Photo 808/2(0)

Genre: Historical Events

Snapshot album, follows on chronologically from Photo 808/1..

Prints 1-80 Kohat, Aug 1944-Nov 1945. Portraits and views at the RAF station, and in the town and surrounding district. Includes views of the VE Day parade and a copy of the menu for the 'Victory Dinner', May 1945. Prints 81-89 Views on journey from Kohat to Rawalpindi and back, May 1945. Prints 90-96 Miscellaneous views and portraits at Kohat and Hangu, May 1945. Prints 97-238 Kashmir, on leave, Jun-Jul 1945. Miscellaneous views and portraits at Pahlgahm, Srinagar, Gulmarg, and hiking in the Sind Valley. Prints 239-266 Miscellaneous views and portraits, Jul-Sep 1945, including Rawalpindi Railway Station, Miram Shah Fort, and mission to destroy the remains of a Hurricane that crashed in the NWFP. Prints 267-283 Peshawar, Sep 1945. Snapshot views and portraits. Prints 284-301 Mid-tour home leave, Nov 1945-Feb 1946. Snapshot views en route, including Suez Canal. Prints 302-311 Miscellaneous views, including Bombay sea front and New Delhi Council House. Prints 312-329 Shooting expedition at Jashpurnagar near Ranchi, Mar 1946, and swimming at Hondroo Falls. Prints 330-333 Views at Ranchi, including a Japanese fighter plane, billets and temple. Prints 334-336 Taj Mahal, Agra, May 1946. Prints 337-366 Views and portraits at Naini Tal, May 1946. Print 367 Paddle steamer on the Indus. Print 368 Mosque of the Great Imambara, Lucknow. Print 369 View at Kohat? Photograph of a garden by P.S. Banga, camp photographer, Kohat. Prints 370-390 The voyage home, Jun-Jul 1946. Sea views and portraits, with copy of berthing card and souvenir card of the RMS Strathnaver. Print 391 Photograph of a Spitfire of the No 6 Squadron, IAF, Kohat.

Subjects = aircraft; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; Indian Air Force; military (general); military aircraft; named vessels; paddle steamers; Royal Air Force; Strathnaver (paddle steamer)