1942 Collection (page 9)

A new style Commando Hat. Possibly designed by Swerlings Ltd. (caption hard to read) Picture taken 10th October 1942

An R. A. M. C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country
An R.A.M.C. exercise was held recently in mountainous Welsh country, where wounded causalities were recovered by students, and bought by means of stretchers. 15th July 1942

Members of The National Fire Service, building their own fire station. It is possible these men are from 34 Fire Force and that the station is possibly at Bushy, Hertfordshire

Utility dresses modelled at Selfridges. They are made by top designers including Norman Hartnell. Picture taken 10th October 1942

R. A. M. C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefields
R.A.M.C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefields. In the thick of the battle they move about collecting and attending to the wounded

A lady working in a munitions factory. She is using what looks to be a bow saw. Location unknown Picture taken 22nd June 1942

Mrs C Sheppherd in the driving seat of a Bofors 40mm a gun. The occasion is a mock up battle in the North West of England, where families have been allowed to attend. Picture taken 18th January 1942

Twenty Four year old leading seaman Taylor, representing the Navy, thanking the 800 female munition workers who have turned out to see him

Welsh Fusiliers Regiment. A soldier takes the regiment mascot for a walk. His horns are painted gold, and they pass a soldier playing the drum. Picture taken 18th July 1942

The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) ladies. Caption suggests these are pay clerks. Picture taken 9th March 1942

The Eighth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War (Picture) The 8th army in action - location Western Desert. 16th July 1942

Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security, up a ladder, London. 1942

Reconnaissance pictures taken after the RAFs 1000 bomber raid on Cologne on May 30th 1942 show damage to be heavy and widespread over all parts of the city

On the night of May 30th 1942, RAF Bomber Command carried out the heaviest air attack of the war up to that time. The raiding force was well in excess of a thousand bombers

RAF attack on Le Trait in occupied France. Shipyards at Le Trait, on the Seine, in enemy-occupied France, were attacked in daylight on March 25th by aircraft of Bomber Command. 29th March 1942

Attack on St. Nazaire by RAF during Second World War. 1st April 1942

Bombers carry out daylight raid on Le Havre during Second World War. 30th March 1942

Two Douglas Boston Mark IIIs of RAF Bomber Command making a low level daylight attack on the the Royal Dutch Blast Furnace and Steelworks at Velsen, near IJmuiden

Dinghy with crew of a coastal command Wellington which made a forced landing in the Atlantic. 23rd June 1942

Mr S. R. Johnson (left) and Miss V. S. Bowers inspecting the rubber dinghy which their firm
Mr S.R. Johnson (left) and Miss V.S. Bowers inspecting the rubber dinghy which their firm presented to the crew of the bomber. 20th February 1942

Scores of wrecked aircraft collected at El Daba airfield. 10th November 1942

RAF raid on St. Nazaire during Second World War. 1st April 1942

Punjab Premier visits Indian troops in Western desert. Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. Sir Sikander Hayat chatting with personnel of the Poona Horse armoured regiment. August 1942

An O. P. Officer at work with a colleague on Mt Himeimat before the renewed outbreak of
An O.P. Officer at work with a colleague on Mt Himeimat before the renewed outbreak of the main battle in the Western Desert. September 1942

R. A. F. manning an anti-aircraft gun. Pictured in Great Britain, possibly England
R.A.F. manning an anti-aircraft gun. Pictured in Great Britain, possibly England. Picture taken 3rd December 1942

The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter (citation needed) developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane

A night photograph taken from a RAF bomber while making a heavy attack upon Munster. 1. No flak or searchlights over the target

RAF Photo Reconnaissance image of damage to the Franz Clouth Rubber Works in Cologne following a heavy night raid by RAF Bomber Command. A Sheds burnt out, only a few walls remain

Aerial photograph taken from a RAF Venturas during a daylight raid on the docks at Den Halder, Holland. 23rd December 1942

British and Australian crew of a Wellington bomber are rescued from a dinghy in The Bay of Biscay, near South West France. Picture taken 29th August 1942

Jadwiga Ziemianska, a member of the Polish A. T. S. (The Auxiliary Territorial Service
Jadwiga Ziemianska, a member of the Polish A.T.S. (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) meeting her daughter whilst off duty. He husband was arrested in Poland, and she has no news of him

Survivors of an R. A. F. Sunderland flying boat being rescued by the crew of a destroyer
Survivors of an R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat being rescued by the crew of a destroyer. The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber

Paratroop Training in Manchester. England. World War Two. The regiment on parade. The company are from RAF Ringway. RAF Ringway was a Royal Air Force station in Ringway, Cheshire, England

Bomb damage in Central London after a German Air Raid during The Blitz. London, England EC4M 8AD. 15th January 1942

Munition working ladies in their factory. They are enjoying their moment together for the photograph, and have a great role together, helping the war effort.. Picture taken 17th August 1942

24 year old Joy fletcher and 19 year old Brenda Cawdell at work in the foundry. The white hot liquid metal can be seen on the moulds that they are clamping down

Miss Edith Care of Evesham. Once a waitress, but now working for the ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service ) at the Western Command Ordinance Factory. Picture taken 5th November 1942

Picture shows Joyce Richardson, a munitions worker. She is pouring a liquid down a glass tube. Picture taken 27th December 1942

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) - enjoying rollerskating in an aircraft hanger during some time off. ***Note to editors - picture is torn*** Picture taken 14th October 1942

The new badges to be worn by navigators and Bomb Aimers of the R. A. F
The new badges to be worn by navigators and Bomb Aimers of the R.A.F. 19th November 1942

A bomb just about to be loaded on to a Boston bomber in the desert. 19th July 1942

Train bombed by R. A. F. fighters during Second World War. 18th October 1942
Train bombed by R.A.F. fighters during Second World War. 18th October 1942

Flying Fortresses of the U. S. 8th Air Force escorted by Spitfires
Flying Fortresses of the U.S. 8th Air Force escorted by Spitfires, made a daylight attack on Fives-Lille Steel and locomotive works at Lille on 8-11-1942

The Handley Page HP. 52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air
The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force. It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF

Target for toady: A R. A. F. scene in Libya. (Picture) An R. A. F
Target for toady: A R.A.F. scene in Libya. (Picture) An R.A.F. wing commander is seen delivering a little informal homily to his flying comrades before they take off for a raid. 19th January 1942

The Army Flying Badge, approved by the King, to be worn on the left breast by qualified air observation post pilots and glider pilots. 1st March 1942

A wrecked shelter following a Nazi raid, Devonshire. May 1942

Air raid damage. General view of Crescent Road, East Barnet. 13th August 1942

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