Photocopied newspaper article `Boy`s Amazing Story to Oban Policemen`.
Story of a 16 year old boy who had absonded from an approved school and conned Oban police into paying his passage to Tiree which was then a restriced area.
Aliens File for Tiree from 9/7/1943 to 22/11/1961.
Aliens File for Tiree kept by police from 9/7/1943 to 22/11/1961.
Photocopied telegram dated 29/7/1943 to John Brown.
Telegram dated 29/7/1943 to John Brown instructing him to rejoin (forces unit) at Northshields immediately.
De Havilland Rapide over Sandaig
Photograph of a de Havilland Rapide over Sandaig.
Courtesy of Mr Donald MacKinnon
The first commercial flights from Renfrew Airport began in 1933 to Campbeltown and Islay. The following year a 29 year old businessman, George Nicholson from County Durham, set up Northern and Scottish Airways to take over these routes and develop others.
In October 1935, Nicholson was flown by his chief pilot, David Barclay, on a reconnaissance trip to Tiree. Islanders were woken early as he flew for some time low over the island, landing at 6 a.m. on An Tràigh Mhòr, the beach at Gott Bay. In May 1936, Colin MacPhail was appointed Northern and Scottish Airways local manager.
On 1st July 1936 David Barclay flew the first commercial flight to Tiree via Islay and landed on the Reef in a De Havilland Rapide, a fabric-covered twin engine biplane that could carry eight passengers.
Black and white photograph of a de Havilland Rapide over Sandaig after World War II.
De Havilland Rapide over Sandaig after World War II. The `X` off shore on the right marks the spot where the Sturdy went down.
Black and white photograph of Tiree Home Guard.
Tiree Home Guard around 1944.
Booklet `1935-1945 The War Dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire`.
Register of the names of those who fell in the 1939-1945 war and are buried in cemeteries in Argyll, Bute and Inverness.
Piece of crockery from RAF NAAFI on Tiree.
Piece of NAAFI crockery stamped G.R. VI 1943.
Photocopied information about the building and staffing of the RAF station on Tiree.
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Tiree Roll of Honour for 1939-1945.
Roll of Honour for those who lost their lives during World War II.
Black and white photograph of Soroby graveyard in 1944.
Soroby graveyard in 1944 with a line of war graves on the right.
