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Turner Field Georgia
Top left - men on parade in front of two story barrack blocks. Captioned 'Guard of Honour'.
Top middle - an airman wearing tunic sitting on bed in barracks. Captioned 'Stan'.
Top right - an airman in shirtsleeves sitting on chair by bed in…
Top middle - an airman wearing tunic sitting on bed in barracks. Captioned 'Stan'.
Top right - an airman in shirtsleeves sitting on chair by bed in…
Two aircrew
Two airmen wearing battledress with half brevet and side caps standing in front of a tent.
Two aircrew
Two airmen wearing battledress with half brevet and side caps standing in front of a tent.
Two airmen
Two airmen wearing battledress with half brevet standing beside a tent.
Two Airmen
Two airmen sitting on a wooden fence.
On the reverse 'Moncton, Ontario [sic], Canada'.
On the reverse 'Moncton, Ontario [sic], Canada'.
Two airmen
Two airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing outside a tent. Man on right has half brevet. and man on left has jacket unbuttoned.
Two airmen
Two airmen wearing khaki uniform shirts with sleeves rolled up. Man on left has sergeant rank. Both standing in front of a tent.
Two airmen
Two airmen wearing khaki uniform shirts with sleeves rolled up. Man on left has sergeant rank. Both standing in front of a tent.
Two airmen play-fighting while another looks on
Two airmen, one wearing long trousers and the other shorts standing play-fighting. Behind another airman wearing shorts looks on. In the background grass roofed huts and trees.
Two airmen playing
One airman in swimming shorts, socks and hat, the other in trousers, and cap but shirtless. One has a knife or similar and the other is grappling with him. Behind is a bicycle resting on a Nissen hut.
Two airmen playing
One airman is holding a revolver to his head. He is wearing trousers and no top. A second airman in swimming trunks and socks is looking on. Behind is a Nissen hut.
Two airmen playing cards
Two airmen with uniform shirt sleeves rolled up sitting across from each other round a small table, playing cards inside a tent.
Two men at table
Two individuals seated on each end of a bench at a rectangular table, placed on paved/brick flooring. Individual seated at near end of the bench appears to be preparing food, the other individual appears to be rolling foodstuff, a knife is visible…
Two men next to tents
On the left a man wearing khaki uniform using a camera. On the right another man wearing khaki looks on. In the background a long row of tents. Submitted with caption 'Tent city Turner Field GA. Don Cameron (with camera) and Bonditch 1942'.
Two newspaper cuttings
Left - messages from Bob Wareing. He was now in Germany and in good health. Mention bailing out, aircraft on fire, after operation to Le Havre. Continues with description of how news of him reached his wife.
Right - Army and RAF pay changes, Table…
Right - Army and RAF pay changes, Table…
Two part airgram from Reginal Weeden to his mother
Part 1. Explains delay in writing due to 48 hour pass which allowed him to go to new York. Describes activities there.
Part 2. On return was posted to air observers school and was packing to go. Arrive in Toronto and did tour including Niagara…
Part 2. On return was posted to air observers school and was packing to go. Arrive in Toronto and did tour including Niagara…
Two poems
Two poems. The first, 'A song of hate' concerns an Irish officer who troubles R/T operators. The second titled 'A ratty problem' is about rats in the tower and the signals section. References RAF Church Fenton.
Types We All Knew (1939-?)
12 Cartoons of various types of airmen encountered in the RAF.
The keen type, the creeping type, the – I've been in longer than you type, the very fond of his tapes type, the couldn't care less type, the roll on demob type, the line shooting type,…
The keen type, the creeping type, the – I've been in longer than you type, the very fond of his tapes type, the couldn't care less type, the roll on demob type, the line shooting type,…
Urban scenes
The photograph on the top left of the left page shows the silhouette of some buildings.
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows three men sitting on bunk beds in an accommodation hut.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left…
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows three men sitting on bunk beds in an accommodation hut.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left…
Victory Camp Pass
A pass allowing the holder to enter and leave camp. On the reverse 'Sleeping out pass granted signed DEWS W/Cdr o/c Bomber Command contingente from A.D to 08:00 hrs'.
Views around training school
Top left - interior view of dining hall with chairs and tables. Captioned 'Dining hall'. Middle right - in the foreground open grass area beyond which is a fence running left to right with tree on right and a telegraph pole to the left. In the…
WAAFs invited to American celebration
Multi-line poem describing a WAAF social visit, by invitation, to an American unit where they were entertained by the Glen Miller' orchestra.
Waitresses and Woman's Auxiliary Air Force personnel
Four women sitting on a lawn. The middle two are in air force uniform and the end two in waitress dress. In the background a two story Tudor period building with many windows. On the reverse 'Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, officers' mess 617 squadron,…
Walter Morris - 1939/45 War Record
A memoir covering Walter Morris’ early life before moving into his service in the Air Training Corps from 1941 and his entry into the Royal Air Force in February 1942 (as the first Air Training Corps Cadet from Kettering to be called up). The…