Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier with Sea Hawks on the deck. Unknown location.
Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of RTAF Base Korat, Thailand.
Handwritten on the reverse "Coming into new huge Korat concrete runway. Built by the US Army engineers for 1st time. Big snakes. SAS Based with us felt safe, arrived in DC6. Jumped down."
Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of RTAF Base Korat, Thailand.
Handwritten on the reverse "US engineers built state of art 10,000' concrete runway for large Globemaster [&] Stratofortress, 707 Boeings, all myriad of other aircraft types. Korat 1962."
Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of RTAF Base Korat, Thailand.
Handwritten on the reverse "Korat Thailand. 1962 our base with US Army hueas[sic]."
Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of part of Bangkok, Thailand.
Handwritten on the reverse "1962 Bangkok. Airport region on way north to Korat."
Image from the Vivian Leonard Victor Crawshay personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Karachi airport, Pakistan.
Handwritten on the reverse "Approaching Karachi airport."
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Low-level aerial oblique view of a prisoner of war camp, presumed to be at Yokkaichi, Japan.
Camera aircraft is in formation with another Avenger from No. 820 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, from the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique taken during a strike, believed to be the chemical works at Onohama, Japan.
See 2010-344.9
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier at sea, with Albacore aircraft on the flight deck. Unknown location.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a Japanese aircraft carrier at sea.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "strike on CVE [escort carrier] in inland sea between Shikoku and Honshu (Japan). Two of four 500lb G.P.'s direct hits. Nose fused. / Damaged by blast."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable).
See also 2010/344.6.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of an unknown Japanese location, showing the effects of aerial bombardment.
Possibly strike on barracks south of Osaka (from Petrie's log book entry for 25 July 1945).
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a Japanese port, believed to be Innoshima, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "Strike on shipyards at Inno Shima (inland sea). Four 500lb G.P.'s on fabrication bldg. No fighters."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
See also 2010/344.24.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a strike on Japanese vessels in a small bay in Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipping in Matsushima area. Bombs on DE - probably hit."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
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Vertical aerial view of the small port of Ogatsu, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipping in Matsushima area. Bombs on DE - probably hit." Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Handwritten on the reverse "OKACHI WAN".
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Matsushima airfield, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states, "Strike on Matsushima airfield - dispersals and installations. Target well plastered."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique of Matsushima airfield, Japan.
Bruce Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on Matsushima airfield - dispersals and installations. Target well plastered."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique showing a strike on Innoshima shipyards, Japan, with smoke billowing from land-based targets.
Petrie's log book entry for this date states: "Strike on shipyards at Inno Shima[sic] (inland sea). Four 500lb G.P.'s on fabrication bldg. No fighters."
Petrie was flying No. 820 Squadron Avenger JZ534 from HMS Indefatigable.
Image from the Kenneth Francis Bruce Petrie personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of a Japanese airfield, with training aircraft parked on the tarmac and bystanders gathered around. Unknown location in Japan.
Defensive bunkers/air raid shelters visible at the edges of the tarmac.
Believed to have been taken after the Japanese surrender, c. late August 1945.
