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Background imageAir Force Collection: The first US jet propelled plane, the P-59 Airacomet is shown in a test flight

The first US jet propelled plane, the P-59 Airacomet is shown in a test flight. This streamlined new fighter plane, designed and built by Bell Aircraft

Background imageAir Force Collection: Picture taken on an RAF Halifax bomber station, where ground crews had to combat snow

Picture taken on an RAF Halifax bomber station, where ground crews had to combat snow conditions before the operation could begin

Background imageAir Force Collection: A B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Eighth Air Force Second Division goes down in flames

A B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Eighth Air Force Second Division goes down in flames during the attack on railway marshalling yards at Munster in Germany on 9th March 1945

Background imageAir Force Collection: A Yugoslav Squadron flying Spitfires from a Tactical Wing of the Balkan Air Force based

A Yugoslav Squadron flying Spitfires from a Tactical Wing of the Balkan Air Force based in Italy, recently flew their first offensive mission over their homeland

Background imageAir Force Collection: A shipload of American Air Force planes sent from the United States bound for Europe

A shipload of American Air Force planes sent from the United States bound for Europe, taken somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean during the journey. April 1941

Background imageAir Force Collection: Balkan Air Force squadrons are continuing to harass the Germans in Yugoslavia

Balkan Air Force squadrons are continuing to harass the Germans in Yugoslavia. South African Air Force squadrons of rocket firing Beaufighters attacked a big German barracks at Bjelovar

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aircraft of a South African Air Force squadron of the Balkan Air Force

Aircraft of a South African Air Force squadron of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageAir Force Collection: Recently the Fleet Air Arm of the British Royal Navy carried out offensive

Recently the Fleet Air Arm of the British Royal Navy carried out offensive reconnaissances over the Norwegian coast. Oil tanks, a German military hutment camp, a wireless station

Background imageAir Force Collection: Some members of the RAF regiment who took part in the battle of Patras were inspected

Some members of the RAF regiment who took part in the battle of Patras were inspected shortly afterwards by the C-in-C Land Forces. Adriatic, on the quayside of the captured port

Background imageAir Force Collection: Americas fighting planes as wells her fighting men are going home. Thunderbolts

Americas fighting planes as wells her fighting men are going home. Thunderbolts, . Mustangs, Lightnings and Black Widows which gave such magnificent support to the Flying Fortress

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in

Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has been the target of heavy bombing campaigns by British

Background imageAir Force Collection: The best medical aid possible is given to the partisans of Marshal Titos army

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

Background imageAir Force Collection: A celluloid factory in Yugoslavia, before the war employing 3, 000 people

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

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF Wellington night bombers of the Strategic Air Force

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

Background imageAir Force Collection: South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force

South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supported by the Yugoslav army in carrying out attacks on rail targets and supply depots on the main supply

Background imageAir Force Collection: When the Germans retreated in Yugoslavia, they destroyed t all railways

When the Germans retreated in Yugoslavia, they destroyed t all railways, locomotives and machines capable of helping in the reconstruction of the country

Background imageAir Force Collection: Operating from a landing strip carved by RAF airmen and Yugoslav Partisans with picks

Operating from a landing strip carved by RAF airmen and Yugoslav Partisans with picks and shovels out of vineyards among the rocky hill of a

Background imageAir Force Collection: Rockets from South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force streaking

Rockets from South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force streaking towards German gun positions non Lussin Island in the Adriatic Sea of the Northern Dalmatian group of Yugoslavia

Background imageAir Force Collection: South African Air Force rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force

South African Air Force rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supported by the Yugoslav army in carrying out attacks on rail targets on the main supply

Background imageAir Force Collection: South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force

South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supported by the Yugoslav army in carrying out attacks on rail targets on the main supply

Background imageAir Force Collection: US Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force bomb a German aluminium plant in Heroya

US Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force bomb a German aluminium plant in Heroya, Norway. 24th July 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: A Shorts Stirling takes off from RAF Lakenheath for a mining laying operation off

A Shorts Stirling takes off from RAF Lakenheath for a mining laying operation off the Dutch coast Circa May 1941

Background imageAir Force Collection: Women flight mechanics are working for the R. A. F. in Flying training Command

Women flight mechanics are working for the R. A. F. in Flying training Command
Women flight mechanics are working for the R.A.F. in Flying training Command. Each aircraft is inspected every 24 hours and thoroughly overhauled after it has flown a stipulated time

Background imageAir Force Collection: Decorated New Zealand Bomber Squadron. This Wellington bomber squadron has made

Decorated New Zealand Bomber Squadron. This Wellington bomber squadron has made many raids over Germany and occupied territory. Picture taken 24th May 1941

Background imageAir Force Collection: Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command

Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command, a German blockade runner with a cargo of supplies was set ablaze and destroyed on 27th December 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF and USaF Give Germans 24 hour bomb service in Italy during the Second World War

RAF and USaF Give Germans 24 hour bomb service in Italy during the Second World War. RAF Wellington bombers and USaF Flying Fortresses operating from the same airfields in Italy are bombing the same

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Aero-Medical Laboratory, Wright Field Drayton, Ohio, United States

The Aero-Medical Laboratory, Wright Field Drayton, Ohio, United States. Pictured, wearing oxygen masks and cold weather flying gear these men are shown in the cold weather chamber

Background imageAir Force Collection: Battle of the Bay of Biscay naval action as part of the Atlantic Campaign during

Battle of the Bay of Biscay naval action as part of the Atlantic Campaign during the Second World War. RCAF aircraft of Coastal Command

Background imageAir Force Collection: Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command

Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command, a German blockade runner with a cargo of supplies was set ablaze and destroyed on 27th December 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: Administration buildings, hangers and revetments are covered by bomb bursts during a

Administration buildings, hangers and revetments are covered by bomb bursts during a recent successful raid by Flying Fortresses on Athena Eleuala airfield in Greece. 2nd November 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers of the 8th Air Force attack industrial targets

Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers of the 8th Air Force attack industrial targets on the south west edge of Berlin. Circa March 1944

Background imageAir Force Collection: The usual cook of the Catholic Womens League canteen in Bicester, Oxfordshire

The usual cook of the Catholic Womens League canteen in Bicester, Oxfordshire, fell ill just after Christmas and Lady Norah Viscountess Torrington rolled up her sleeves

Background imageAir Force Collection: Six hundred Polish women have arrived in this country after having escaped from Poland to

Six hundred Polish women have arrived in this country after having escaped from Poland to join the WaF. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force

Background imageAir Force Collection: The success of the 14th. Army on the Arakan front in Burma owes a great deal to

The success of the 14th. Army on the Arakan front in Burma owes a great deal to the remarkable feat of a South-East Asia Troops Carrier Command which supplied a whole division by air for 11 days

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilot of a Soviet Red Army Ambulance plane, Senior Lieutenant Polina Sedova

Pilot of a Soviet Red Army Ambulance plane, Senior Lieutenant Polina Sedova. November 1941

Background imageAir Force Collection: Press visit to Army co-operation squadron equipped with American Mustang Fighters

Press visit to Army co-operation squadron equipped with American Mustang Fighters. The Squad. leader said that the old method of a pilot flying a slow plane

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Soviet Aerodrome in the mountain passes of the Caucasus mountains on the Volga Front

The Soviet Aerodrome in the mountain passes of the Caucasus mountains on the Volga Front in Russia during the Second World War where the stubborn resistance of the Red Army has brought the German

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF Malcolm club in Normandy, Northern France during the Second World War

RAF Malcolm club in Normandy, Northern France during the Second World War. Picture shows: The first WaF Gangshow arrived in Normandy recently

Background imageAir Force Collection: South African rocket-firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air force recently attacked a

South African rocket-firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air force recently attacked a German occupied barracks at Tirana, Albania. It is since reported that the capital has been liberated

Background imageAir Force Collection: A flight of B24 Liberators swoops in low over the Dutch countryside to drop supplies to

A flight of B24 Liberators swoops in low over the Dutch countryside to drop supplies to the parachutists waiting below. The ground is dotted with collapsed chutes

Background imageAir Force Collection: People of Catania, Sicily scramble for food given out by men of the Royal Air Force

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

Background imageAir Force Collection: Graveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya. Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by Allied

Graveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya. Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by Allied
Graveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya.Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by Allied forces during the Second World. January 1942

Background imageAir Force Collection: The biggest ever Combined Operations daylight raid on the German-occupied port of Dieppe

The biggest ever Combined Operations daylight raid on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, northern France, during the Second World War

Background imageAir Force Collection: A destroyed Heinkel III bomber of the German Luftwaffe lies in a clover field in a small

A destroyed Heinkel III bomber of the German Luftwaffe lies in a clover field in a small town in the South West of England during the Second World War

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilots and crew of the Royal Air Force which attacked the German cruiser Lutzow off

Pilots and crew of the Royal Air Force which attacked the German cruiser Lutzow off the Norwegian Coast, pictured posing on the wing of a Bristol Beaufort after returning to their home station in

Background imageAir Force Collection: FAF pilots study maps and charts before taking a flight in an Avro Anson for their

FAF pilots study maps and charts before taking a flight in an Avro Anson for their training lesson at a station in England during the Second World War. 3rd October 1939

Background imageAir Force Collection: Picture shows a new Bristol Hercules Engine being transported by Mr D Robinson, aged 29

Picture shows a new Bristol Hercules Engine being transported by Mr D Robinson, aged 29. A former silk weaver. Picture taken 27th November 1941

Background imageAir Force Collection: General view showing a German supply airfield in use at Cyrenaica

General view showing a German supply airfield in use at Cyrenaica, Libya during the Second World War. 7th December 1942



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