Portraits by Pete Mackenzie
"50s Carpet" Pete Mackenzie "Paper Blind" Pete Mackenzie "Cat and Plant" Pete Mackenzie
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...we need to talk about Dad...........
"Teenager with Flying Machine" 1940/1 Seven out of thirteen of these men died. Dad has put across against those who never came back from whichever mission they were on. Blokes on a mound Dad Circa 1938 Four men and a flying machine....Dad on the right with light in his eyes. Report on the flying and ground training 1940 - 1941 ...assuming this is one of the planes Dad flew .....he lost his way the first time but managed the second. ....unknown folk on a wing .....and he's not in this crowd at the pub. Man and Machine 1 Man and Machine 2 ...the guys on the course Nov 1940 > January 1941. Dad was the shortest bloke there. He always remarked about the courageous Polish pilots he had as companions fighting for the freedom of Europe. A young man old before his time. ...prang ...reflecting
....more sauntering through the colourful world of black and white...from way back when!
Anne...very young...about six or seven 1952_ish? Ann, Cathy and Husky 1960/1_ish Dad 1942 Dad 1942 Family 1954/5_ish Dad in Scotland 1942/3 Dad sharing food with cat....1980's Harare Zimbabwe Dad, Stan and Andy 1980's Harare Zimbabwe Family 1938/9 Harare Zimbabwe Gran, Sheila, Grandad and Dad Near Banket or Trelawny...Zimbabwe 1957_ish Lesson on plant, Harare 1950/1 Scottish Gran Gill Mom as seriously young woman1940/1_ish Mom as nurse 1940/1/2 Sheila with Stan1946!! Stan about 13/4 at Allan Wilson Tech High School Stan with Elvis snear....Scotland 1944/5 Stan, me and Anne 30 Edmunds Road Harare Zimbabwe 1954/5
...that was then...that walk......family stuff.
Anne 1953/4 Anne Capetown 1953/4 Anne Mom/Me Stan 1950 Dad 1942 Dad with Anne and Grandad Gill Dad with Anne Gill 1942 Dad, Harare 1938/9 Dad January 1942 Gran, The Challoner, Cathy, Dad, Mom and Grandad. Harare Ian and Tractor Driver 1954/5 Mom and Dad...Avondale, Harare 1980's Mom, me, Gran 1950_ish Mom/me, Grandad, Gran/stan and Sheila 1949. Harare Stan in Pram. Scotland Stan with Buggy. Scotland 1940s Stan, me and Anne. Stan and Mom. Victory Day Europe 1945 Dad's flying machine 1939/40/41/2/3 Stan in Cape Town 1953/4