Autumn 1944
off Sumatra
(Indian Ocean Campaign Summary)
From the magazine "Illustrated", 24 February
1945 edition |
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Page 17 |
Page 18 |
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Page 19 |
page 20 (followed by enlargements) |
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late 1944 - INDIA and
CEYLON/SRI LANKA |
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Dry-dock at Bombay - bottom being scraped |
Dry dock at Bombay |
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Maurice Whiteing |
Water not beer, ashore at China Bay |
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possibly China Bay again |
Beaufighters at China Bay airfield
(Trincomalee, Ceylon/Sri Lanka)
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Inchmopola
(spelling? - not located), India - Maurice, back row, fourth
from left
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George Cheedle, "Subby" Neil, Maurice Whiteing on right |
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Tony Fry |
Maurice Whiteing (right) and friend |
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First oranges? |
India 1944 - Maurice on right |
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Katakalunda, Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
('Katakalunda' may have been Katakurunda, a
bit south of Colombo in 6:00N 80:18E, where there was a Royal Naval Air
Station, HMS UKUSSA, 1942-1946 - thanks to Tim Stoneman).
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Jungle, Ulundafet (spelling? possibly Ulunderpet), India - Maurice Whiteing |
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Bombay Castle - sitting, middle row left,
Maurice Whiteing; right, Air Mechanic Albert Mackley (identified by
his grandson mark Floyd)
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India - Maurice on left |
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"Snowball" |
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possibly
Bandalawela |
possibly
market place,
Bandalawela |
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Maurice on right |
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India 1944 top - Maurice Whiteing and Tony
Brown, bottom - "Gloria" and Reg Holton
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Kalakarunda (spelling? not located) |
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probably 1944 -
Indomitable Christmas Card, 1839 Squadron |
Indomitable Christmas Card - probably 1944 as still flying Barracudas
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