Printed images of the memorial to Czech men who volunteered and died serving with British forces in WWII. Built by the British community living in Prague. Includes Leonard Revilliod who died in a mid-air collision of two Halifax aircraft over Island House in 1944, while he was serving with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree.
Colour photograph of a Navy ‘Wasp’ helicopter taking off from the Decca HIFIX caravan at Aird, Cornaigmore, in 1970. HIFIX stations were located at several spots in the Hebrides for relaying messages to/from survey vessels at sea, which were recording the topography of the ocean floor. The Navy had sent personnel ashore by helicopter to lay a cable from the mains electricity suppy to the caravan, in response to a complaint by the occupier of the house, Mr A Campbell, about the noise made by the caravan’s generator.
Small, corroded part from the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber that crashed on Kennavara during WWII. Fairey Swordfish operated from aircraft carriers and contributed to the sinking of many enemy ships.
Colour postcard photograph of British Airways Shorts Skyvan passenger aeroplane G-AZYW at Tiree airport in 1973.
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Collection of 14 colour photo-prints of various scenes from Tiree from 1960 to 2010, including an passenger aircraft at Tiree airport, a double-decker bus at the pier, out-buildings at Coales, an old well, Kilkenneth chapel and Kirkapol farmland. Five of the images are accessioned separately (see 2016.56.2 – 6).
Black & white photograph of a crowd around a bi-plane on The Reef during Sports Day in 1927. It was the first plane to land on Tiree. On the left is Kenneth MacKenzie, Scarinish (b. 1890). He worked as Piermaster and lived with his wife Agnes in the ‘Bank House’ in Scarinish, which was built for him.
VHS video and DVD of a compilation of holiday travels in London in1952, Eastbourne and Heathrow in 1955, and Tiree in 1957.
VHS video and DVD of Tiree Sports Day and first flight to Tiree in the 1930s.
Black & white photograph of a bi-plane named the ‘Tirisdeach’, which was funded by the “war savings of the natives of Tiree” during WWI. Found in Mannal House, the former home of Margaret (Meeta) MacDonald.
Photograph of a seaplane at Coll, 1932
Black & white photograph of a Supermarine Southampton seaplane or `flying boat` at Arinagour, Coll, in 1932. Four of these planes were used to help the Scottish fishing fleet locate herring, and occasionally for emergency medical aid in the islands (see 2015.5.2).
