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1. IOR/L/PS/12/4498

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498
Title:
Coll 44/20 ‘WAR. Persian Gulf. Offers of Assistance to H.M.G. from Arab States and Trucial Sheikhdoms’
Scope & Content:
The papers relate to the funding, the naming ceremonies and public relations of the aircraft of the Royal Air Force No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron, which came to a total of ten Spitfire aeroplanes. The aircraft were paid for by the Persian Gulf fighter fund (see f 356), a fund set up by the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1939-3 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (462 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 85

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 85
Title:
Photograph Taken on the Occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires Ceremony
Scope & Content:
This photograph was taken on the occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires naming ceremony, which took place on 11 December 1944 at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex. The ceremony was attended by Lady Honor Cowell Fowle (widow of Sir Trenchard Craven Fowle). Pictured in the photograph are several RAF officer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 photograph

3. IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 86

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 86
Title:
Photograph Taken on the Occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires Ceremony
Scope & Content:
This photograph was taken on the occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires naming ceremony, which took place on 11 December 1944 at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex. The ceremony was attended by Lady Honor Cowell Fowle (widow of Sir Trenchard Craven Fowle). Pictured are Lady Honor, several RAF officers and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 photograph

4. IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 87
Title:
Photograph Taken on the Occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires Ceremony
Scope & Content:
This photograph was taken on the occasion of the Persian Gulf Spitfires naming ceremony, which took place on 11 December 1944 at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex. The ceremony was attended by Lady Honor Cowell Fowle (widow of Sir Trenchard Craven Fowle). Pictured in this photograph are Lady Honor, severa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 photograph

5. IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 286

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 286
Title:
Photograph of Lady Louisa Belle Cox Visiting the Airfield of the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund Spitfires
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Lady Louisa Belle Cox (widow of Sir Percy Cox) visiting the airfield where the spitfires purchased by the Persian Gulf fighter fund were being tested. The photograph shows a group of six people observing something out of shot (most probably the spitfires) from a spot in a field. In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 photograph

6. IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4498, f 287
Title:
Photograph of Lady Louisa Belle Cox Visiting the Hangars of the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund Spitfires
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Lady Louisa Belle Cox (widow of Sir Percy Cox) visiting the aircraft hangars where the spitfires purchased by the Persian Gulf fighter fund were being stored and tested. The photograph shows a group of five people walking across the entrance of an aircraft hangar. In the background...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 photograph