A collection of photographs and documents detailing James Thompson's career as an engine fitter in the Royal Air Force from 1938 until the end of the Second World War, as well as his life as a civilian in Canada during the post-war period. These include photographs of daily life during the interwar period, photographs and documents from his service in Capetown, South Africa (1942-1943) and in Bombay, India (1943-1944), and a small collection of photographs taken during his civilian life in Calgary, Canada from 1955 to 1978.
The Air Force Museum of Alberta
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AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.
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1913-2012
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1939-1946
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001
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1939-1946
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001
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1927-1939
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
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1950-1979
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001-AF2018.008.001
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1927
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
Photo: Four people in civilian clothing pose together on the deck of a boat in winter. Circa 1927. Black and white, original.
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001-AF2018.008.001
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1927-1939
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
Photo: Log cabins up in northern Canada. Circa 1930s. Black and white, original.
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001-AF2018.008.001
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1938
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
Photo: A studio portrait of J.F. Thompson in his RAF uniform, sans a wedge cap. Circa 1938. Black and white, original.
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001-AF2018.008.001
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1938
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
Photo: 46 Squadron 'H' flight posed together in Uxbridge, UK. Dated 1938. Black and white, original.
AF2018.008 - Thompson, J.F.-AF2018.008.001-AF2018.008.001
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1939-1946
Part of James Faulkner Thompson
Photo: RAF servicemen posing together in a mix of civilian and uniform clothing. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.