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Vultee Valiant
A port side view of a US Navy Valiant '03155', '58'. On the reverse 'SNO' and '920T'.
Cyril James
A half-length portrait of Cyril in a railway station. On the reverse 'Taken at Louisville Railway Station, Kentucky during the journey from Detroit to Florida'.
Astrograph Mean Time Notes
Notes used in the training of a navigator.
Sperry Gyro Pilot
Notes from an RAF training course
Sports day
Top left - group of men in sprint race.
Top right - group of men in sprint race.
Bottom - man winning running race.
Top right - group of men in sprint race.
Bottom - man winning running race.
Sports day
Top left - man high jumping with official on right and other athletes in background.
Top right - four men at start of sprint, starter on rights and spectators behind left.
Bottom left - man high jumping with official on left.
Bottom right group of…
Top right - four men at start of sprint, starter on rights and spectators behind left.
Bottom left - man high jumping with official on left.
Bottom right group of…
Sports at Red Deer
Bottom left - man going over high jump bar.
Top right - man high jumping with officials watching on right.
Bottom right - man high jumping.
Top right - man high jumping with officials watching on right.
Bottom right - man high jumping.
Sports day
Top left - group of men sprinting on track with spectators behind.
Top right - line of men running on track.
Bottom left - view from front of men running with spectators on left.
Bottom right - four men at start of sprint with started on right…
Top right - line of men running on track.
Bottom left - view from front of men running with spectators on left.
Bottom right - four men at start of sprint with started on right…
Sports day RAF Penhold
Top left - man putting shot with spectators behind.
Top middle - man putting shot with spectators behind.
Top right - man running past spectators lining track.
Bottom left - man putting shot with spectators behind.
Bottom middle - line of men on…
Top middle - man putting shot with spectators behind.
Top right - man running past spectators lining track.
Bottom left - man putting shot with spectators behind.
Bottom middle - line of men on…
Calgary, people and aircraft
Top left - view across lake of a town on far bank. Captioned 'Calgary taken from St George's Island'.
Top right - three men in a window.
Bottom left - view of trees and a model dinosaur on right. Captioned 'St George's Island.
Bottom right - view…
Top right - three men in a window.
Bottom left - view of trees and a model dinosaur on right. Captioned 'St George's Island.
Bottom right - view…
Alberta
Top left - an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing by a doorway. Captioned 'Jock Ross, Calgary'.
Bottom right - an Oxford parked on airfield with fuel bowser in front. Behind left a control tower. Captioned 'Penhold, Oct 1942'.
Bottom right - an Oxford parked on airfield with fuel bowser in front. Behind left a control tower. Captioned 'Penhold, Oct 1942'.
RCAF Penhold station magazine
The Penhold Log. Contains many articles including account of trip to United States, station headquarters notes, how Canada became British, boys in the RAF, a cyclist memories, entertainment news, sporting activities (photograph of athletics team),…
Sergeants' mess Christmas dinner menu 1942
No 36 Service Flying Training School. RAF Penhold, Christmas dinner menu for 1942. Includes several signatures and named 'Sgt Price A.P'. at top. On the reverse, many more signatures.
Letter from Arthur Phillip Price to his mother
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Writes about his boxing match and playing rugby. Mentions weather, low temperatures and recent snow blizzard. Expresses that he is not impressed with Canada and has little news to report. Catches up with home news and reports that he is getting on…
Bill Doran's Service Record
RAF Form 543 issued to Bill Doran.
Bill Doran's Record of Service
A summary of Bill's service record.
Bill Doran's Log Book
Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying log book for W.R. Doran, Wireless Operator covering his RAF service from 18 March 1948 to 30 October 1953. This period covers his service in 97 Squadron, the Flying Wing (which included 9, 12, 101 & 617…
J A Doxsey RAF observer's and air gunner's flying log book. One
J A Doxsey’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 5th October 1939 to 25th January 1944, recording training and operations as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, and Transport Command ferry duties across Africa, Brazil and USA.…
Letter to Harold Wakefield from RAF records office
States that he would not be possible for him to be a fully qualified wireless operator/air gunner for a long rime and invites him to consider an alternative as a flight engineer. Outlines flight engineer training.
A guide to airmen on joining the RAF
Front (both sides), rear cover and inside page with list of reasons for this booklet. On back side of rear cover some Morse code groups for punctuation. On the rear cover names with designated 'P' or 'N'.
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Harold Wakefield engine course notes
Contains: preliminary engines, oil system, the four stroke cycle, timing, substantial notes on magnetos and carburettors. Followed by air-cooled engines (valves, cylinders, tappets, magneto timing, crankshaft). Liquid cooled engines (data),…
Air ministry works services inventory of fittings and answers to quiz
On the front, a printed list of fittings in Barrack block with pencilled calculations. On the reverse marked answers to a test/quiz on the location of equipment in aircraft and other aircraft engineering related questions, with those correct ticked…
Harold Wakefield's engineer/fitter course notebook
Contains: notes on physics of force and moments with formulae and calculations. Notes on chemistry of fuels, requirements for carburettor,. Continues with mechanics of stress and properties and chemistry of metals. Continues with geometry and drawing…
Harold Wakefield's Halifax flight engineer notes
Covers Halifax Mk III, starting and running up, handling and climbing, cruising, and data tables. Continues with Lancaster fuel (capacity), oil, coolant, rad flaps, external checks, auxiliaries checks on turrets and engines, temperatures for run up,…
Notebook
Cash book but contains notes on: medicines/chemicals on first page. Followed by general notes and outline diagrams on Stirling, Halifax, Me-110, Dornier 215 & 217 and Hudson aircraft. Continues with flight engineer's notes on a large number of…