No. 40 Squadron member at Great Sphinx of Giza

In collections

Details

Title: No. 40 Squadron member at Great Sphinx of Giza
Abstract: Image of a No. 40 Squadron member posing for the camera with the Great Sphinx of Giza and a pyramid visible in background.
General note: Cameron Hill was assigned to the No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and deployed from England to the Middle East in May 1942. The No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was based near El Alamein, Egypt less than 100 kilometers from the cities of Cairo and Alexandria. The Squadron commenced operations near El Alamein on June 23, 1942 and carried out raids to Tobruk, Libya, Beersheba, Israel, and El Dabaa, Egypt.
Fonds: Cameron Clare Hill fonds
Series: Overseas deployment
Location: GA424-3-22
Identifier: GA424-3-22_001
Date created: 1942
Genre: photographs
Subject(s): Military personnel
Pyramids
Continent: Africa
Country: Egypt
Usage rights: Public Domain
Preferred citation: University of Waterloo Library. Special Collections & Archives. Cameron Clare Hill fonds. Hill, Cameron Claire at Great Sphinx of Giza. GA424-3-22_001.