Clothing book 1943-4 for Colin MacPhail, Crossapol.
World War II clothing book 1943-4 for Colin MacPhail of Crossapol.
2002.194.2
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Dates: 1940s
2002.194.8
Black and white photograph of Colin MacPhail of Crossapol in the 1940s.
Colin MacPhail attending to a BEA flight at Tiree airport in the 1940s. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 2)
2002.194.16
Notebook of weather observations made by Colin MacPhail, Crossapol.
Notebook of handwritten weather observations made by Colin MacPhail of Crossapol from May 1942 to November 1943.
2001.101.1
Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacKinnon, Heanish, talking to Maggie Campbell in 2001.
Hugh MacKinnon of Heanish talking to Maggie Campbell about the Mary Stewart bought by his father for Donald MacLean, Scarinish; his work on the roads before the war; joining the Merchant Navy in 1939; his brothers one of whom was awarded the DSC for Bravery at Dunkirk; his teachers at school in Scarinish, fishing by boat off Heanish.
1999.24.2
Defence medal, 1939-45.
Defence medal, 1939-45, (without its ribbon), given to members of the Home Guard.
1999.144.50
Black and white photograph of RAF personnel.
RAF personnel relaxing during World War II.
1999.144.2
Photocopy of scroll commemorating Meteorological Reconnaisance in World War II.
Scroll commemorating Meteorological Reconnaisance during World War II.
1999.144.7
Photocopied newspaper article about Meteorological Squadron No. 518 of RAF Coastal Command.
Meteorological reconnaisance flights conducted by RAF Squadron 518, originally based on Tiree during World War II.
1999.144.9
Account by George Holleyman of his time in the RAF on Tiree 1941-1943.
Account by George Holleymen, an amateur archaeologist, of his time in RAF Tiree as a Service Policeman. Two more copies added in 2011 (E01206).
1999.144.15
Photocopied example of weather observation recorded by aircraft crew.
Example of record sheet for weather observations by aircraft crew, used by Meteorological Reconnaisance Squadrons at RAF Tiree during World War II.