Black and white photograph of airmen `Taffy` Jones and Maurice Foster in 1944.
518 Squadron Flight Engineer `Taffy` Jones and WAG Maurice Foster in their flying gear outside Hut G14 on 5th March 1944.
2007.84.4
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Dates: 1940s
2007.84.1
Black and white photograph of a Halifax from 518 Squadron in 1944.
Halifax P (Mk 2-1A LK966) of 518 Sqadron on Tiree just before take-off on its historic flight on 1st June 1944. The weather report from that flight was responsible for delaying D-Day from the 5th to 6th June.
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Black and white photograph of the crew of Halifax P for Peter in 518 Squadron in January 1944.
The crew of Halifax P for Peter taken just before their first operational flight for 518 Squadron in January 1944. L-R: Flying Officer Freddy Green RAF (2nd Pilot), Flight Sergeant Maurice Foster RAAF (WAG), Flight Sergeant Jerry Bruce RAAF (WAG), Flight Sergeant John `Taffy` Jones RAF (Flight Engineer), Squadron Leader Young RAF (1st Pilot), Flight Lieutenant Winston Dimond RAAF (Navigator), Flight Sergeant John Friend RAF (Met Observer), Flight Sergeant Lyn Steer RAAF (WAG).
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Black and white photograph of Nissen huts at RAF Tiree in February 1944.
Group of Nissen huts at RAF Tiree in February 1944.
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Black and white photograph of Crossapol beach in March 1944.
Crossapol beach in March 1944.
2007.84.9
Black and white photograph of four airmen from 518 Squadron in March 1944.
Four airmen from 518 Squadron in March 1944. L-R: Flight Sergeant Maurice Foster (WAG), Flight Lieutenant Fred Green (Pilot), Flight Sergeant John `Taffy` Jones (Flight Engineer), Flight Sergeant John Friend (Met Observer).
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Black and white photograph of three airmen from 518 Squadron in February 1944.
Three airmen from 518 Squadron in February 1944. L-R: Flight Engineer John ‘Taffy’ Jones, WAG Lin Steer, WAG Maurice Foster.
2007.84.11
Black and white photograph of of a Nissen hut at RAF Tiree in March 1944.
The Nissen hut at RAF Tiree where Flying Officer Maurice Foster lived for his twenty-two month posting. The photograph was taken in March 1944.
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Booklet of the Tiree memoirs of Flying Officer Maurice Foster of 518 Squadron plus a CD of photographs.
Illustrated memoirs of Flying Officer Maurice Foster from Australia who served in 518 Squadron on Tiree from November 1943 to December 1945. (The CD contains photo files of images in the booklet.)
2007.75.4
Letter dated 10/5/1942 from Sergeant Bill Martin of 224 Squadron to his brother Jimmy, describing his pastimes on Tiree and the unsuitability of the island as a holiday destination.
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