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Photographs enclosed amongst reports of reconnaissance and bombing missions in Florence,...
Catalogue reference: CN 5/11
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This record is about the Photographs enclosed amongst reports of reconnaissance and bombing missions in Florence,... dating from 1944 in the series Photographs Extracted from AIR series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 5/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Photographs enclosed amongst reports of reconnaissance and bombing missions in Florence, Bologna and Rimini, Italy, undertaken by No 40 Squadron South African Air Force, September to December 1944.
(1-2) Italian harvesters near squadron camp.
(3-4) Flight Sergeant du Prees, awarded George Medal.
(5) Italian harvesters at lunch.
(6) Rimini camp and landing ground under water: Recovering equipment.
(7-8) Recovering an overturned truck.
(9) Italian harvesters shelling mealies.
(10) Italian wine press in action.
(11) Italian woman operating water pump.
(12) Bagged aircraft at Rimini.
(13) Rimini camp scene showing water-logged tents.
(14) Rimini camp: Squadron pet dog, 'Sparky' soaked in flood water.
(15) Rimini camp: Working on water-logged Hotchkisse vehicle.
(16) Sergeant Wilmshurst in the Hotchkisse heavy vehicle towing wireless van out of mud at Casandro.
(17) Vehicles negotiating the mud on the road to Rimini.
(18) Control tower, Bellaria, as seen from the maintenance pen.
(19) Testing photographic equipment.
(20) Pensione Onofri, Bellaria, which has been turned in to the officers' mess and quarters.
(21) Florence: Leave party gathering in front of the Voortrekker Club prior to a sight-seeing trip.
(22) Florence: Looking on to the Piazzo San Firenze from the Club window. The Dome of Florence Cathedral visible in the background.
(23) Florence: A Vendor on the Ponte Vecchio.
(24-25) The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(26-27) The Alps: Snow covered peaks.
(28-30) Naude Aerodrome. Snow covered spitfires.
(31) Forli: Christmas Dinner preparations.
(32) Photograph of the Christmas Dinner menu, held at Forli.
Photographs extracted from AIR 27/420.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- AIR 27/420
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 32 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright.
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 9x7cm to 21x31cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360879/
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