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*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-R.htm#Risalpur RAF Risalpur] rafweb.org | *[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-R.htm#Risalpur RAF Risalpur] rafweb.org | ||
*Two postcards from the collection at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the [[56th Regiment of Foot |2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment]] to Adolf Feller of Switzerland. It appears he was visiting Risalpur, not based there. | *Two postcards from the collection at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the [[56th Regiment of Foot |2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment]] to Adolf Feller of Switzerland. It appears he was visiting Risalpur, not based there. | ||
**[http:// | **[http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000163677 General View B.C Institutes & Barracks, Risalpur NWFP post stamped 27-12-29] with [http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000207734 message]. Library reference Fel 43154-RE, Fel_043154-VE. From [https://ba.e-pics.ethz.ch/# ba.e-pics.ethz.ch] | ||
**[http:// | **[http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000163676 General View B.C. Barracks, Football Ground and the Church, Risalpur NWFP post stamped 27-12-29] with [http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000207735 message]. Library reference Fel 43155-RE, Fel_043155-VE | ||
*[http://www.britishpathe.com/video/on-the-afghan-border/query/Pass Newsreel: "On The Afghan Border - Air-Marshal Sir John Steel inspects the Bomber Squadron R.A.F. at Risalpur." 1934] britishpathe.com. May be viewed as a series of [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/stills/on-the-afghan-border stills] | *[http://www.britishpathe.com/video/on-the-afghan-border/query/Pass Newsreel: "On The Afghan Border - Air-Marshal Sir John Steel inspects the Bomber Squadron R.A.F. at Risalpur." 1934] britishpathe.com. May be viewed as a series of [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/stills/on-the-afghan-border stills] | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ww2images/6902618841/ Risalpur Airfield c 1939] flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ww2images/6902618841/ Risalpur Airfield c 1939] flickr.com | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 31 January 2025
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| Place Name: | Risalpur |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Risalpur was a small town near Mardan in Peshawar District, North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
It was the location of a Royal Air Force base.
External links
- RAF Risalpur rafweb.org
- Two postcards from the collection at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment to Adolf Feller of Switzerland. It appears he was visiting Risalpur, not based there.
- General View B.C Institutes & Barracks, Risalpur NWFP post stamped 27-12-29 with message. Library reference Fel 43154-RE, Fel_043154-VE. From ba.e-pics.ethz.ch
- General View B.C. Barracks, Football Ground and the Church, Risalpur NWFP post stamped 27-12-29 with message. Library reference Fel 43155-RE, Fel_043155-VE
- Newsreel: "On The Afghan Border - Air-Marshal Sir John Steel inspects the Bomber Squadron R.A.F. at Risalpur." 1934 britishpathe.com. May be viewed as a series of stills
- Risalpur Airfield c 1939 flickr.com
- My father's Indian experience: RAF Risalpur, near the Afghan border, sometime between 1944 and 1947. guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle
- "Exploring the North West Frontier from 21,000ft: RAF pilot's fascinating 1930s reconnaissance snaps of the Himalayas and Indus Valley emerge for sale more than 80 years on" by Amie Gordon 26 September 2018. dailymail.co.uk. With photographs, including Risalpur.