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A bomber aircraft, crash landed somewhere in England Picture taken 17th August 1943. Caption suggests it could be the Hull area of the country
1st mate taking down a message form a nearby Destroyer. Picture taken 24th August 1943
Sergenat W Page of Coulsdon, Surrey, and Leading Aircraftman G Skelsey of London fit a long-range fuel tank to a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 137 Squadron RAF at B78 Eindhoven, Holland
Benghazi harbour havoc, results of Allied bombing. When Allied troops entered Benghazi they found evidence of the effectiveness of the constant
Navy ratings (cadets) at the on land HMS Gordon in Gravesend, Kent. They are learning how to tie different knots Picture taken 17th September 1942
A small boat in the sea. Location unknown. Caption suggests the skipper is looking out for any enemy. Picture taken 24th August 1943
Wreckage of a twin German aircraft on an enemy airfield after raid by R. A. FWreckage of a twin German aircraft on an enemy airfield after raid by R.A.F. 10th October 1942
Airborne soldiers board a Airspeed Horsa gliders in preparation for moving off to their take off positions during an invasion exercise in South East England. Circa September 1943
R. A. F. bombs on SFAX, Axis key port in North Africa. (PictureR.A.F. bombs on SFAX, Axis key port in North Africa. (Picture) Part of the dockside railway yards at SFAX, showing the heavy damage inflicted by Allied bombing. 9th January 1943
The 8th army advance through the Western Desert has brought German harbours and supply bases in Tunisia within range of Allied air attack from the East as well as from the West
The garb of the nun is the age-old symbol of sister of mercy. In a country home of beauty and quietness this nun cares for evacuated children from the bombed areas
Its a great thing to know that so many mothers and children are being evacuated from London?s danger spots to safer areas outside. The children themselves, how ever, are amazingly calm about it all
Many and varied are the jobs done the Womens Voluntary Services. Looking round the teeth and down the throats of evacuee children is one the jobs, you see in the picture. Circa October 1940
By the inglenook fire of an old English mansion, these happy evacuee children from a blitzed area are learning the magic of Alice in Wonderland. Circa November 1941
The last moments of German submarine U973 following a rocket attack by a Swordfish aircraft (816 Sqn Fa/X) from HMS Chaser in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 70.04N
U-Boat 610 surprised and sunk. 8th October 1943 Photograph shows the depth charge explosions straddling U-Boat 610 which was surprised on the surface and sunk north-west of Ireland
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Proteus seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag after completing a year of patrols in the Mediterranean sea. 19th October 1942
Avenger, Wildcat and Swordfish aircraft from two British escort carriers, HMS Tracker and HMS Activity attacked and sunk German U-boat U288 in the Barents Sea east of Bear Island, in position 73.44N
Depth charges straddling the U-boat U-266 during an attack by a Handley Page Halifax GR Mk II of No.58 Squadron in the Bay of Biscay, 15 May 1943
Smoke belching from the conning tower of German Uboat U744 after being attacked for over 30 hours with depth charges and forced to the surface by HMS Icarus
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Unison seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag, after 16 months patrolling in the Mediterranean sea. 28th September 1943
The airfield at Gibraltar is floodlit by night by powerful searchlights from crevices and galleries in The Rock. A Dakota aircraft of BOAC stands on the airfield waiting for a night take-off
North American Mitchell of No. 180 Squadron RAF, being refuelled and bombed up at Dunsford, Surrey, between cross-Channel sorties in support of Operation Starkey
Three sailors manning a 3 inch anti-aircraft gun at gun practice on board the Polish Navy destroyer ORP Garland in Gourock, 19 November 1941
A wrecked German field gun provide a good firing point for troops of the 53rd Welsh Division as they advance through Alpon. 11th March 1945
The crew of one of the 12 Beauforts of No 42 Squadron preparing to attack the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. The cruiser was attempting to return to Germany for repairs following being torpedoed earlier
The crew of one of the Beauforts of No 42 Squadron which attacked the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of Norway, seen here giving their report to the squadrons intelligence officer
The launch of HMS Teredo by Mrs Jamieson at Barrow in Furness watched going down the slipway by some of the men who helped to build her. 27th April 1945
The Gunnery Officer and director layer in the Director Control Tower aboard the Polish Navy destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderbolt) during a patrol in the Western Approaches. Circa February 1941
An enemy destroyer abandoned and in flames and soon will be sinking. Narvik Fiord, Norway, during the second battle of Narvik. Picture taken 13th April 1940
Damage to the Bank area of London, during The Blitz of World War Two. The December Christmas 1940 Blitz of London hit the city hard, especially in the Bank and St Pauls area
A coast defence artillery position somewhere in England. With the type of shield, it looks like a 9.2inch weapon, though might be a 6 inch. Picture taken 24th May 1940
Air raid damage in London. A railway bridge damaged during a daylight raid by Hitlers " flying bombs". 18th June 1944
Wroxton St. Mary near Banbury. Wroxton Abbey is now base of the staff of an evacuated London firm. Oxfordshire. 16th April 1943
V. 2. incident at Waltham Abbey. NFS pumping out flooding owing to fractured water main. 7th March 1945
Raid Damage, London. ARP and Heavy Rescue personnel searching the debris for victims after a German Pilotless plane had damaged a " wealthy residential quarter" in London
Situated as it, this cabin in which the partisan General Marshal Tito lives and conducts his campaign against the Nazi Forces in Yugoslavia, is difficult for visitors to locate
Buzz bomb raid on Berkeley Square, London. A buzz-bomb fell on a large building. Damage and casualties were caused. The fire service made some notable rescues from the top of the building
On an island in the Adriatic Sea, within sight of their homeland, young Yugoslav patriots of both sexes are busy training for the day when they will join Marshal Titos partisans
RAF aircraft of the Balkan Air Force are rendering close assistance to Marshal Titos partisan forces in Yugoslavia by carrying valuable supplies to them from Italy
The best medical aid possible is given to the partisans of Marshal Titos army. British surgeons and medical orderlies helped by Partisan nurses with little or no experience are doing a good job in
On 5th March 1945, Dr. Srdjan Budisavljevic, Ante Mandic and Dusan Sernec, the new regents of Yugoslavia with King Peter II in exile
A celluloid factory in Yugoslavia, before the war employing 3, 000 people, was turned over to the manufacture of explosives by the Italians when they landed in the country
First Home Guard in Britain to carry the red ensign of official parades will be the Sandhurst Home Guard. Picture shows Mr Kirkland Bridge of the Merchant Navy Comforts Services handing over at a
Yugoslav people settle down to life in a refugee camp operated by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in the Middle East during the Second world War. April 1944
RAF Wellington night bombers of the Strategic Air Force, escorted by Spitfires of the Coastal Air Force, made a successful daylight attack recently on the Nazi fortified town of Niksic, Yugoslavia
The signing of the treaty of Friendship Mutual Assistance and Post-War Collaboration between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in Moscow on 11th April 1945. Picture shows left to right: N
The second British naval attack on Narvik. HMS Warspite returning after the successful action against German warships. Picture taken at Framnesodden Point, the entrance to the harbour is on the left
