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A Typhoon makes a pancake landing, on the edge of a rock strewn shore near Torquay in Devon. There were slight injuries to the pilot but no more
Scene of destruction in Caroline Street, Kingston Upon Hull after an air raid on the city on the night of 24th June 1943
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC 617 Squadron June 1943 The members of The Dambuster Squadron were at Buckingham Palace where W/C Guy Gibson recieved the VC medal and bar to D.S.O
Reconnaissance photograph taken after he RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28 / 29thReconnaissance photograph taken after he RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28/29th June and 3/4th July 1943. Pictured, in this area of heavy industrial damage
Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, visits Liverpool Docks, Saturday 13th November 1943, from left to right, Mr M Fallon (aged 76) 56 years dock service, Ernest Bevin, Alderman Simon Mahon
Bomb damage to Chichester following a tip and run raid on the city by Luftwaffe fighter bombers. 10th February 1943
Aerial photograph of damage to the Messerschmitt factory in Regensburg. 17th August 1943
Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after RAF attack on 20 / 21 April 1943Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after RAF attack on 20/21 April 1943. Pictured, the first reconnaissance photograph the AG Der Chemischer Produkten Fabriken Pommerensdorf-Milch (Chemical Plant)
WW2 bomb damage in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East Anglia. June 1943
Damage to Ashford, Kent following a tip and run attack by Luftwaffe fighter bombers. 24th March 1943
Damage to housing in Fulham, London, following an air raid on the city, carried out by the Luftwaffe as a revenge attack to the RAF bombing of Berlin. 3rd March 1943
A Leyland FKT Pump Escape fire engine seen here outside NFS Fire station A2Z part of the 36 fire force area of London which covered Ilford. Circa 1943
Leading Aircraftman Gordon Pendleton, an R. A. F. pilot who won his wings at UplandsLeading Aircraftman Gordon Pendleton, an R.A.F. pilot who won his wings at Uplands aerodrome outside of Ottowa. 1st May 1943
Alghero Airfield raided by R. A. F. bombers during the Second World WarAlghero Airfield raided by R.A.F. bombers during the Second World War. 16th June 1943
The Gnome and Rhone aircraft factories in Le Mans, France being bombed by 8th Air Force Flying Fortresses. 6th July 1943
Britain builds a fast new 12, 000 ton cargo ship. Furness shipbuilding yard, Middlesborough. The new cargo ship Empire Chieftain is designed for the purpose of transporting the special kind of cargo
Children from London evacuated to South Wales. October 1940
Jock Bremner, 61 year old stoker, who has received the Merchant Navys 2, 000, 000th comfort (right) with Dave Durrand and Walter Henderson
Small ships pool. The amateur crew on the boat-deck in port. 13th August 1943
Bomber Command planning a large scale R. A. F. operation. Picture taken circa 17th NovemberBomber Command planning a large scale R.A.F. operation. Picture taken circa 17th November 1943
R. A. F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praiseR.A.F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise the ground staff and say there would be no raids if the guns weren t cleaned and the planes regularly checked
Men of the East Anglia Royal Observer Corps at sea with the Royal Navy. Picture taken 23rd April 1943
Photo-reconnaissance image taken by 541 Squadron, RAF over Stettin, Germany, following the long-range attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 20/21 April 1943
Bomb damage to the Focke Wulf plant in Marienburg. October 1943
Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R. A. F. attack on the 20th / 21st April 1943Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R.A.F. attack on the 20th/21st April 1943. Pictured, between 40 and 50 wagons destroyed in the sidings at Bahnhof Pommerensdorf
Front line French class for R. A. F. in Tunisia. 9th March 1943Front line French class for R.A.F. in Tunisia. 9th March 1943
The Dutch Submarine Returns to Britain. O 19, laid down as K XIX, was an O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II
German Mk. III tank with 75 mm gun knocked out at Salerno. Circa September 1943
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Alderman Duncan French, accompanied by Lieut-General A I MacDougall and Colonel J B McKaig at an inspection of army Cadets who mainly belong to Liverpool
When the airfield at Monte Corvino, near Salerno in Southern Italy was occupied by the Allies, RAF Servicing Commandos, who had gone in with the early landing parties
The Erla Aircraft factory in Antwerp burning after a U. S. A. A. FThe Erla Aircraft factory in Antwerp burning after a U.S.A.A.F. bombing raid during Second World War. 10th April 1943
Park Modern School, Barking, evacuated to Swindon last September is now at Brean Sands, Somerset, for a holiday for two weeks, both masters and boys. Here are some of them line dup for rations
A Kittybomber Curtiss P-40 plane of Number 112 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, nicknamed the " Shark Squadron"
Sefton Street in Putney, South West, London. Picture shows a lady getting a letter from the front. Her family and neighbours share the moment. Picture taken 18th April 1943
A bombed dance hall in Putney High Street during the Blitz. 8th November 1943
The new cap badge of the Parachute Regiment. May 1943
Members of the Nigerian Government, at a Conference of Chiefs of the Western Provinces, Nigeria, held at the Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Nigeria
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
Leigh Light a powerful carbon arc searchlight of 20 inches used for spotting U-boats on the surface at night fitted to a Liberator aircraft of Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Circa 1943
Aerial view of Catania being bombed during Second World War. 20th July 1943
Damaged German aircraft at Comiso airfield in Sicily. 26th July 1943
The new Air Sea Rescue boat. The RAF vessel 2558. Location unknown. Picture taken 12th July 1943
Members of the Army from all commands are to broadcast tomorrow. Major Basil Brown (centre) and Captain. Frederick G Lloyd, a well known producer of the Main Of The Mountains
A Pheasant 17-pounder anti-tank gun of the 73rd Anti Tank Regiment of the 8th Army in action on the Medenine front, 11 March 1943
A 8th Army casualty being loaded into a motor ambulance, close to the River Moro just outside Ortona, Italy. 16th December 1943
The advance northwards in the 8th army zone of operations, Italy, proceeds according to plan. Here a Sherman tank passes through a road barrier at Nicastro as British forces push their way northwards
Parachute packers of the W. R. N. S. testing a parachute at a British Naval Air StationParachute packers of the W.R.N.S. testing a parachute at a British Naval Air Station. November 1943
A typical Wren. January 1943
British U-class submarine prepares to go on patrol, North Sea, April 1943
Womens Land Army Girls, womans work is never done, especially when a girl needs a stitch in the seat of her pants, its her number one priority, October 1943
Badge worn by airmen of the Air / Sea Rescue Service. The colours are whiteBadge worn by airmen of the Air/Sea Rescue Service. The colours are white against a blue background. 22nd February 1943
Female workers, possibly munition workers on their break time. Far right is Annie Rowley, eating her boiled egg. Her three colleagues look at her in amazement. Picture taken 1st February 1943
Taken during an attack by Bostons of the Lorraine French Squadron on the Mur De Bretagne Transformer Station near Querledan Brittany
The Lancashire Fusiliers in Burma. In the swamps and jungle of Burma the Lancashire Fusiliers are fighting with courage. (Picture) Troops at a jungle cookhouse. 22nd March 1943
After a raid on Dartmouth, Devon, part of the towns 17th Century Butterwalk was in ruins. Cold stone Pillars dated 1635 and the ancient piazzas f the walk were badly knocked about
Huge underground ammunition depot, Southern Command. (Picture) Storage bays for shells in the completed section of the underground ammunition depot. 23rd November 1943
Picture taken in the British Section of Berlin, at a railway station. Picture shows daily life for the local people who freeze in the snow and carry their belongings around with them
Neighbours greet Alfred Mansford (note : spelling on caption hard to read). They throw a welcome home party for him outside The British Prince Pub on 49 Bromley Street and corner of Chudleigh Street
Royal Air Force Marine Branch 67-ft Thornycroft High Speed Launch HSL 2586 seen here being put through her speed trials. 15th May 1943
People of Catania, Sicily scramble for food given out by men of the Royal Air Force.In the background is the tunnel entrance where civilians took cover during fighting for control of the town
The Italian seaplane carrier Giuseppe Miraglia and submarines lying at anchor in St Pauls Bay, Malta during the Second World War following the surrender of the Italian fleet under the terms of
R. A. F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield nearR.A.F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield near Salerno, following the success of Operation Avalanche, the allied invasion of mainland Italy
Picture shows a side view of a Hawker Typhoon in flight. The worlds fastest fighter plane in April 1943. Google images suggests this plane could be ()
Pictures shows an un named member of the WRENS. WREN stands for The Womens Royal Naval Service. The Womens Royal Naval Service was the womens branch of the United Kingdoms Royal Navy
Bomb damage at Tresillian Terrace, Cardiff. May 1943
Two young Blackawton lads helping with the evacuation of the village. Circa November 1943
South Hams Evacuation. On the November the 4th Devon County Council were informed by the War Office that Slapton Sands and the adjourning 30, 000 acres are to be evacuated
Local farmer with his steam tractor engine and threshing machine seen here leaving Slapton at the beginning of the evacuation. Circa November 1943
Locals at Kings Arms Beesands have a final drink before the pub closes for the duration of the evacuation. Circa December 1943
Jam production in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Britains Jam for civilians and troops is an all the year round occupation
Air raid damage Withernsea 13th August 1943
In pre-war days Mr C H Sexs blacksmith shop in Surrey used to make ornamental and fancy ironwork. Now all this is stopped and he spends his time on more essential work, shoeing horses
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a car with his daughter Mary on his way to Guildhall to receives the Freedom of the City of London. 30th June 1943
Guy Gibson VC leader of 617 squadron RAF "The Dambusters"Guy Gibson VC leader of 617 squadron RAF " The Dambusters" (bottom right) and water pouring through the huge hole blasted in the Mohne dam by the RAFs new bouncing bomb
WW2 Great Yarmouth Minster June 1943, Church service at the Norman-era Minster Church of St Nicholas in Great Yarmouth
An ATS woman using a pair of binoculars on searchlight Battery January 1943
A nurse who was a dancer shows the children an exercise at the Thames Side war nursery. This is the biggest nursery of its kind in London
WW2 bomb damage to building in Yarmouth, Norfolk, East Anglia during the second World War. June 1943
WW2 Norwich Air Raid Bomb Damage June 1943 Church sevice in bombed out remains of Norwich Cathedral Norwich was bombed as part of the Baedeker Raids against historic
Bomb damaged Grimsby during WW2 People survey the damage left after an air raid on All Saints Church, Heneage Road in Grimsby. June 1943
A Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue launch on trials in the Thames Estuary during WW2 - 1943
The damaged Mohne Dam in the Ruhr Valley Germany taken only four hours after the RAF Dam Busters raid during WW2. The 300 hydro electric power stations in the valley were rendered useless after
WW2 Bomb Damage in Ashford in Kent 24th March 1943
WW2 December 1943 Sailors from minesweepers taking aboard Xmas fare at an East Coast dock. They will spend Christmas as sea. mpxmas03
