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Course 45A Observers
13 airmen in two rows in front of a Fairey Battle. Each man is named on the front. On the reverse each man has signed his name and 'A/C Fairey Battle Course 45A Observers No 9 Bombing and Gunnery School Mont-Joli PQ July 1942 Back Row RCAF Front RAF…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Battle; observer; training
St Johns Airfield, Cathedral, Ron Ridings and No 9 Air Observer's School Sign
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is an oblique aerial photograph of St Johns airfield, Quebec.
#2 is Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
#3 is Ron in trainee uniform and greatcoat.
#4 is a sign for the No. 9 Air…
#1 is an oblique aerial photograph of St Johns airfield, Quebec.
#2 is Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
#3 is Ron in trainee uniform and greatcoat.
#4 is a sign for the No. 9 Air…
Tags: aerial photograph; aircrew; observer; perimeter track; runway; taxiway; training
Quebec Views
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a double fence and a town in the distance.
#2 is a church viewed across a frozen river.
#3 and 4 are two horses pulling a large sled with three or four people.
Captioned 'MAR 1942'.
#1 is a double fence and a town in the distance.
#2 is a church viewed across a frozen river.
#3 and 4 are two horses pulling a large sled with three or four people.
Captioned 'MAR 1942'.
Tags: animal
Aerial Photographs, Canada
Four aerial photographs from an album.
#1 is a city with a river.
#2 is a city at the side of a river.
#3 is a city with a regular grid street pattern and a river under the wing of an aircraft.
#4 is Montreal with three bridges crossing the St…
#1 is a city with a river.
#2 is a city at the side of a river.
#3 is a city with a regular grid street pattern and a river under the wing of an aircraft.
#4 is Montreal with three bridges crossing the St…
Tags: aerial photograph; training
Aerial Photographs, Canada
Four aerial photographs from an album.
#1 is a view across forests and a town.
#2 is a city, islands and bridges.
#3 is a pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
#4 is a grid street with a river under the wing of an aircraft.
Captioned 'MAR 1942'…
#1 is a view across forests and a town.
#2 is a city, islands and bridges.
#3 is a pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
#4 is a grid street with a river under the wing of an aircraft.
Captioned 'MAR 1942'…
Tags: aerial photograph; aircrew; pilot; training
Aerial Photographs, Montreal
Four oblique aerial photographs from an album.
#1 is a city with a bridge crossing a frozen river and another bridge leading to a small island.
#2 is two bridges, Honor Mercier, crossing the St Lawrence river.
#3 is the Jacques Cartier bridge…
#1 is a city with a bridge crossing a frozen river and another bridge leading to a small island.
#2 is two bridges, Honor Mercier, crossing the St Lawrence river.
#3 is the Jacques Cartier bridge…
Tags: aerial photograph
H W Bennett’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book. One
H. W. Bennett’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 23 April 1937 to 14 June 1943, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Observer, Air Gunner, Bomb Aimer and Navigator. Includes bombing and…
Tags: 214 Squadron; 88 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Blenheim; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); Boston; Lancaster; Manchester; mine laying; navigator; observer; operational training unit; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Coningsby; RAF Evanton; RAF Feltwell; RAF Lichfield; RAF North Coates; RAF Swanton Morley; RAF Tilstock; training; Wellington; Whitley
Oscar Jensen
Full face portrait of a young man. Submitted with caption 'Oscar Jenson. Killed in action August 9th 1942'.
Tags: killed in action