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| Life in the Raw | The upper lip is not thick. It was a little 'tache which would not turn black. Taken at 12,000 feet |
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| Bedtime at Maxwell Field Alabama. PS Note the "Cigars" after Xmas dinner | "B" Squadron 42 (F and G) RAF Tuscaloosa 20th January 1942. This links to a large version of the photo which is 404Kb. |
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| "B" Squadron 42 (F and G) RAF Tuscaloosa 20th January 1942. This links to a smaller version of the photo which is 138Kb. | |
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| Pete Browns the Body Beautiful | Sgt's Mess R.A.F. Digri |
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| Vultures feeding on Pie Dog | Taj Mahal |
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| Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal |
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| Idol Inside Burmese Temple | Howrah Station Calcutta |
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Lighthouse Cinema (No not the girls Pete) |
Sgt's Mess Bar R.A.F. Katni |
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Firpo's in Chowringee (Best grub in Calcutta) |
Howrah Bridge Calcutta |
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| Coo!! A camel | "Pani-Walah" |
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| Bombay Copper | Every day scene in Cal |
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| Dung cakes for sale | Home was never like this |
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| Bath time for Hindu Chico's | Bombay "Bedrooms" |
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Walkie-Talkie with L-5(Brodie) Click here for a really nice L-5 site Click Here for the Brodie Device..Runway on a rope The strange device on top of this Sentinel was part of a cable landing system developed towards the end of the war by a Capt. J.H. Brodie of the U.S.A.A.F. Jim Gray was kind enough to fill me in on its use. Here are his comments- "You are correct about the trapeze device attached to the airplane in your picture. It is (or was) commonly called the Brodie device and was used to catch small aircraft aboard merchant ships, in small clearings, or in similar tight spots. Incidentally, the term "brodie" entered american motorcycle slang in the late 1940's and referred to a tight skidding 360 degree maneuver that leaves a skidmark resembling a doughnut. The slang is still in use today and is commonly used to describe a similar water maneuver on a jet-ski. I believe that one version of the original Brodie device stopped an aircraft in a circular fashion and this is where the slang usage was derived. " After the plane had hooked a hanging loop, a friction device braked it to a standstill within the limits of the supporting cable |
Snake charmers with cobra |
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| Natives with cobras and python | Indian "Holy men" |
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| Well!! Lift me up! | "Dhobi day" or there goes another seven coupons |
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| Preparing body for burning Gat | Lovely plaything Pretty necklaces for ladies |
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| Rickshaws in Calcutta | Water Buffalo soaking |
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| Keith at Sillong, slightly drunk but I would like to know where he stole the stockings or what he done with the girl | Clark's Effort |
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Result of a Monsoon Shower Its that man again |
Officers inspect the Masterpiece of the Year, Artist:- Clark |
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| Al Lewis at 06:30HRS on V-E night | There goes another £5,000 |
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| Mess Pin-Up - "Blondie and her creator" | Mess Pin-Up - "Pete's effort at Digri 1945" |
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| Air view of Arkonam | "Vic's Viking Virgin" - My Auster on Comm Sqdn at Arkonam |
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| "Hamy's Heilin' Haggis" - Tom swings his compass while Clark looks on. | Clark gets air-borne in his "Lizzie". Heaven help his passenger |
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| Holding good formation for once | One of our efforts on the other side of the Channel. Rather messy but the pilot is O.K. thank God!! |
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| Terry and Stuka with the Vengance | On the "Charp" again!! This is one of our better efforts who we helped out the boys for some fun. This was quite a show as five of us had a go |
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"Digger" in his Spit |
"Ron" and a "Hurri Too" |
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| Ingys "Daffy"
The aircraft in the photo is a Defiant T III DP868 serving with 289 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (YE-)sometime between March 1942 and June 1943. They were based at:- Kirknewton with detachments at Ayr; Longman; moving to Turnhouse 18.5.42 with detachments at West Freugh; Dyce; Ouston; Drem and Catterick. If you look under the fuselage you will see what looks like a backward facing hook. This is the cable brace for the target drouge - a protection plate can be seen further aft, to stop the cable from fouling the tail wheel etc. Very many thanks to Henry Boot for the clarification. Henry's web site "PRESENTATION SPITFIRES" can be found by clicking here. |
No caption. The aircraft is a Vultee Vengeance. Many thanks to Mike from Poland for the identification |
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| No caption.. The photo features a Miles Master III in the background. Thanks to Chris Pinn for the info. | F/O Broomfield and drunken W/O |
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| "Guess who" or "He done it" | "Dressed for the North Pole" or "Hughie after 2 hours solo" |
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| Mess card school | Wade, Woody and Doc at their favourite pastime. |
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This is Don my new chum and roommate. Aircraft is probably a BT13, 13A or 15 as close inspection of the fuselage reveals the words Gunter Field. Log books reveal March -May 1942 was spent at Basic Flying Training School, Gunter Field Alabama USA |
Hugh Clark - My Grandpa |
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| All day session at Digri | "The Jump Kite Digri???" |
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| The Liberator "Desprit Dan" | First Page of Log Book with peom stuck to the inside cover |
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| Close up of the poem | October 16th Crashed, my Grandpa was admitted to Nantwich Cottage Hospital and discharged 29th October |
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| The Three Kiwis, Eric, Ossy and Keith with Bearer | George's Spit 5B |
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