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Sam Saunders Training in Canada
Sam at work and play in the snow.
Photo 1 is Sam at the navigator's station on an Anson.
Photo 2 and 4 snowy landscapes from an Anson.
Photo 3 is an air to air of the starboard side of an Anson.
Photo 5 is an ice hockey team resting.
Photo 6 is…
Photo 1 is Sam at the navigator's station on an Anson.
Photo 2 and 4 snowy landscapes from an Anson.
Photo 3 is an air to air of the starboard side of an Anson.
Photo 5 is an ice hockey team resting.
Photo 6 is…
Sandscript
The first edition of a magazine produced by RAF Mauripur. Articles about station life, sports reports, a film review and adverts.
Scenes in Devon
Top left - view across open countryside with village in the distance. Captioned 'Budleigh Salterton from the links, 12.1.44'.
Top right - A man standing on grass with seashore and bay to right and village in the distance. captioned 'Budleigh…
Top right - A man standing on grass with seashore and bay to right and village in the distance. captioned 'Budleigh…
School football team
Newspaper clipping and photograph of Ronald Walker's school football team, championship cup winners.
29 school boys and two teachers in front of a school building.
Clipping from the Southern Daily Echo showing seven boys holding a cup. Captioned…
29 school boys and two teachers in front of a school building.
Clipping from the Southern Daily Echo showing seven boys holding a cup. Captioned…
School sports
The left photograph shows a group of boys with a boy in the centre of the photograph holding a ball.
The right photograph shows four boys all holding trophies.
The right photograph shows four boys all holding trophies.
School sports
The left photograph shows a group of boys on a playing field. The boy in the centre of the photograph is holding a ball. They are standing in front of a building.
The photograph on the top right shows two boys shaking hands with another boy…
The photograph on the top right shows two boys shaking hands with another boy…
School sports and an aerial view of Goderich
The left photograph shows an aerial view of Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The photo is taken facing east from just south of the town centre, towards the Maitland River; the geometric area of trees in the upper centre of the image is Courthouse Square.…
Schooldays
Left page: top left, abstract from ships' log; top right, shields of Oxford Universities.
Bottom, a class of 21 girls annotated 'Davenport Spring term 1936 (my last)'.
Right page: top left, report of a dance, top right a rural scene of mountains;…
Bottom, a class of 21 girls annotated 'Davenport Spring term 1936 (my last)'.
Right page: top left, report of a dance, top right a rural scene of mountains;…
Seeding the Storm
Account of John Mitchell's career in the Royal Air Force from Oct 1934 until November 1957. Writes of his early ambitions to fly, and joining the RAF as a wireless operator. Describes his training and early postings to Worthy Down on Vickers…
Service history of Sergeant Alfred Edward "Teddy" Cosgrove
Covering Teddy's short service in the RAF. It covers his training and his ten missions. Details of his fellow crew members are included.
Service life and leisure time
Top left - man throwing a javelin.
Bottom left - an airman wearing battledress and side cap sitting on a low wall.
Centre - five airmen wearing tunics standing outside a wooden hut.
Top right - a man wearing swimming trunks sitting on the edge of…
Bottom left - an airman wearing battledress and side cap sitting on a low wall.
Centre - five airmen wearing tunics standing outside a wooden hut.
Top right - a man wearing swimming trunks sitting on the edge of…
Seven Cyclists
A group of seven cyclists linked together in a line.
Seven Men in a rubber dinghy in a pool
Seven men posing in a rubber dinghy. On the reverse 'The gang at the swimming pool. Aden. May. 46.'
Sgt JA Taplin RAF Missing
A cutting with brief details about John Taplin.
Silver Athlete Badge
Both sides of a hurdler jumping over a hurdle.
Simla Trip and Tennis at Mauripur
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two men sitting on a fence, captioned 'Alf & Bob Simla/45'.
Photo 2 is a group of nine men and women, captioned 'Group at "Walterton", Simla/45'.
Photo 3 and 4 are five men ready to play tennis, captioned…
Photo 1 is two men sitting on a fence, captioned 'Alf & Bob Simla/45'.
Photo 2 is a group of nine men and women, captioned 'Group at "Walterton", Simla/45'.
Photo 3 and 4 are five men ready to play tennis, captioned…
Sind Open Boxing Tournament Programme
A programme for a boxing competition.
Single Cyclist
A cyclist at a velodrome. On the reverse 'Sprint at Municipal track 1948'.
Six Airmen and 14 Sportsmen
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is six airmen in Sidcot suits standing in front of a hotel.
#2 is 14 men in sports gear and arranged in two rows. In the centre an officer is holding a cup.
#1 is six airmen in Sidcot suits standing in front of a hotel.
#2 is 14 men in sports gear and arranged in two rows. In the centre an officer is holding a cup.
Six airmen with two bicycles
Six airmen and two bicycles. On the reverse 'The Club having a breather in Steamer Point. Aden. Oct. 1946'.
Six competitors in sack race
Six men wearing shorts and vests (one with peaked cap) in line in a sack race over open ground.
Six Cyclists
Six cyclists watched by an official, on a velodrome.
Skoda works
Left page: top, an advertisement for a hotel.
Bottom left, view of a cathedral.
Bottom right, view of terraced fields.
Right page: top two rows reports family engagements; centre; a list of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves including R V…
Bottom left, view of a cathedral.
Bottom right, view of terraced fields.
Right page: top two rows reports family engagements; centre; a list of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves including R V…
Snow Views and a Golf Course
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a house set in a forest covered in snow.
#2 is a frozen river surrounded by a snowy forest.
#3 is a gold course.
#4 is the entrance arch and flagpole at Heather Lodge surrounded by snow.
#1 is a house set in a forest covered in snow.
#2 is a frozen river surrounded by a snowy forest.
#3 is a gold course.
#4 is the entrance arch and flagpole at Heather Lodge surrounded by snow.
Snowplough and gym
Photo 1 is a snow plough tractor. Behind are wooden huts.
Photo 2 is inside a gym with two badminton courts and a stage. On the wall are winged air gunner and observer crests.
Photo 2 is inside a gym with two badminton courts and a stage. On the wall are winged air gunner and observer crests.