“7 Joining the circuit. 8 No meadows but rice-rice fields.”
Are not in a foriegn land but,
Are actually Fireflies low over RNAS St Merryn in Cornwall.

For those who don’t speak Dutch, here’s a “rough and ready” translation of the text, from Dutch to English:

“Karel Doorman Supplement 1
Following the beautiful pictures I added a few more.
contemporary of these H Nuyten was Martin den Butter, from whose album these pictures come.

He is now 91 years old. Head of Flight while traveling to India from the QH 1 Superior was Jhr P Elias. He has written about in his book “I’d rather the air”, which I found a copy today. If you are interested … I would also pieces of what compassionate look at the (barely )-flight operations on board to place, if it fits within the forum. I have only yesterday registered and am therefore not yet fully aware of what can and should. Flying only took place again after one solid ground under our feet had . Den Butter flew as a passenger happy, he had airplane maker. 1 Karel Doorman 1, outbound India, 1946. 2 Cape Town, The Butter for the anchored 23. 3 Firefly MK 1, formation flight from Surabaya. 4 Close formation.

Photos: Firefly 5 pax, ’46. 6 Return Morokrembangan, the airport of Surabaya. 7 Joining the circuit. 8 No meadows but rice-rice fields. ..”