Photocopied article about the loss of the Fokker XXII aircraft `Sylvia Scarlet`, with an accompanying letter.
(1) Article from `Fly Past` Magazine, 1982, about the loss of the Fokker plane `Sylvia Scarlet` shortly after departing from Tiree on 3/7/1943. (2) Letter from Peter Moran, editor of `Aviation Archaeologist` Magazine, dated 27/11/1981 to donor, giving information about the crew of the `Sylvia Scarlet`.
Black and white photograph of Balephetrish pier.
Balephetrish pier constructed during WWII so that barges could unload materials for the aerodrome.
Black and white photograph of servicemen in a dinghy at Gott Bay pier during WWII.
Servicemen in a dinghy at Gott Bay pier during WWII.
Andrew Young of Balephuil
Photograph of Andrew Young of Balephuil in his RAF uniform.
Courtesy of Mrs Mabel MacArthur
Originally from Glasgow, Andrew Young, his sister Mabel and brother William were brought up by the MacNeills of Main Road Farm in Balephuil.
Andrew had an unlucky war. As an RAF mechanic he was stationed in Burma and Kenya where he contracted malaria and typhoid. The troopship in which he was sent home was sunk off the African coast and he spent ten days in an open lifeboat. He was then picked up by a German U-boat and was confined for the rest of the war in a POW camp in Casablanca.
After the war Andrew died on Kennavara while out shooting.
Black and white photograph of Andrew Young during WWII.
Andrew Young, Balephuil, the brother of Mabel Kennedy, Sandaig. As an RAF mechanic he was stationed in Burma and India, where he contracted malaria and typhoid. The troopship in which he was sent home was sunk off the African coast and he was in an open lifeboat for ten days. He was then picked up by a German U-boat and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp in Casablanca. After the war he died on Kenavara while shooting.
Account by George Holleyman of his life on Tiree 1941-43.
Account by amateur archaeologist George Holleyman of his time in the RAF Service Police on Tiree from September 1941 to June 1943
Scanned aerial photograph of the Reef looking east taken in 1942.
Aerial photograph of the Reef looking east in 1942.
Scanned aerial photograph of the Reef looking east taken in 1942.
Aerial photograph of the Reef in 1942 looking north-east.
Scanned aerial photograph of the Reef looking east taken in 1942.
Aerial photograph of the Reef in 1942 looking south-west, showing a number of the dispersed sites around Crossapol.
Photocopied letter to the Director of Air Ministry Met Office dated 24/8/1942 from the Met Office at RAF Tiree.
Letter to the Director of Air Ministry Met Office dated 24/8/1942 from the Met Office at RAF Tiree about the observer at Cornaigmore Met Station.
Photocopied letter dated 9/9/1942 to John MacPhail, Assistant Observer at the Cornaigmore Met Station.
Letter dated 9/9/1942 to John MacPhail, Assistant Observer at the Cornaigmore Met Station advising him of the opening of a Met Office at the RAF station and the closure of the Cornaigmore station.
