Full length portrait of a corporal wearing battledress and a tin helmet. He has a gas mask holder on his chest and a rifle slung on his shoulder. In the background a two storey house with windows and part of door. On the reverse 'A H Home Guard'.
A Hollis Home Guard
Full length portrait of a man wearing battledress with corporal stripes, also with side cap and sword. In the background a house with windows and part of door. On the reverse 'A Hollis, Home Guard'.