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[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion] (Item)

Audio recording of a reunion for service members of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970. Text on label: "A Gathering of Eagles. Reg Fowert." Abstract from transcript: This recording contains highlights from a reunion held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970, for Canadian and British fighter pilots who were involved with the British Commonwealth Air Training…

[Gregory A. Daymond oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Gregory A. “Gus” Daymond is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daymond describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in England with No. 71 Squadron, one of the RAF Eagle Squadrons made up of American volunteers. Topics discussed include Daymond’s early interest in aviation and experiences as a…

[Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson is interviewed about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed in England and France with No. 151 Squadron and his time in the United States as a gunnery instructor. Topics discussed include his involvement in the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk Campaign and…

[Four Royal Air Force servicemen at Wantage Hall] (Item)

Photograph of four Royal Air Force servicemen at Wantage Hall, Reading, England, August 1917. The inscription identifies the men as (from top to bottom) an unnamed Australian serviceman, Lionel Cherry Gilmour, E. Goodman-Jones, and Tom Logan.Inscription on verso: "Aug. 1917. An Australian, myself (L. C. Gilmour), E. Goodman-Jones, Lieut. Tom Logan. 52 Sqn. Bram. Wantage Hall - Reading, England…

[Servicemen Lionel Cherry Gilmour in flight gear] (Item)

Photographic postcard of Royal Air Force servicemen Lionel Cherry Gilmour in flight gear, RAF Scampton, England, circa 1917.Inscription on verso: "In training - L.C. Gilmour. Scampton, England - 1917. Just out of the nest starting to fly. Not airborne yet - but oh how ready!!"Part of a photograph album related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's service with the Royal Air Force during World War I, circa…

[Royal Air Force servicemen in flight gear] (Item)

Photographic postcard of Royal Air Force servicemen in flight gear at Wantage Hall, Reading, England, circa 1917. Lionel Cherry Gilmour is in the back row.Inscription on verso: "In training - England - 1917. Wantage Hall. Reading, England. First day of issue of flying equipment. As yet had only seen a plane and that was in the sky. L. C. Gilmour middle man in back row.”

[Hawker Hurricane aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane aircraft, England, circa 1939-1945.Inscription on verso: "WWII. Hawker Hurricane. England."

[G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.I gliders and Handley Page Halifax aircraft lined up at RAF Woodbridge] (Item)

Photograph of several G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.I gliders and Handley Page Halifax aircraft lined up at RAF Woodbridge (England), 1945. Inscription on verso: "RAF Station, Woodridge, 1945. Gliders destined for crossing the Rhine. This is 12% of the Glider Force deployed for Operation 'Varsity' 24 March 1945. (416 gliders took part in the operation)"

[Servicemen of N.C.O.'s Cadre Course No. 1, Glider Pilot Depot] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of servicemen of N.C.O.'s Cadre Course No. 1, Glider Pilot Depot, Fargo Camp, Larkhill, Wiltshire, England, circa 1945.Caption: "N.C.O.'s Cadre Course No. 1, Glider Pilot Depot, 1945."Inscription on verso: "50th Anniversary (Scarborough) Glider Pilot Reunion. October 2-5, 1992. Fargo Camp, Larkhill, Wiltshire, 1945. [illegible list of names]."

[Unidentified aircraft taking off, RAF Elsham Wolds] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft taking off, RAF Elsham Wolds (England), August 1946. An Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) glider is visible nearby. Inscription on verso: "21 H.G.C.U. Elsham Wolds. August 1946."