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Men on a boat and woman on a horse
Top, two men in civilian dress one smoking a pipe sitting in a small boat at sea. A third man wearing a white peaked cap is standing with a line in his hands. In the background a coastline with buildings. Bottom a women in riding clothes and helmet…
Method of Wrapping Pigeons for Dropping from Aircraft
Nine drawings showing how to wrap a live pigeon prior to dropping it from an aircraft.
Middle East
Top left - a man in Arab dress standing between two camels. Captioned 'Part of camel train'. Top right - three airmen sitting round a small table in a garden with low walls. In the background trees and buildings. Captioned 'NAAFI beer garden Ein…
Mike Squared - operational record holder
19 airmen, ground crew and dog watching the addition of a bar to the DFC on the nose of M squared, Lancaster. Some of the men are sitting on bombs waiting to be loaded. On the reverse - M2. Record aircraft in Bomber Command. Mike squared 103 Squadron…
Military band
Twenty two Royal Air Force and Woman's Auxiliary Air Force members of a band standing, wearing tunic uniform, in two rows. Most are holding musical instruments. In the centre of the front row are a male and a female officer standing behind a pile of…
Military personnel
The photograph on the left of the left page shows men in a military uniform on parade. Telegraph poles and accommodation huts can be seen in the background. The photograph is captioned ""A" SQUADRON".
The photograph on the right of the left page…
The photograph on the right of the left page…
Moncton
The top left photograph on the left page shows accommodation huts. Snow is on the ground.
The top right photograph on the left page shows snow covering the ground with the accommodation huts in the background.
The bottom centre photograph on the…
The top right photograph on the left page shows snow covering the ground with the accommodation huts in the background.
The bottom centre photograph on the…
Monkey mascot
A furry monkey with caption 'mascot carried by dad throughout the war'.
Monkey on wooden walkway
A monkey sitting on wooden platform with step above.
Moose
Top - side view of a moose in open ground. Captioned 'Moose in Wainwright Park, Alta'.
Bottom - herd of moose. Captioned Moose in Wainwright Park, Photo by J H Gano'.
Bottom - herd of moose. Captioned Moose in Wainwright Park, Photo by J H Gano'.
Moose, Airmen and a Dog
Several airmen with a mounted moose head on which a small dog is sitting.
Mossbank, Canada
Ten photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a snowy landscape, captioned '#5 AOS'.
Photo 2 and 4 are two airmen standing in the snow, captioned ' "Doc" & Hunky'.
Photo 3 is some buildings, captioned 'A last glimpse of Moss Bank'.
Photo 5 is Ansons…
Photo 1 is a snowy landscape, captioned '#5 AOS'.
Photo 2 and 4 are two airmen standing in the snow, captioned ' "Doc" & Hunky'.
Photo 3 is some buildings, captioned 'A last glimpse of Moss Bank'.
Photo 5 is Ansons…
MT section RAF Sandtoft
Six servicemen wearing variety of uniform standing and six members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting in front. Left front has a dog. In the background right, part of a hut. On the reverse 'MT Section, Sandtoft Aug 1944'.
Muriel Audrey Imming with cat
A woman standing outside a house at Highbury Quadrant. She is wearing a coat and holding a cat . On the reverse 'Self on leave March 10th - 16th 1943.' A second photo has her without the cat. On the reverse 'Lon D on' [sic].
Identification kindly…
Identification kindly…
My private war with Hitler's Gremlins
Frank Walshaw's memoir. He discusses his training and several crashes he was involved in.
My puppy
Photograph of two small dogs, captioned '1945, My puppy [name unreadable], smuggled on Dakota, India, to [?] Rangoon, best fed pet in the R.A.F'.
My War Story
A memoir written by Dick Curnock. It covers his wartime service and also his service after the war for the RAF. It covers his brother Sam and his accident as a pilot. Dick started his training at Lords in London, RAF Bridlington then RAF Bridgnorth…
New York State scenes
Two pictures, first shows Keith in swimming trunks, and Alan with a family and a dog on a beach, captioned 'On the beach at Ponti Shan with the Lundie's.
Second is same group on the beach captioned 'Delousing Scottie'.
Three pictures captioned…
Second is same group on the beach captioned 'Delousing Scottie'.
Three pictures captioned…
New York, Lake Superior, Hamburg and Gatwick
Photo 1 is The Statue of Liberty seen from the sea.
Photo 2 is a quay on Lake Superior.
Photo 3 is a street scene of Hamburg.
Photo 4 are prefab buildings seen from the control tower, Hamburg.
Photo 5 is skyscrapers seen from the sea, annotated…
Photo 2 is a quay on Lake Superior.
Photo 3 is a street scene of Hamburg.
Photo 4 are prefab buildings seen from the control tower, Hamburg.
Photo 5 is skyscrapers seen from the sea, annotated…
Newspaper cuttings and caricatures
The first page comprises a page of caricatures annotated with quotations from the individuals pictured, including Wing Commander J Cunningham, Wing Commander Townsend, Warrant Officer Carter, Flight Lieutenant Erlwig, Staff officer Priestley, Flight…
No 31 Elementary Flying Training School De Winton, 1942
Four album pages, the first page is captioned 'No 31 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. De Winton, Alberta, Canada. September-November 1942'. It has five photographs.
The first has a Tiger Moth over snow covered expanse, captioned 'Tiger Moth about to take off'.…
The first has a Tiger Moth over snow covered expanse, captioned 'Tiger Moth about to take off'.…
No.1 Officers School, 84 Course
34 airmen and a dog arranged in four rows. Captioned ''A Squadron Aug. - Sept. 1946'. The individuals are named; Pilot Officer Malcolm Staves is fourth from the right on the third row.
Norman Parrinder biography
Information about Norman Parrinder written by his daughter Suzannah Aston. Mentions meeting her mother and marrying as well as some recollections about operations including force landing in neutral territory. Continues with comments on his feelings…
North Bay Railway Station, Pavilion Winnipeg and Terry the dog
Two postcards and one photograph from an album.
Postcard 1 is North Bay railway station, Ontario.
Postcard 2 is the Pavilion at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg.
Item 3 is a photo of a dog's head, captioned
'Terry Shediac. NB'.
Postcard 1 is North Bay railway station, Ontario.
Postcard 2 is the Pavilion at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg.
Item 3 is a photo of a dog's head, captioned
'Terry Shediac. NB'.
One man in his time
Writes of his last operation in a Halifax when his aircraft was shot down and exploded killing all the other members of the crew. Describes journey to camp and being in Frankfurt while it is under bombing attack. Continues with description of life as…