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Description: | Black and white photographs contained in three albums and three individual prints detailing career of Wing Cdr C. W. Mackey. Includes WWI 1914 training and sports, June 1914 Sandhurst portraits, RAF Far East Flight 1928 - folder of colourised photos showing personnel and aircraft and extracts of log and map of route. Also 1 copy of Royal Military College record July 1914 at Camberley and one cuttings book also containing photos along with press cuttings, RAF forms, passes and correspondence, and a souvenir album commemorating unveiling of 51st Highland Division Memorial at Beaumont Hamel. This collection captures BE2C and Sopwith aircraft, early motorcar and motorcycle use by RFC and inter war training in Egypt with the Far East Flight. Field Marshal Haig is seen making sword of honour presentation at Sandhurst July 1914. In addition 3 card mounted prints from Royal Military College inc. 'G' Comapny - champion company spring term 1/4. Shots of Lancashire Fusiliers 1915 - Armentieres, Bois Grevier with named officers. Interwar pictures of 216 squadron. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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