Arthur Gleadall Photographs


Photographs:

Arthur Gleadall (RAF seconded to SAAF)

Aircraft technician

Operational service:

North Africa, 24 squadron, 1942 - 1943


Credit: thanks to Arthur's daughter, Jill Gordon-Thomson, who made contact with me and kindly sent to me this unique collection of scanned photographs.


Please respect the copy rights of these photographs and contact me to obtain the necessary permission if you want to duplicate some of this material in other web sites or printed matter.

Thanks

Tinus le Roux

March 2017








B25 Mitchell made forced landing on our drome after being badly shot up during intensive raid at opening of Alamein battle - Copy



A.P. bomb bursting when fired at in camp at L.G.99



Abandoned Stuka Sollum 21 Dec 42



Abandoned enemy transport Sollum 2 Dec 42



Air display over Alex & Cairo prior to Alamein Push




All aboard for Squadron picnic 4 Oct 42



B25 after crash landing on LG99




Bombed locomotive at Daba station




Boston



Bostons & Baltimores in formation




Bostons in formation



Bostons on LG99 ready for take off during Alamein Battle



Breakfast on arrival at Timimi 4 Dec 42



Burned out German glider on Derna Drome 8 Dec 42



Cemetary at Alamein






Convoy halts before climbing Sollum Pass.


Convoy line-up. Move from LG99 at end of 42



Dell & Hickman



Dell & Ras servicing Boston


Digging funk hole at Soluk 13 Dec 42


English grave in German cemetary near Alamein




Explosion of aircraft petrol tanks after crash. Capt Cousins & crew all killed Feb 43



General Smuts speaking on his visit to LG99 22 Nov 42 Amariya



German & Italian road signs outside Sollum



German 88mm guns with hauling motor Alamein



German cemetary



German cemetary nr Alamein



German cemetary nr Alamein


German tank bogged in wet sand near Alamein



German tank busted


Hadyn James cuts my hair near Zliton Feb 43


Halfway up Sollum Pass showing Hellfire Pass 2 Dec 42



Italian prisoners



J crashed at Djem Pilot Lt Hully all crew OK

King's visit 19 June 43 in N.Africa



King talking to Col Durrant CO of 3Wing SAAF on visit to N.Africa 19 June 43






LG99



Making tea at Timimi



Me109 abandoned at Daba showing blast wall built round it 1 Dec 42


Me109 brought to RPU for inspection


On beach near Alex Oct 4 42


On leave at beach nr Carthage. Mdwe. Robert. Suzette. Don. Dell & Self


P.B. & Stafford las we left Zuara 5 April 43


Percy Largerway, Self & Dell forbes at El Djem May 43



Ras & I on bomb


SAAF Base Camp at L.G.99


Showing last bomb line in Africa


Soluk 13 Dec 42


Squadron picnic 4 Oct 42. Self in front. Col Martin OC 3 Wing draped with towel in background


Sunbathing Squadron picnic


Tent mates Feb 43 Near Zliton Staff Glass, Pat Melley, Alec Pullin & Self


Tripoli with John McCalgan & Richard Pearse Feb 43


Trying on new issue of winter battle dress LG99 Oct 42 Amariya



Wireless Sration LG99 Amariya Oct 42




Churchill's visit



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