[ Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation, Old Sarum (No. 2 Combined Ops. Bombardment Unit).] Bound collection of thirty-five Second World War duplicated lecture notes, with annotations by 2nd Lieut. J. S. Eason, and an autograph report by him.

None of the items in the following collection has been traced elsewhere, either at the Imperial War Museum, or on WorldCat or COPAC. The background to the collection is explained by one authority as follows : 'The School of Army Co-operation was originally established at Old Sarum in 1920, to provide training for air officers supporting troops on the ground. It became the School of Air Support in 1945 when its remit was broadened to cover assistance by air in amphibious operations. It was reformed again in May 1947, within No. 11 Group, as the School of Land/Air Warfare. In March 1963 it merged with the Amphibious Warfare School (formerly based at Poole) to form the Joint Warfare Establishment.' The collection, totalling 111pp., and with one black and white photograph present, is housed in an official folio binder, with cloth spine and paper covers, with the following printed on the front: 'S. 567 B. | T. 4365 - Wt. 7444 30,000 1/43 P. & Co. Ltd.' The contents are in good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper, but the binding is heavily worn. Most of the items carry the ownership inscription of 2nd Lieutenant J. S. Eason of the Royal Marines, and his notes in pencil and ink are present throughout, in addition to forms completed by him, and along with Item Eleven, a four-page autograph report by him on letterheads of HMS Attacker. A number of the items are marked 'Secret' or 'Restricted'. The following note at the end of Item One suggests that the collection comprises lecturer's notes: 'N.B. This may be too much for an hour's lecture, if so paras. 7 and 8 could be brought in to the following two lectures on proceedure. [sic]'. The thirty-five items are as follows. ONE to THREE: 'Lecture Notes for Teaching Fighter Pilots to Spot for Naval Bombardment' by 'No. 2 Combined Ops. Bombardment Unit' , all 'Restricted' and dating from December 1944, comprising: 'Introduction' . 4pp.; 'The Clock Code'. 4pp.; 'Air Control – Line of Fire', 4pp. FOUR: 'Organisation and Role of a Composite Group' by 'E. D. J.' Dated from Old Sarum, 22 September 1943. 4pp. FIVE: 'Secret. | “Air Reconnaissance”' by 'E. D. J.' Dated from Old Sarum, 23 September 1943. 3pp. SIX: 'Air Command Demand Form'. 1 + 1 + 1 + 2pp. Completed by Eason. SEVEN: 'Orders for Air Action' by 'T. A.' From 'Old Sarum'. 3 + 2pp. EIGHT and NINE: 'The Air Liaison and Air Liaison Sections' by 'T. A.' Dated from Old Sarum, October 1943, the second 'S. of A.C.' Two parts. 3 + 3pp. TEN: 'A.C.P. Squadrons – System of Control & Administration.' 4pp. ELEVEN: Autograph report by Eason, 4pp., on HMS Attacker letterheads, titled 'Army Aspect of Air Support'. TWELVE: 'Army Aspect of Air Support' by 'G. E. N. E.' Dated from Old Sarum, 29 September 1943. THIRTEEN: Untitled. 8pp. FOURTEEN: 'Counter Battery'. 2pp. FIFTEEN: 'Artillery'. 2pp. SIXTEEN: 'Ground Recce Units'. 2pp. SEVENTEEN: 'Armd Recce Regt.' 1p. EIGHTEEN: 'The General Staff' by 'T. A.' Dated from Old Sarum, 22 October 1943. 3pp. NINETEEN: 'The Air Support Signals Unit' by 'B. H. D.' Dated from 'S. of A. C.', October 1943. 5pp. TWENTY: 'Recognition, Identification, & Aids to Navigation' by 'B. H. D.' Dated from 'S. of A. C.', October 1943. 3pp. TWENTY-ONE: 'Fighter Command' by 'E. D. J.' Headed 'Secret'. Dated from Old Sarum, 22 September 1943. 3pp. TWENTY-TWO: 'Bomber Command' by 'E. D. J.' Headed 'Secret'. Dated from Old Sarum, 22 September 1943. 3pp. TWENTY-THREE: 'The Organisation of the Tactical Air Force' by 'E. D. J.' Dated from Old Sarum, 30 September 1943. TWENTY-FOUR: Black and white photograph from aerial reconnaissance. On back: 'Sample Print Only | (Not to be used for practical work)'. TWENTY-FIVE: 'Appendix “A” | R. A. commanders and staff officers photographic course | Suggested method for preparation of staff table for gridded obliques'. Undated. 2pp. TWENTY-SIX: 'Staff table – gridded obliques | Specimen proforma'. Undated. 1p. TWENTY-SEVEN: 'R. A. commanders and staff [last word amended in manuscript to 'Junior'] officers photographic course | Photographic staff work'. Undated. 3pp. TWENTY-EIGHT: 'R. A. commanders and staff officers course. | Demand, Production and distribution of photographs'. Undated. 4pp. TWENTY-NINE: 'Natural distances of map of photograph measurements'. Undated. 2pp. THIRTY: 'Air photography' by 'S. T. C.' Dated from 'hool of Army Co-operation.' 29 September 1943. 4pp. THIRTY-ONE: 'Speed of production and output'. Undated. 1p.THIRTY-TWO: 'Precis aerial photography I'. Undated. 1p. THIRTY-TWO to THIRTY FOUR: 'Precis aerial photography', parts I, II and III. The second by 'S. T. C.', and dating from 'S. of A. C. | Old Sarum.', October 1943. Parts I and III undated and without place. 1p. + 4pp. + 2pp. THIRTY-FOUR: 'Air Photography – III | Demands, scales and calculations' by 'S. T. C.' Dating from 'S. of A. C. | OLD SARUM.' October 1943. 3pp. THIRTY-FIVE: '4 Naval Fighter Wing | Photographic Tests'. Undated. 1p.