Black and white photograph of Calum MacKinnon, Freddie Vernard and Iain MacDonald.
L-R: Calum MacKinnon (Calum Creagag), Ruaig/Kirkapol; Freddoie Vernard, Balevullin; Iain MacDonald, Vaul (Charlie Dunmore`s brother who died in a fire on board a fishing boat). (found with a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.)
Black and white photograph of RAF personnel.
RAF personnel relaxing during World War II.
Black and white photograph of Tiree Crofters at the airport in the 1980s.
Tiree crofters returning from a fact-finding trip to Northern Ireland in the 1980s. The plane is a Banderante, possibly South American built. (See 2000.36.1 for colour enlargement, original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1 )
Black and white photograph of a group of pilots at Tiree airport in 1986.
Pilots at Tiree airport in 1986. L-R: Captain Dr Jim Lee; Captain Chris Bartlett; unknown; Captain Dave Mavis. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white postcard of Tiree airport control tower.
Tiree airport control tower. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of Colin MacPhail of Crossapol.
Colin MacPhail of Crossapol, Tiree airport manager until his retirement in 1961. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Colour photograph of a BA aircraft at Dyce in June 1974.
This aircraft landed on runway 06 in the summer of 1974 when the runway was less than 1,000 metres long. It was a scheduled flight but the usual Skyliner was unserviceable. The pilot, Captain MacDonald, was BA`s chief pilot in Scotland. As there were no steps at Tiree, the passengers had to descend by firemen`s ladder. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of Tiree airport control tower in the late 1950s.
Tiree airport control tower in the late 1950s. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of an aircraft at Tiree airport in 1974.
An aircraft on the apron at Tiree airport in 1974, the year BA changed their livery. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of a Skyliner at Tiree airport in 1974.
The Skyliner aircraft which started to service Tiree on 1/4/1974. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)