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May 1942-October 1942 (Creation)
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8 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm or smaller
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Snapshots likely taken by Cameron Hill while he was stationed near El Alamein, Egypt with the No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force in 1942. The photographs feature Cameron Hill, fellow aircrew, local civilians, landscapes, camels, and historic landmarks such as the Great Sphinx of Giza. The photographs were likely taken near El Alamein, Egypt but may also have been taken near the cities of Giza and Cairo in Egypt as well as Malta and Gibraltar.
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Donated by the Hill Family in 2019.
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All photographs scanned as TIF file October 2025.
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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.
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Described by NM in May 2019.
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Information about material in this file was, in part, gathered from the following sources:
Hill, Barbara Jean. From Kitchener to Cairo : One Airman's Story as a WWII Prisoner of War. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017. p. 21-25. Call Number: G24433