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Photo: Boudoir Gambut, Lybia
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1939-1942
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: 'Boudoir Gambut, Lybia.' A tent slumps over in the mud, the flap slightly ajar to show the inside. In the background a Curtis P-40 is parked. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.

Photo: Borden - Surrey
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1939-1942
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: 'Borden - Surrey'. John Davey in a full RCAF uniform standing next to a fellow RCAF officer. They are standing in front of barracks. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.

Photo: Blue Nile 1942
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1942
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: Blue Nile, 1942. Taken from a boat overlooking the Nile. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.

Photo: Bead Seller
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1939-1942
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: A man sells beads to RCAF servicemen at a train station. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.

Photo: Alexandria Street
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1942-03
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: 'Alexandria.' A street in Alexandria near the coast. A monument is visible in the background, while a man in a suit stands in the middle of the road. Dated March 1942. Black and white, original.

Photo: Alexandria
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1942-03
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: 'Alexandria.' A street scene in Alexandria. A local man looks at the camera as he passed by. Dated March 1942. Black and white, original.

Photo: Alex March 1942
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V.-AF2013.016-AF2013.016.004 · Item · 1942-03
Part of John Vernon Davey

Photo: 'Alex March - 1942'. The photo is taken from the window of a building, looking down the street at the ocean. A car is driving down the road in front of the ocean. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.

John Vernon Davey
AF2013.016 - Davey, J.V. · Fonds · 1939-1946

A collection of photographs and official correspondence from John Vernon Davey's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force and his subsequent Missing in Action status in 1942. The records cover the periods between 1939 to 1954 detailing his service in the 112 Squadron in North Africa. The collection includes photographs and correspondence between Davey's family and the War Graves Commission about his MIA status.

The Air Force Museum of Alberta