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US.A. AND R.A.F. OPERATIONS ROOMS: REAL AND SCREEN

... the radiolocators and the Royal Observer Corps. Radiolocation ivas recently described by Air Chief-Marshal Sir Philip Joubert as Britain's secret weapon against the bomber. And here, for contrast, is a United States Army Air Corps control room as presented ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 150 | Page: 19 | Tags: Photographs 

PEOPLE OF THE WEEK REVIEWED

... Martin-in-the-Fields. The bride works at the American Embassy. The Royal Observer Corps have done, and are doing, fine icork in guarding us against the approach of hostile aircraft. Here OBSERVERS C. PAYNE and K. A. WHYTE are on duty at their post. This little ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1944
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 219 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

Charles Packer & Co. Ltd

... nest. All XO O each. 76&78REGEHT JTRE ET. LOWPOW W The Royal Navy. Vlso with R.N.R. and R.N.V. Badge Brooch of every Regiment in stock. Can be supplied by return. JtL. The Royal Army Medical Corps. r All these Brooches are finely modelled itt 1 5 ct. Gold ...

Published: Wednesday 21 May 1919
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 137 | Page: 54 | Tags: Photographs 

THE CLUBMAN

... flocked to the corps because of its Colonel. Trooper Tommy loves a little swagger, and he is quite right to do so, and, just as a little bit of lace that no other regiment is allowed to wear, a badge differently placed to that of any other corps, a plume of ...

Published: Wednesday 19 November 1902
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1096 | Page: 4 | Tags: Photographs 

WIFE OF A NOBLE AND MISSING R.N.V.R. AIRMAN

... WIFE OF A NOBLE AND MISSING R.N.V.R. AIRMAN. V ;s j r 'r j COUNTESS ANNESLEY, WHOSE HUSBAND, EARL ANNESLEY, OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, STARTED A FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND TO ABROAD LAST WEEK, AND MAY HAVE BEEN LOST. Photograph by Swaint r. Lord Annesley, the ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1914
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 164 | Page: 19 | Tags: Photographs 

PHOSFERINE

... fit and strong, and constantly urges me not to fail to take a supply when I am drafted out. This shrewd and observant Royal Army Medical Corps Private declares that the longer he uses Phosferine the more certain he feels he now possesses the power, the ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 409 | Page: 27 | Tags: Photographs 

C.-IN-C. FIGHTER COMMAND AND TWO SENIOR STAFF OFFICERS

... Douglas has had a n^ost distinguished career. He was a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in 1914, and was posted as an observer officer to the Royal Flying Corps in France in January 1915. He became a flying officer in July of that year, and ...

Published: Wednesday 05 February 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 249 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

THE WING: AVIATION AND PARLIAMENT: TWO PROSPECTIVE M.P.'S

... out two officers of the Royal Marines, only thirteen holders of Royal Aero Club certificates before his were R.N. Of these thirteen, two only flew for their own amuse ment, and never joined the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps -later to become the R ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1035 | Page: 24 | Tags: Photographs 

THE CLUBMAN

... THE CLUBMAN. The late Duke of Cambridge A Believer in Esprit de Corps His Pet Corps A Favourite Dish. NOT long before his death, the late Duke of Cambridge told a lady that he still felt that he had the tastes and spirits of a boy, but he added, with ...

Published: Wednesday 23 March 1904
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1023 | Page: 4 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO- Hr.h. the princess ROYAL presented PRIVATE STANNARD, A.T.S., with the Royal Humane Society's Certificate for prompt bravery. She saved the life of another A.T.S. member, a non- swimmer, by plunging fully dressed in the dark into ...

Published: Wednesday 21 April 1943
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 389 | Page: 12 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK

... influenced their framing. ENGAGED TO MISS FOLJAMBE CAPTAIN VICTOR YEATS-BROWN, OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. ENGAGED TO CAPTAIN YEATS- BROWN, KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS MISS RACHEL E. FOL JAMBE. ENGAGED TO MISS HELEN GOUDY MR. J. C. GERARD LEIGH, OF THE 1ST ...

Published: Wednesday 23 July 1913
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 962 | Page: 30 | Tags: Photographs