RM2FKR80T–WW2 Propaganda UK Poster 'POLAND FIRST TO FIGHT' 1940's showing the contribution made by Polish pilots flying Spitfire Aircraft in Britain with the RAF in World War II
RM2K642GW–World War II vintage photograph - silhouette of RAF Liberator bomber in action over Burma
RM2H57D8X–LANCASTER BOMBER SERVICE PERSONNEL WW2 all RAF personnel required to keep an Avro Lancaster of RAF Bomber Command flying on war operations, taken at Scampton, Lincolnshire, 11 June 1942. Remarkable record of the various people and duties required during World War II to keep aircraft airborne and in vital brave airborne action against Nazi Germany
RM2HWXWAC–Original WW2 era postcard of handsome RAF Observer in uniform, wearing a cap. The man is from Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) (see brass VR badge on lapel which also means he is an officer)- circa 1942 U.K.
RMMKPAYA–Vintage UK SPITFIRE FORMATION RAF POSTER 1940's WW2 RAF British Propaganda Recruitment Poster 'Mightier Yet !' (Title from 'Elgar's LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY) 'Every day more PLANES' 'Every day more PILOTS' Squadron of Spitfire Aircraft featured flying in formation..The Battle of Britain World War II Second World War
RMT7YH2T–world war two bomber crew in an airfield in lincolnshire
RM2FKR7MX–Vintage “MIGHTIER YET” UK SPITFIRE FORMATION RAF POSTER 1940's WW2 RAF British RAF Propaganda Recruitment Poster 'Mightier Yet !' (Title from 'Elgar's LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY) 'Every day more PLANES' 'Every day more PILOTS' Squadron of Spitfire Aircraft featured flying in formation..The Battle of Britain World War II Second World War 1940 Mightier Yet! Every day more Planes. Every day more Pilots.
RF2C6W7JD–Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB (Z5159, GV-33) of the 134th Squadron RAF. In September 1941, it operated from the Soviet airfield Vayenga
RM2J4T45N–WW2 RAF Reconnaissance crewman with camera on board an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson of No. 269 Squadron, using an F.24 camera for reconnaisance during an ice patrol from Kaldadarnes in Iceland, 5 May 1942. World War II Second World War. Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting, the collection of imagery intelligence, and the observation of enemy manouvers.
RF2C6BM4R–Hawker Hurricane Mk I of the 46th Squadron RAF during the Norwegian campaign, May 1940. This aircraft was abandoned in Norway
RM2H57CGC–WW2 RAF Wellington Bombers with ground crews working and preparing a turnaround on their Vickers Wellington bombers, as a Wellington Bomber takes off and flies overhead. RAF Hemswell Lincolnshire, UK 1943 World War II Britain UK Royal Airforce
RF2KYWP9J–North American Mitchell Mk.II
RM2M3RY2J–Set of diagrams detailing the techniques of fighter planes, taking into account their increased speed. Clatworthy shows the advantages of "dive and climb" attacks against bombers which made it harder for a bomber to defend itself with its rear gun, as well as describing the use of the "focus" in aiming on a plane with fixed machine guns. The design and tactics of fighter planes in the RAF ultimately ensured Britain's air superiority in the Second World War. 1939
RF2CBCEXT–Former Italian Air Force Junkers Ju 87B Stuka (5763) after the British capture in September 1941
RM2M3RY5P–Women in London queueing for posts in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a few weeks after the outbreak of war. The WAAF was founded by the King in June 1939 and designed to replace male RAF workers in non-combative roles with women to allow more men to be sent to the front. The Sphere lists some of the jobs on offer to women including; telephonists, mess staff, teleprinters and fabric workers. Date: 1939
RF2T5Y2R5–Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC
RMW4FYME–Cover of Airman's Service Pay Book for the RAF duding world war II belonging to R H Cooper
RM2F5D3FF–Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill quote, WW2 motivational poster, Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many, to so few, 1942-1945
RM2M3RYH7–Page from The Tatler reporting on the silk production there overseen by Lady Hart Dyke. Three million silkworms were cared for by a permanent staff of fifteen with twenty five of the castle's fifty four rooms given over to the work, which had increased due to the silk required for RAF parachutes. Lullingstone later provided silk for the wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip in 1947. The silkworms were imported from China rather than Italy - for patriotic reasons! Date: 1940
RMM8TEEY–WW2 British RAF wings badge of silver filigree construction, probably made in India, mounted on a bow tie
RF2KDXEMF–Fairey Battle Mk I
RMHYHJ5W–Original WW2 station ensign flag for RAF Tangmere, famous for its role in the Battle of Britain. Douglas Bader and Johnie Johnson were stationed here.
RM2K1RTW4–Original WW2 era Royal Air Force personnel (RAF) airmen wearing uniform of tunic and side caps. At air training school. There are examiners or non military personnel, pens in pockets sitting with them. Circa 1943, unknown location, U.K.
RM2F4TRPG–WW2, Britain's European Allies Attack in British Aircraft, (Pilots from Occupied Europe flying with the RAF), poster, 1942-1945
RFW89NW3–A World War II Spitfire Mark fighter plane in silhouette as a page background isolated on a white background
RMM8TEEJ–Vintage RAF No 202 Squadron cloth badge, featuring a mallard alighting above the motto 'Semper Vigilate' (Be Always Vigilant).
RF2DBFPN6–A Supermarine World War II Spitfire Mark XIV fighter plane in silhouette
RFDRNTFJ–A Supermarine World War II Spitfire Mark XIV fighter plane in silhouette
RM2B033XW–'Never was so much owed by so many to so few' was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. The name stems from the specific line in the speech referring to the ongoing efforts of the Royal Air Force crews who were at the time fighting the Battle of Britain, the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting a German invasion, as well as starting the dangerous bombing campaign over Germany.
RM2AMCK84–World War II Vintage 1940’s Propaganda Poster UK THE ATTACK BEGINS IN THE FACTORY Lancaster Bombers Nazi Germany Night Night time Bombing Run Searchlights Illustration offset lithograph in colours, 1943, printed by Chromoworks Ltd., London by Artist Roy A. Nockolds
RFJWKG9Y–A Supermarine World War II Spitfire Mark XIV fighter plane in dotted silhouette
RM2B95DKM–Vintage WW2 British RAF Propaganda War Effort Poster 'Back Them Up !' featuring Supermarine Spitfires in The Battle of Britain printed for HMSO by Fosh & Cross War poster - entitled 'Back Them Up!' - produced by the British Government during the Second World War. Posters such as these were used to promote and maintain morale among the civilian population, especially in times of crisis such as during the Battle of Britain and the Nazi Germany Blitz. 1940's
RMAKWCXE–an Avro Lancaster Bomber at Rougham airshow August 2006 in Suffolk, UK
RM2CGHE7J–Vintage Propaganda Poster Great Britain WW2 British Air Ministry reassuring the English public that the RAF was striking back at Nazi Germany. 'During the Second World War, Propaganda bombing raids maps helped to bolster home support for the war effort.' “Some idea of the persistence and precision of the bombing attacks made on Germany by the Royal Air Force is given in the map poster which shows the vast web of destruction woven day after day and night after night by the British bombers, who have struck 270 target areas of military and strategic importance in Nazi Germany.
RM2G41G2F–The British 'Lancaster' Heavy Bomber. Artist unknown. Restored vintage poster published in 1942 in the UK.
RF2C2BJ9X–A World War II Spitfire Mark fighter plane in silhouette as a page background isolated on a white background
RME5N838–COASTAL COMMAND, 1943
RFMHJTB8–Shoreham Airshow 2013
RF2KDXEMJ–Fairey Battle Mk I
RM2NHCR8K–Original WW2 era group photograph of young men, possibly RAF training corps, Air Cadet Defence Corps / youth training in blue uniforms. with white lapels. Lots of characters, looking happy. Circa 1940's U.K.
RF2M0G799–Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB
RFJKJP8A–A Supermarine World War II Spitfire Mark XIV fighter plane in dotted silhouette
RMAKWCY1–a Lancaster Bomber at Rougham airshow August 2006 in Suffolk, UK
RM2F9G4KH–AVRO 683 Lancaster Bomber WW2 (No R5689) On a bombing mission World War II Bomber Command RAF Great Britain UK British Bomber 'Lancaster» (Avro 683 Lancaster) No. R5689 (VN-N) of 50 Squadron Royal Air Force flying over England. The Lancaster first saw active service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and, as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum, it became the main heavy bomber used by the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF. The 'Lanc' became the most famous and most successful of WW2 night bombers.
RM2BC3KGN–Original 1940s vintage US/UK war propaganda poster: There is a V in co-operation, we'll win quicker by pulling together. Illustration of US and UK Air Force bombers dropping charges onto a Japanese warship. Art by Pearson.
RM2ABB067–WW2 UK RAF Propaganda Leaflet drop dropped on Germany by the RAF following a devastating series of air attacks on Hamburg In July 1943. Over a period of four days, the bombers used a combination of incendiary and high explosive bombs to devastate the city, killing some 30,000 people. The leaflet is entitled “This Was Hamburg,” and illustrates “part of an aerial view of the attacks of the RAF. The red-bordered image section is reproduced in enlargement.” The leaflet includes a paraphrase from Churchill’s famous speech “You do your worst and we will do our best'
RFMHJTB9–Shoreham Airshow 2013
RM2NE7B39–Original WW2 era 1940's postcard of pretty smartly dressed young woman in Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) The WAAF was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during WW2 and was established in 1939, Possibly a new recruit as lowest of ranks. She wears a cap, jacket in Air Force blue, with wings badge, shirt and tie. On reverse is written November 30th, circa 1940, U.K.
RF2M0G795–Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB
RF2KYNN99–Hawker Hurricane Mk I
RMRBYNEA–Archive WW2 Propaganda Original Artwork Poster UK 1940's 'The Downfall of The Dictators is Assured' Illustrating an RAF Lancaster Bomber Aircraft successfully bombing a World War 2 Nazi Germany industrial complex 'Le Creusot' armament works in broad daylight with 94 four-engined bombers
RM2F9G86E–WW2 BATTLE OF BRITAIN Hawker Hurricane fighter squadron aircraft in line on patrol over Great Britain, watching out for Nazi Germany Bombers The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Hurricane inflicted majority of losses in The Battle of Britain sustained by the Nazi Luftwaffe in the engagement, and fought in all the major theatres of the Second World War.
RM2E044GN–BOMBER HARRIS ARCHIVE Portrait Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Commander in Chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, nicknamed ‘Bomber Harris” seated at his desk, smoking a cigarette at Bomber Command HQ. A controversial figure whose bombing tactics responded to Nazi Luftwaffe Blitz terror bombing in the UK. Bomber Harris took the fight directly back to Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany with huge success. High Wycombe. 24 April 1944
RM2F76FMM–1940's WW2 The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter. It was one of the first British aircraft to have all-metal stressed-skin construction, to utilise retractable landing gear, flaps, powered gun turret and variable pitch propellers.
RF2KYNN9H–Hawker Hurricane Mk I
RM2E4P4FM–WW2 SPITFIRE over England The RAF Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was an iconic fighter aircraft that helped win The Battle of Britain
RM2H6XJW9–LANCASTER BOMBER NIGHT RAID Archive WW2 Avro Lancaster bomber Mk III of No.103 Squadron Bomber Command on the dramatic misty flarepath runway at RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, before taking off for a night bombing raid on Duisburg, 26 March 1943. during the Battle of the Ruhr. To the runway side are three searchlights forming a point to indicate height of prevailing mist fog and cloud base. RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with United States Army Air Forces, it played the very brave central role in strategic bombing of Nazi Germany
RMHWGDYJ–ALLIED AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY 1941 Vintage retro poster WW2 map detailing locations of various allied air attacks throughout Germany during World War II; image illustrates map of Germany with various locations highlighted in red and black symbols indicating targets and intensity levels of the various UK bombing raids
RMRD5KNE–NORTHERN FRANCE WW2 ALLIED INVASION D-DAY +4 Two Royal Air Force officers are presented with flowers by French children in France, June 10 1944.
RM2E4P4G0–WW2 1940s Vickers Wellington twin-engined medium bomber. It was widely used by the RAF as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War. Named after the 1st Duke of Wellington It was the only British bomber to be produced for the duration of the war (WW2) and was still first-line equipment when World War II ended.
RM2J2F09Y–WW2 1940s RAF Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF 96 Squadron RAF being re-armed The armourers are feeding belts of ball and high-explosive incendiary ammunition into the magazines of the aircraft’s four 20mm Hispano cannon at Honiley Warwickshire UK. Bristol Beaufighter VIF was a long-range night fighter fitted with ‘Air Interception’ radar in the nose. Between 20th October 1942 and 4th August 1943 96 Squadron were based at RAF Honiley in Warwickshire. World War II Second World War
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