Metal drift calculator (isothermal calibration) used by an RAF navigator during WWII. Strapped to the upper thigh along with a roll of note paper, it was used for correcting the aircraft’s height and air speed according to air temperature. Found on moorland just north of Island House, it is thought to have fallen from one of the two aircraft that collided nearby in August 1944. On loan for displaying at Tiree Airport.
Colour photograph of a Nissen hut at the entrance to The Camp at Crossapol, in around 2000. Only the foundations of the Nissen hut remain. The Camp was the main site of RAF Tiree’s operations during WWII.
Typed letter to Miss Elsie MacKinnon, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol, inviting her to a Social Evening and Dance in April 1945, to be organised by RAF Tiree’s 31 Embarkation Unit.
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Collection of prints of 19 black & white photographs of Tiree landscapes and RAF servicemen who served alongside Alan George French at 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. Some photos are accessioned individually (2021.45.1 -> 2021.45.13).
Black & white photograph of a group of 35 airmen, including Alan George French, who served with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown).
Black & white photograph of a group of 18 airmen, including Alan George French, who served with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown).
Black & white photograph of a group of seven airmen, including Alan George French, who served with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown).
Black & white photograph of RAF serviceman Alan George French standing at the east end of Soroby beach during WWII. Hynish, Mannal and Balemartine are visible in the background. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown), while both men were serving with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree.
Black & white photograph of a Nissen hut on the airfield during a blizzard in WWII, with houses of Crossapol just visible in the background. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown), while serving with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree.
Black & white photograph of waves crashing onto rocks at Happy Valley, East Hynish, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown), while serving with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree. The man climbing over the rocks on the left is probably RAF serviceman Alan George French.
