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'Aeronautical Engineering' by RA Beaumont.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

A certificate issued to John Shipman on his completion of a training course at RAF Mauripur.

A brief note accepting John into the RAF.

A programme for a variety show to held in the Station cinema.

John's membership cards for October and November 1945

A programme for a boxing competition.

A concert programme listing the songs that will be sung and the names of the singers.

A newsletter published by the Women's Voluntary Service, Simla

The first edition of a magazine produced by RAF Mauripur. Articles about station life, sports reports, a film review and adverts.

Three bills from three different meals.

A programme with adverts, photographs of the cast and details of the cast, chorus, scenes and stage crew.

Details of football, boxing, cricket and hockey events.

A booklet with advice for military personnel. It describes briefly the geography of India, the railway system, weights and measures, postage rates, some Hindi words, health advice and sports.

A card issued to John on his arrival on his troop ship.

The notice advises the dependants allowance rates, war service grants and emergency grants.

Covers of John's photo album.

Four photographs from an album. Another two are missing.
Photo 1 is a group of men on the back of a cart.
Photo 2 is a group of 13 actors dressed for a pantomime.
Photo 3 is airmen dressed in Arab dress, drinking beer.
Photo 4 is a group on a…

Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a view of gardens and palm trees.
Photo 2 is an airman in pith helmet, khaki and shorts leaning on a bench in the park.
Photo 3 is an airman wearing a pith helmet, khaki and shorts standing on a path in…

Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is five men doing laundry, captioned 'Dhobi Ghats'.
Photo 2 is a brick building, captioned 'Latrines'.
Photo 3 is a monument, captioned 'War Memorial, Durban'.
Photo 4 is an officer with a large cup and…

Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a marching band, captioned 'Baluchistan Pipe Band.
Photo 2 is a large building, captioned 'Cotton Exchange Karachi'.
Photo 3 is a crippled man on his knees, captioned 'Beggar'.
Photo 4 is a temple…

Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a street scene, captioned 'Elphinstone St. Karachi'.
Photo 2 is a large building, captioned 'Paradise Cinema, Karachi'.
Photo 3 is a group of 13 airmen, captioned 'No 2 Shift'.
Photo 4 is a flooded…

Four photographs from an album. One more is missing.
Photo 1 is an Indian lady carrying water on her head, captioned 'Pani Lao'.
Photo 2 is a man with a huge headdress pulling a rickshaw with two airmen, captioned 'Zulu & Rickshaw Durban'.
Photo…

Four photographs from an album. One more is missing.
Photo 1 is an Indian lady carrying water on her head, captioned 'Pani Lao'.
Photo 2 is a native with a huge headdress pulling a rickshaw with two airmen, captioned 'Zulu & Rickshaw Durban'.…

Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a dog, captioned 'Skippy'.
Photo 2 is two men on an elephant, captioned 'Whats this'.
Photo 3 is two carts being pulled by bullocks, captioned 'Bullock Cart'.
Photo 4 is a man leading two loaded camels,…

Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a church, captioned 'Trinity Church, Karachi'.
Photo 2 is a street scene, captioned 'Native Bazaar'.
Photo 3 is a railway station, captioned 'Cantonment Rly Stn Karachi'.
Photo 4 is a building, captioned…