Royal Air Force Collection (page 4)

Cornish lads of the ATC undergoing pre RAF training get a thrill when their CO Flt. Lieut. Prince Birabongsa, otherwise known as Mr. Bira, the famous racing motorist, demonstrates glider flying

Training exercise for the Air Sea Rescue in the Solent. RAF Marine section Air Sea Rescue launch 116 prepares to pick up a downed fighter pilot. Circa June 1941

This is where we go... airmen who may be waiting to join their comrades on the continent study a map of France and the progress of the invasion, in a city bookshop

Paratroop Training at RAF Ringway, Manchester. England. Paratroopers checking each others harnesses and packs RAF Ringway was a Royal Air Force station in Ringway, Cheshire, England, near Manchester

Avro Lancaster planes of RAF Bomber Command carpet bomb a road junction near Villers Bocage, Normandy, Northern France through which the 2nd

Royal Air Force Acting Squadron Leader Percy Charles Pickard, awarded the DSO for leadership in leading new Czech bomber crews on their initial operations in long distance bombing during the Second

Training exercise for the Air Sea Rescue in the Solent. RAF Marine section Air Sea Rescue launch 116 prepares to pick up a downed fighter pilot. Circa June 1941

K for King a Lancaster bomber of 405 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, a Pathfinder squadron. Seen here at Gransden Lodge airfield before departure on an ill fated flight when here pilot was

Women of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) at work in the nerve centre of an Operations Room at an RAF Station in England during the Second World War

Interior of the Sector G Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England during the Second World War. The callsigns of fighter squadrons controlled by this Sector can be seen on the wall behind

American Mustang fighters of the Royal Air Force in flight over England during the Second World War. 23rd August 1942

Picture showing how heavy rain in northern Russia hampered the activities of the RAF Wing, the improvised landing ground being frequently water-logged and ankle deep in mud

One-armed Squadron Leader J. A. F. MacLachlan, commanding officer of Number 1 squadron
One-armed Squadron Leader J.A.F. MacLachlan, commanding officer of Number 1 squadron. His new mascot painted on the cowling, the V sign of a busted arm. 26th November 1941

British fighter pilots in the Western desert have a conference before going on patrol in the Second World War. 28th November 1940

A German U-boat caught in a hail of gunfire and bombs dropped by a Sunderland flying boat of RAF Coastal Command in the Bay of Biscay. June 1942

The leader of one of the first RAF Fighter squadrons to destroy 100 enemy aircraft while operating from one station is the famous hurdler Don Finlay who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic

A British LAC enjoying spare time with a model aircraft kit. 7th December 1944

Members of a Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) marching band in North West England during the Second World War. 23rd July 1942

The first batch of young men to receive initial training for flying duties under the Cardiff University College scheme have left for service in the RAF

Sergeant. -major Jackson, who less than a month ago was in Bombay
Sergeant.-major Jackson, who less than a month ago was in Bombay, in seven minutes became Mrs H. J. Jackson, of 10, Perrivale-road, Bearwood, Birmingham

WaF at a dispersal camp in Hereford being demobbed. 18th June 1945

R. A. F. pilots win their wings at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Left to right: J. N. Harrison, J. J
R.A.F. pilots win their wings at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Left to right: J.N. Harrison, J.J. Morgan, R. Richardson and R.W. Chinery. 28th April 1943

Some R. A. F. regiment officers at breakfast. On the right is Wing Commander E. N. Downes
Some R.A.F. regiment officers at breakfast. On the right is Wing Commander E.N. Downes. Circa June 1944

County of London Squadron members in Italy. Left to right: Leading Aircraftman D. Brown, Corporal L. Francis, Flight Sergeant R.W. Apps, Leading Aircraftman H.J. Bastible, Leading Aircraftman H.T

Flight Sergeant M. Rose teaches fighter pilots about flying bombs. 29th June 1944

Leading Aircraftman Albert Yoxon who is training as an air bomber, at a gunnery school in Canada. Circa 1943

R. A. F. men who have qualified as air navigators after training in Canada under
R.A.F. men who have qualified as air navigators after training in Canada under the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan. Left to right: Fred L. Martin, Horace P.H

New R. A. F. Air Gunners training in Quebec under the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan
New R.A.F. Air Gunners training in Quebec under the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan. left to right: LAC J.W. Moir, LAC M.E. Jones, LAC M.E. Antram, LAC D.F. Priest. 5th August 1943

R. A. F. pilots with their wings Saskatchewan. Left to right: Sergeant Ready
R.A.F. pilots with their wings Saskatchewan. Left to right: Sergeant Ready, Sergeant Roberts, Sergeant Lacey, Pilot Officer Harding. 18th September 1943

R. A. F. Kittyhawks attack railway bridge at Fano during the Second World War
R.A.F. Kittyhawks attack railway bridge at Fano during the Second World War. 30th April 1944

R. A. F. bomb repair shop and factory at Tivoli during the Second World War
R.A.F. bomb repair shop and factory at Tivoli during the Second World War. (Picture) Bombs bursting on tank repair shop and factory. 13th April 1944

R. A. F. Wellingtons and Liberators recently attacked railway yards at Padua
R.A.F. Wellingtons and Liberators recently attacked railway yards at Padua. Picture) Bomb damage to railway after R.A.F. Wellingtons and Liberators attack. 19th April 1944

R. A. F. Marauders attack a railway bridge in Italy between Ancona
R.A.F. Marauders attack a railway bridge in Italy between Ancona and Fano on the Adriatic coast. during the Second World War. 31st May 1944

Members of Princess Marys R. A. F. Nursing Service stationed in Britain
Members of Princess Marys R.A.F. Nursing Service stationed in Britain. 14th April 1944

R. A. F. bombs falling near Caen prior to a Canadian assault on German lines
R.A.F. bombs falling near Caen prior to a Canadian assault on German lines. 9th August 1944

The furthest forward R. A. F. Mobile Field Hospital in Burma. Here Sergeant D
The furthest forward R.A.F. Mobile Field Hospital in Burma. Here Sergeant D. Fisher and Sergant H. Schofield dispense medicine. Circa 1940s

Pigeons, recruited into the RAF as a valuable means of communication often become war casualties. In many cases they are shot at by farmers who mistake them for pests

Canadian fighter squadron which is led by Squadron leader Sir Douglas Bader, the famous RAF flying ace who lost both of his legs in an air accident in 1931

Over a thousand members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) are now in India working alongside the RAF in South East Asia Command

Throughout the hours of darkness, WaF Flight mechanics are on duty servicing aircraft used for night training of pilots at a Flying Training Command Station in Scotland

The RAF Spitfire squadron "County of Surrey"
The RAF Spitfire squadron " County of Surrey", known as " Churchills Own", of which the Prime Minister is honorary Air Commodore, arrived in India in 1942

R. A. F. engineers search an airfield for mines using a magnetic sweep attached to a jeep
R.A.F. engineers search an airfield for mines using a magnetic sweep attached to a jeep. December 1944

Several Women Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) officers flew out direct from England to take up duties in the Northwest African theatre after the fall of Tunisia

Deciding matters that affect the whole Far East is this conference photographed at Singapore Naval Base Headquarters. At the head of the table is the Commander-in-Chief, Far East

"N for Nuts"was one of the RAF lancaster bombers which took part in the attack
" N for Nuts" was one of the RAF lancaster bombers which took part in the attack on German occupied Paris railway targets on the night of 20th April 1944

Eight enemy Messerschmitt ME 109 planes were destroyed and two damaged by Allied fighters in two sorties over Tripolitania. In the first sortie an R.A.F

Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco

The Western Desert Air Transport Service has carried out valuable work in the North African campaign. They facilitated every stage of the advance

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