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.
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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