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[Servicemen Lionel Cherry Gilmour in flight gear]
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…
[Wantage Hall]
Photographic postcard of Wantage Hall, Reading, England, circa 1917.Inscription: "Wantage Hall, Reading. 686." Inscription on verso: "Ground training base for Royal Flying Corps - 1917. L. C. Gilmour."Part of a photograph album related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's service with the Royal Air Force during World War I, circa 1917-1918.
[Postcard to Lionel Cherry Gilmour ("Gilly") from George W. Pomeroy, July 1917]
Photographic postcard to Lionel Cherry Gilmour ("Gilly") from George W. Pomeroy, July 1917. Sends an update on life at the Canadian Training School (CTS) in Bexhill-on-Sea, England. Postcard image features servicemen exercising.Inscription: "C.T.S, 6:30, 14-7-17. Arthur Nash, Marina Studio, Bexhill-on-Sea. "
[Royal Air Force servicemen in flight gear]
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.”
[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft parked next to tree]
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (tail number 337861) parked next to a tree, England, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "WWII. B-17 Thumper #2, England."
[Left wing section of Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft]
Photograph of the left wing section of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, England, circa 1941-1945.Inscription on verso: "B-24 - WWII. Mellis near Diss, England."
[Hawker Hurricane aircraft]
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]
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]
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]
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."