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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.”
[Servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, England]
Composite photograph featuring three images of servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, superimposed on a map of Oxfordshire, England, April 1944. The images depict a serviceman with a shovel, two servicemen discussing a wall-mounted map, and servicemen waiting for food in a mess line.Typed caption: "Chalgrove - April 1944."
[Servicemen at Middle Wallop Airfield, England]
Composite photograph of four images of servicemen at Middle Wallop Airfield, superimposed on a map of Hampshire, England, May and June 1944. The images depict servicemen working on an aircraft engine and other equipment, looking at library materials, and getting a haircut. Typed caption: "Middle Wallop - May-June 1944."
[Aerial view of Holland]
Aerial photograph of Holland County, England, April 1944.Typed caption: "Holland mapping mission - 6,000 sq. miles in 45 minutes, April - 1944."
[Illustration of hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces
Illustration (photographic reproduction) of a hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces, circa early 1800s. The scene depicts balloons in flight, warships, and troops passing through a tunnel under the English Channel.
[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]
Letterpress print of a balloon in flight over Hungerford Market, London, England, original piece dated 1833.