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Armed Forces Collection (page 7)

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids

Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids on military objectives in Southern Italy and Sicily

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: The liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation during the Second World War

The liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation during the Second World War. At the Arc De Triomphe, three British soldiers once more pay tribute to Frances fallen of 1914-1918

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A twenty-year-old Yugoslav girl of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army

A twenty-year-old Yugoslav girl of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army, credited with killing 20 Germans, and recovering in an Allied rest camp in Italy from wounds sustained during

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National

Rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Rocket firing South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force

Rocket firing South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National Liberation Army of Marshal Tito in carrying out attacks on German targets in Yugoslavia

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height

A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height on an enemy tanker off the coast of Tunisia. The tanker was escorted by a destroyer

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Yugoslav partisans of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army

Yugoslav partisans of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army, to whom supplies of arms are being sent from the UK to aid their effort against the occupying German army across the country

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: The Italian campaign of World War II consisted of Allied and Axis operations in

The Italian campaign of World War II consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945. RAF Mosquito intruders

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle

RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle area in Eastern Central Italy, attacked German defensive positions near Lanciano on the Sangro ridge

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in

A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in the English Channel off the French coast during the Second World War. July 1940

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of the attacking Barracudas of HMS Implacable during a fleet air arm strike on a southbound convoy off the coast of

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Beaufort aircraft of RAF Coastal Command bomb German ships lying alongside the quay at St

Beaufort aircraft of RAF Coastal Command bomb German ships lying alongside the quay at St. Peter Port, Guernsey in the Channel Islands in a daylight raid on 17th January 1942

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: An Admiralty statement on 14th August 1942 stated that supplies

An Admiralty statement on 14th August 1942 stated that supplies and reinforcements had reached the fortress of Malta despite very heavy enemy concentrations designed to prevent their passage

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Ninth US Air Force headquarters somewhere in France during the Second World War

Ninth US Air Force headquarters somewhere in France during the Second World War. A US 9th Air Force P-38 Lightning photo reconnaissance plane on its way to Germany where the pilot will take aerial

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Early in February 1944, B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force received a

Early in February 1944, B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the ninth US Air Force received a direct hit by heavy flak which cut off its right engine after an attack on a military installation in

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a

In the early hours of January 20th 1944. Britains Dover Coastal batteries achieved a remarkable feat of marksmanship sinking a German blockade runner as she was hugging the French coast

Background imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces Collection: Whole blood given by European Theatre based American GIs of the US Army for their

Whole blood given by European Theatre based American GIs of the US Army for their comrades in arms is loaded into an Air Transport plane to be flown from England to the front line hospitals

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal

A German patrol ship in Heligoland fires a bright foutr star cartridge recognition signal as a challenge before opening fire at a Blenheim bomber of RAF Coastal Command which is about to make a dive

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in

Bombers of RAF Coastal Command have forced the Germans to hide their shipping in Norwegian fjords, miles away from the sea and only move them at night or when it is foggy

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit

Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as (left) a tanker receives a direct hit, four supply ships are set on fire and (in background near shore) an auxiliary vessel is left blazing

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A Savoia bomber of the Italian Air Force crashes in to the sea after a failed attack

A Savoia bomber of the Italian Air Force crashes in to the sea after a failed attack on a British convoy in the Mediterranean Sea during the Second World War. February 1942

Background imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces Collection: At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed 'Land Forces Adriatic'

At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed "Land Forces Adriatic"
At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed " Land Forces Adriatic" made an unopposed landing in a bay some two miles south of the village of Spilje, Albania

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter

Flying through dense cloud, a Norwegian pilot led a strong force of Mosquito fighter planes from RAF Coastal Command over his native mountains to attack a large enemy merchantman in Dalsfjord

Background imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces Collection: Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping

Wide sweeps of the North Sea are being made by the RAF in the search for enemy shipping. In this photograph, enemy shipping has been located

Background imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces 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 imageArmed Forces Collection: The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre

The small supply vessel (in foreground) well on fire and being beached; in centre, the troopship running ashore on fire with the armed trawler hiding under her smoke

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway

Hit by a bomber plane of RAF Coastal Command, an enemy vessel off the coast of Norway, struck during operations against enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. May 1941

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159

Smoke rising from a 10, 000 ton Japanese tanker which was attacked by Liberators of 159 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia RAF, near to the Thai island of Ko Samui

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator

The German blockade runner Alsterufer burning after a Czechoslovak-crewed RAF Liberator from No 311 Squadron attacked her with semi-armour piercing rockets and a 500lb bomb

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command

The German tanker Passat seen here under attack by RAF Whitley bombers of Coastal Command close to the Nazi occupied St Nazaire U-Boat facility. 2nd September 1942

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of

Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944. Taken from one of the attacking barracudas of HMS Implacable during a fleet air arm strike on a southbound convoy off the coast of Norway

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships

RAF bombers of Coastal Command flew at mast height to attack a German convoy of six ships off of Heligoland Bight on the 30th July 1941

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet

Royal navy Fleet Air Arm attack shipping off Statlandet. 12th September 1944, On board the escort carrier HMS Trumpeter, when with other naval aircraft operating from HMS Furious her aircraft

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Dedication ceremony of the 96th Bomb group memorial chapel at the 12th century St

Dedication ceremony of the 96th Bomb group memorial chapel at the 12th century St. Andrews Church in Quidenham, Norfolk which took place on 17th November 1944

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Daylight attack by bombers of the RAF on the town of Comines

Daylight attack by bombers of the RAF on the town of Comines (on the occupied France - Belgium border) during the Second World War

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: On 5th July 1948, the Indian Navy acquired its first cruiser when HMS Achilles

On 5th July 1948, the Indian Navy acquired its first cruiser when HMS Achilles, heroine of the River Plate Battle of World War Two, was handed over at Chatham to the High Commissioner for India

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank

A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank destroyed by the RAF at the port of Dunkirk in Northern France

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: The conditions of living in the 'Island', the tract of land North of Nijmegen

The conditions of living in the "Island", the tract of land North of Nijmegen
The conditions of living in the " Island", the tract of land North of Nijmegen on the road to Arnhem, Netherlands. This is after the flooding by the Germans

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: Photograph taken during a daylight raid on the Renault automotive works at Le Mans

Photograph taken during a daylight raid on the Renault automotive works at Le Mans, France, by De Havilland Mosquito B Mark IVs of Nos. 105 and 139 Squadrons RAF

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A slightly wounded and shaken waist gunner is led from his place by his flight surgeon

A slightly wounded and shaken waist gunner is led from his place by his flight surgeon Captain Leonard G. Morley of 5913 99th Avenue South East Portland

Background imageArmed Forces Collection: A Dornier Do 18 flying boat seen from an RAF Bristol Blenheim during a combat over

A Dornier Do 18 flying boat seen from an RAF Bristol Blenheim during a combat over the North Sea, 26th April 1940. The Blenheim was one of a number returning from a raid near Bergen



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