Historically Interesting Photograph Album of No 81 Squadron 151st Wing RAF Mission to Soviet Russia in 1941 to Fly Operationally, Equip and Train Soviet Pilots on Hurricane Fighter Aircraft, the album was compiled by Aircraftsman R Allen from Haywards Heath, Sussex. The photograph album, although small, has excellent photographs which detail this historic event in WW2. Many super images of the battle damage in the Soviet port where they were brought into, excellent images of Hurricane aircraft both in flight and on the ground in the snow. Many good images of RAF personnel and Soviet Russian airman etc. Some loose images and also a group of letters written by Allen to his parents. The album contains 50 photographs. Also accompanying the album is the book ‘Hurricanes Over Murmansk’ by John Golley. ollowing the German Invasion of the Soviet Union, it was decided to send a wing of Hawker Hurricane fighters to assist the Soviet war effort, and No. 81 Squadron reformed at RAF Leconfield on 29 July 1941 as part of No. 151 Wing RAF. In September it flew its Hurricanes off the carrier HMS Argus, deploying to an airfield near Murmansk. It flew both defensive sorties and escort missions for Soviet bombers, while carrying out its principal role of training Soviet pilots on the Hurricane. After a few weeks of operations the Hurricanes were handed over to the Soviets and the Squadron left to return to the UK at the end of November. ue to the very short time and small amount of men which were involved in this operation, very few personal snapshots exist of this event which makes this album a very historically important item.