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PRidingRH21010003.jpg
Two photograph from an album.
#1 is a pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
#2 is four airmen leaning against a wooden railway building. Above is a sign for Priceville.

PRidingRH21010012.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is a half length portrait of an airman in flying kit inside an aircraft.
#2 is a pilot in his seat in an Anson. It is stamped Mar 1942.

PRidingRH21020007.jpg
Ron sitting on the pilot's seat and turned to smile at the camera.

BAllamAJAllamAJv1.pdf
Chapter 8 - Overture and Beginners. Gives account of time on OTU at RAF Lossiemouth. Includes ground instruction, crewing up and description of station and training on Wellington. Writes about a fatal crash he sees and about some of his sorties.…

PRidingRH21050059.jpg
Eight photographs from an album.
#1 is an airman in the cockpit of a Baltimore with the cockpit open.
#2 is four airmen beside their tent.
#3 is Ron at the controls of an aircraft.
#4 is a port side view of a Baltimore.
#5 is an airman standing…

PRidingRH21050063.jpg
Seven photographs from an album.
#1 is the Algiers Grand Post Office with palm trees and a pool in front.
#2 is a sunken ship with a man leaning on it.
#3 is Ron in flying kit at his station on his aircraft.
#4 is a statue on a plinth, in a…

PBlythTS1705.jpg
View from below looking up and an airman wearing side cap sitting in the left hand seat in cockpit.

MNogalJ19110317-171129-04.pdf
Contains photographs of prisoners of war, notes, four pages of addresses, the contents of a parcels, postcards with cartoons of camp life and images of Father Christmas, as well as Jozef Nogal's bank balance.

POatesJ1733.jpg
Two pilots in the cockpit of a Stirling. They have half-turned to face the camera.

SLoveP[DoB]v10007.jpg
#1 is a pilot at his station, identified as Robert Frazer. It is annotated 'No dates/place. Training?'.
#2 is seven airmen with Robert arrowed. It is annotated 'No dates/place. The crew (7) obviously, at a point in time, no names'.

PLoveP1501.jpg
Four photographs mounted on a sheet.
#1 is two airmen standing beside a saloon car.
#2 is Robert and his crew.
#3 is the grave of Robert and his crew.
#4 is Robert in his aircraft.

PThornhillEB1716.jpg
A view of the side of Jack Bower flying his Lancaster. On the reverse 'Jack Bower RCAF'.

PPowellNI19010013.jpg
An airman wearing flying helmet in right hand seat of B-24 cockpit. Two versions of the same image.

PPowellNI19010026.jpg
An airman wearing flying helmet and battledress with sergeant rank sitting behind a machine gun, inside fuselage of aircraft.

PPowellNI19020008.jpg
Flooded area with oil drums floating. In the distance buildings and tents on dry land. On the reverse '104 Camp - Sept 7 45'.

PPowellNI19020010.jpg
An airman wearing shorts and shirt walking on the edge of flooded area with buildings behind.

PPowellNI19020013.jpg
A spiral dust cloud in the centre of camp with tents, buildings and vehicles. On the reverse '104 Sqd camp during frequent dust storm'.

PPowellNI19020016.jpg
A lorry with a group of airmen in the back, travelling down a flooded road with camp buildings and tents on the left. Another lorry in the background further down the road. Oil drums floating in flood water. On the reverse '[...], Sept 7th 1945'.

PPowellNI19020020.jpg
Four story building on street corner in town. Sign above door 'The Malcolm Club RAF'. On the reverse 'Foggia'.

PPowellNI19020060.jpg
An airman wearing flying helmet in the right hand seat of cockpit of a B-24.

PWhittakerH1721.jpg
An airman at the Flight Engineer's station of a Halifax. This is a Merlin powered aircraft, the switches seen below the airman were not present on the Hercules engine variants.

MPowellNI1896919-191029-50.jpg
From No 2 RAF rest and leave camp. For Sergeant Powell. Permission to visit Capri as member of an organised party.

PSouthgateH1611.jpg
Harold wearing flying helmet and oxygen mask in aircraft cockpit.

SReidK473650v10009-0001.jpg
Describes train journey through Egypt and Palestine/Transjordan. Detrains at Kantara (El Qantara) Mentions seeing Australians, Transjordan and Palestine police and that country is cleaner that Egypt. Leaves train at Lydda and describes activities…
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