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Royal Air Force: interwar: Service of Wing Commander Dermott L Allen with the Royal Air Force 1 to 5: Aerial views of war memorials at Gallipoli, April 1923. 6 to 7: General Sir Charles Harrington inspecting No 4 Squadron RAF at Khilid el Bahr, Gallipoli January 1923. 8-10: Aerial view of the camp of No 4 Squadron RAF at Khilid el Bahr, January 1923. 11 to 12: King Amanullah of Afghanistan addressing the Assembly, Kabul 1928. 13 to 14: Rifle factory at Kohat Pass, North West Frontier Province, 1928. 15, 21 to 24: Visit of Chief Commissioner Sir Norman and Lady Ethel Bolton to RAF Risalpur to unveil memorial to men of the 4th Squadron RAF killed in North West Frontier Province 1924-1928. 16: Aerial view of RAF Risalpur, 1928. 17: Gymkhana at Risalpur. 18 and 25: Visit of Sir Philip Sassoon at RAF Risalpur, 1928. 19: Brigadier Van der Byl inspecting aircraft before parade 1 January 1928. 20: Bristol fighters during rehersal for Delhi Display. 26 to 35: Arrival of Sir Samuel Hoare in an Airco de Havilland 9A at RAF Risalpur, greeted by Wing Cmdr D L Allen and other officers and inspecting guard of honour, 20 January 1927. 36: Sir Francis Humphreys, British Ambassador to Kabul, with Sir Norman Bolton after evacuation from Peshawar airport, January 1929. 37: No 27 Squadron MT barrack room, Christmas 1927. 7701-22-38: 3rd Inniskilling Dragoon Guards at 1 January 1928 parade Risalpur. 39: Plinth presented to Officers Mess RAF Risalpur. 7701-22-40: Wing Commander Allen's standard. 41, 43 and 44: Views of India, the Sikh temple at Amritsar and aerial views. 42: Wing Commander Allen's bungalow at Risalpur.