Map of Tiree Aerodrome dated 1953.
Map of Tiree Aerodrome titled Tiree Lettings Location Plan dated November 1953 showing cattle grids at a scale of 1:10,560.
1997.217.11
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1997.217.12
Map of the water pipeline and electric cable between Loch a` Phuill and Crossapol.
Plan showing part of the water pipeline and electric cable route between Loch a` Phuill and Crossapol dated 1951, scale 1:10,560.
1997.217.14
Map of electrical cabling at Kilkenneth NAAFI dated 1944.
Plan of electrical cabling at the Kilkenneth NAAFI site at a scale of 1:500 and the Barrapol spur feeder at a scale of 1:2,500, dated 1944.
1997.217.15
Map of the electrical cabling at Kilkenneth Dispersed Sites dated 1944.
Plan of the electrical cabling at the Army Guard Site and Messing Site at Kilkenneth dated 1944.
1997.217.16
Map of the electrical cabling at part of Tiree Aerodrome dated 1944.
Plan for the electrical cabling at one section of Tiree Aerodrome dated 1944, at a scale of 1:500.
1997.217.17
Map of the electrical supply to RAF Tiree Dispersed Sites at Kilkenneth dated 1944.
Plan of the electrical cabling at the Army Guard Site and Messing Site at Kilkenneth dated 1944, at a scale of 1:2,500.
1997.217.2
Map of RAF Tiree sites in Crossapol in 1945.
RAF Tiree sites 1-9 in Crossapol including WAAF Sites 1 and 2, Sick Quarters and the Communal Site, scale 1:2,500.
1997.189.9
Polish airmen from RAF 304 Squadron in 1942
Photograph of Polish airmen from RAF 304 Squadron in 1942.
Courtesy of Mr Mike Hughes
Polish airmen from RAF 304 Bomber Squadron are shown here taking a break from servicing their Wellington aircraft. After the Nazi-Soviet victory in Poland in 1939, a large part of the Polish Air Force was evacuated, eventually being withdrawn to the United Kingdom.
Polish pilots were among the most experienced in battle, most of them having fought in the 1939 September campaign in Poland and the 1940 Battle of France. In addition, pre-war Poland had set a very high standard of pilot training.
Created in 1940, 304 Squadron was based briefly on Tiree in the spring of 1942, flying Wellingtons on anti-submarine duties. The squadron was one of fifteen in the RAF manned by Polish airmen, the most famous being 303 Squadron which claimed the highest number of enemy kills during the Battle of Britain.
Black and white photograph of a Polish aircrew in 1942.
Polish aircrew from RAF 304 Squadron based on Tiree in 1942 take a break from servicing the Wellington aircraft in the background. (Photograph from Mike Hughes in Filing Cabinet 2 drawer 1)
1997.189.11
Black and white photograph of an RAF Concert Party in 1944.
RAF Concert Party in 1944. L-R: Fred MacKeown, Fred Parratt, Jessie MacQueen, Denis Guest, unknown, Bryn Lewis, Nan Hogarth, Frank Murphy, Dodo Leslie, Jack May, Jean Hind, Jim Worthington, Nettie MacFarlane, Harry Smith, Harry Barr, Paul Blomley. (Photograph from Mike Hughes in Filing Cabinet 2 drawer 1)
1997.189.13
Black and white photograph of an RAF airman at Gott Bay pier.
RAF airman at Gott Bay pier with the `Clydesdale` tied up alongside during World War II. (Photograph from Mike Hughes in Filing Cabinet 2 drawer 1)
