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Top left - two men, one wearing swimming trunks, the other shirt and shorts standing either side of a local boy on a beach with trees in the background. Captioned 'Engineer (J Ormerod) a Sinhalese boy and self on beach at Negombo, Ceylon, March…
Trip to India
Top left - view from air of river with city on far side and bridge in the centre. Captioned 'Ganges river at Cawnpore, India, March 1946'. [actually downstream from Cawnpore (Kanpur) at Allahabad (Prayagraj)]. Top right - view along the top of the…
Trip to India
Top left - view on landing from aircraft window of airport buildings including control tower. Runway in foreground. Captioned 'Taken just as we landed at Dum-Dum aerodrome, Calcutta, March 46'.
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
RAF Officer's medical record card
Made out for Flying Officer H E Wakefield on cover. Includes medical classification and lists protective inoculations and vaccination.
Letter to Mrs JT Jones from the Commissioner of Police
The letter expresses sympathy for the loss of her husband.
Letter of appreciation for service
Letter of appreciation for P J Hogan's service with the Royal Australian Air Force from the Air Member for Personnel
Monsieur Laloux
A man identified as Monsieur Laloux on the reverse. He is standing at the entrance of a house. On the reverse 'March 10th to 16th 1943 Monsieur Laloux London'.
Pages from flying log book
Four pages from wireless operators log book. January, February, March and April 1946. Aircraft Lancaster. Includes local flying and trip to Italy and France.
Donald Cameron aircrew categorisation card
Issued to Flying Officer Donald Cameron indicating course on York and categorisation as pilot for freight and scheduled services on York. Some names and addresses on the back page.
Walter Goodwin officer's certificate of service
Details of service in the Royal Australian Air Force as officer from 13 March 1945 until 22 January 1946.
Donald Cameron certificate of service and release
Give dates of service, type of commissions and promotions as well as dates of release. Submitted with caption 'Discharge papers and service record'.
Lancaster in Flight
Air to air photograph showing Lancaster bomber in flight, marked as OJ-E, submitted with caption; “Local flying from Methwold March 1946”.
Bill Brooks' Service and Release Book as a prisoner of war
This is a second RAF Form 2520A, reflecting Bill's time as a prisoner of war. It was issued at RAF Hednesford, on 14 March 1946. It records Bill's service from 18 August 1941 until his release on 13 March 1946, including his time as a POW from 26 May…
Letter to Henry Simpson's father
Covers forwarding citation from London Gazette about award of Distinguished Flying Medal to his son.
National identity card A M Hodel
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Personal details of Annie M Hodel
Dennis Denton's RAF F2520C
Dennis Denton's Service and Release Book
Roy Chadwick and four men on steps by door of aircraft
Four men on steps, two wearing white flying suits and two in coats one with hat. A further man wearing white flying suit stands at the bottom of the steps. Steps with Avro logo stand against the rear cabin door of an Avro Tudor. On the reverse 'Avro…
Roy Chadwick and four men on steps by door of aircraft
Four men on steps, two wearing white flying suits and two in coats. A further man wearing white flying suit stands at the bottom of the steps. Steps with Avro logo stand against the rear cabin door of an Avro Tudor. On the reverse 'Avro News Service…
Roy Chadwick and six men by the rear cabin door of an Avro Tudor
Seven men in line three are wearing white flying suits and the others coats and two with hats. Behind the rear fuselage of a passenger aircraft with open door. Captioned 'First flight of the Avro Tudor at Woodford, March 1946. Messrs Alf Sewart, Bill…
Malta, Tripoli and Indian mountains
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a horse and cart for tourists, captioned 'Gharry driver, Valetta'.
Photo 2 is five airmen. Four are sitting on a low wall and the fifth is lying in front. All are wearing swimming trunks. The image is…
Photo 1 is a horse and cart for tourists, captioned 'Gharry driver, Valetta'.
Photo 2 is five airmen. Four are sitting on a low wall and the fifth is lying in front. All are wearing swimming trunks. The image is…
Church at Luqa, Malta
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is the outside of the front of the church.
Photo 2 is the inside which has been badly damaged.
Photo 3 is a postcard with a view across stone walled terraces to the church.
The photos are captioned 'R.C.…
Photo 1 is the outside of the front of the church.
Photo 2 is the inside which has been badly damaged.
Photo 3 is a postcard with a view across stone walled terraces to the church.
The photos are captioned 'R.C.…
Homer Lawson's Documents
Three items from a photo album.
Item 1 is Homer's card from the Karachi Ordnance Officers' Shop.
Item 2 is a slip allowing Homer to wear five medals.
Item 3 is Homer's temporary members card for the Srinagar Club.
Item 1 is Homer's card from the Karachi Ordnance Officers' Shop.
Item 2 is a slip allowing Homer to wear five medals.
Item 3 is Homer's temporary members card for the Srinagar Club.
Postcard from Gourdon
Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he has been to Gourdon, about the weather and that the flowers are now blooming and that he is going to Paris the following week.
Postcard from Gourdon
Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he is packing and leaving Marseille for Paris that evening, that he went out in a boat the previous day and about the weather.
Postcard from Gourdon
Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has been to Gourdon but was not able to see the Gorge du Loup because of cloud cover and that he had been to St Raphael the previous day.