Royal Air Force Collection (page 5)

Photograph taken by Flying Officer T. C. Scott (Coastal Command
Photograph taken by Flying Officer T.C. Scott (Coastal Command) after a Junkers 188 of the German Luftwaffe had been shot down by his RAF Coastal Command Mosquito off Point Penmarch

RAF Mosquitoes supporting the 14th Army in Burma during the Second World War pictured at a Mosquito station on the Arakan front. Left to right: Squadron Leader I.A

General Auchinleck and Air Marshall Tedder at a war council at GHQ in Cairo. 26th March 1942

Flying Officer Bill Draper of 8 Humewood Drive, Toronto, Canada, tells an interesting listener how he shot down a German Luftwaffe FW 190 in a head on attack

North African Arab soldiers are assisting the RAF on Tunisian airfields. Loading bombs on the carriages for transportation to the aircraft and bomb dumps

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

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

The 28th November is Independence Day in Albania. On this day 32 years ago, the Albanian people were freed from Turkish rule On this occasion

WaF Officers of the Photographic Interpretation Branch in Italy visited the much damaged Foggia area to see the work done by bombers before the invasion of Italy

Pilot of a Beaufort bomber, after an attack on the Prinz Eugen Heavy Cruiser, making his report to the Intelligence officer on his return from the attack. 18th May 1942

A Lockheed Hudson of the RAF Coastal Command received direct hits from ant-aircraft guns when on reconnaissance over Norway

Flight Lieutenant Howard Peter "Cowboy"Blatchford of Number 257 Squadron RAF
Flight Lieutenant Howard Peter " Cowboy" Blatchford of Number 257 Squadron RAF who, in his Hurricane fighter plane

The cast of the play "The Moon Is Down"which was given by an RAF Amateur
The cast of the play " The Moon Is Down" which was given by an RAF Amateur Dramatic Society at an RAF station in Woodley, Berkshire during the Second World War

A Royal Air Force officer addressing workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

A Royal Air Force officer etched women workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

A female worker inspecting the cooling system of a Lancaster bomber plane of the Royal Air Force at an aircraft production site near reading, Berkshire during the second world War. 8th July 1943

Picture shows the dramatic rescue of the crew of the Sea Venture after it was a attacked by a German U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in English waters during the Second World War

Mosquito fighter plane registration number RG 314 of 81st Squadron, based at Seletar, Singapore, the last Mosquito in operational service with the RAF

Mosquito MK XVIII plane of RAF Fighter Command in flight during the Second World War. November 1944

A North American Mustang Mark I being assembled in the United Kingdom for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. 28th July 1942

Mosquito fighters of RAF Coastal Command intercept and destroy nine German torpedo bombers near the Scottish coast after an anti-shipping sortie in the Kattegat

Aircraft of RAF Coastal Command, are ceaselessly attacking the remnants of German shipping fleeing from the Baltic coast and Denmark to Norway

Picture illustrating the tremendous welcome accorded to the British forces who liberated the Greek capital on 14th October 1944

High explosive and sticks of 4 lb incendiary bombs explode on a Japanese supply dump in a wooded area at Taungup, on the coast of Western Burma

RAF Coastal Command Beaufighters attack enemy shipping in the waters of the North Sea off the Dutch Coast on 1st March 1944 and score a hit with a torpedo on a medium sized merchant vessel

Among the first to come ashore during the landings at Ramree Island, Burma on 21st January 1945 was the RAF Advanced Assault Party

While on patrol in the Aegean Sea, crews of an RAF Fighter Command Middle East Beaufighter Squadron struck and destroyed a large tonnage enemy ship, the SS Drache

A liaison between the R. A. F. and Merchant Navy, where the two forces exchanged roles
A liaison between the R.A.F. and Merchant Navy, where the two forces exchanged roles. Picture taken 28th June 1943

An R. A. F Dakota spraying the city of Singapore with D. D
An R.A.F Dakota spraying the city of Singapore with D.D.T to help in the fight against the malarial mosquito. Circa Nov 1945

Snow and heavy rainfall turned North African and Italian airfields into swamps, but the bad weather did not stop flying from these waterlogged fields

At an RAF bomber station in Bengal, India, air and ground crew save working time by having on the spot lunches. The double Journey from the airfield to the mess is roughly eight miles so to have more

RAF pilots who have occasion to bale out over the sea are being instructed in the sailing and navigation of their craft by the members of an amateur sailing club, the Corinthian Sailing Club, who

RAF Mosquito intruders which gained fame for their train busting exploits while operating from Malta to Sicily, are now carrying on their work from bases in Italy

When six Spitfire pilots cams upon I8 Luftwaffe M*109s near Rome recently, they shot down nine of them in four minutes. The Spitfire pilots

As recently reported, the Norwegian Air Force has taken over a general reconnaissance squadron which is operating from an English aerodrome somewhere in the United Kingdom

RAF Balloon Barrage men were among the first Allied troops to land on the beaches at Salerno, Southern Italy. Their job was to keep low flying enemy aircraft from bombing

Over two hundred and fifty enemy aircraft have been shot down since D-day by night fighters operating from bases on the continent

In a Combined Operation on the night 27th and 28th February 1942, joint forces of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force attacked an destroyed an important German radio location post at

The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C. H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged
The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C.H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged on the premises of James Howell & Co. Ltd in connection with the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) recruiting campaign

A French pilot in the Middle Eastern command of the R. A. F
A French pilot in the Middle Eastern command of the R.A.F. pictured in front of his Morane Saulnier. 20th October 1940

A Meteorological Assistant measuring wind speed for the R. A. F. 21st February 1941
A Meteorological Assistant measuring wind speed for the R.A.F. 21st February 1941

A Meteorological Assistant and an R. A. F. pilot during the Second World War
A Meteorological Assistant and an R.A.F. pilot during the Second World War. 11th October 1941

A Czech, a Pole and an Englishman, with their sergeant air gunner instructor, an Australian. They are watching other cadets at air-firing exercise. 6th April 1942

A W. A. A. F. meteorologist releasing a met balloon. 9th October 1941
A W.A.A.F. meteorologist releasing a met balloon. 9th October 1941

Photograph of a night raid on the Peenemunde Aircraft Research and Radiolocation Establishment. 29th November 1943

An R. A. F. Intelligence Officer scrutinises aerial photographs in the Western Desert
An R.A.F. Intelligence Officer scrutinises aerial photographs in the Western Desert. 7th December 1942

The wreckage of a German bomber shot down by a RAF fighter over Southern England. Circa February 1940

An RAF Hawker Hurricane in flight during the Second World War. Circa 1941

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