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Members of a army bomb disposal squad placing an explosive charge around the fuse of an
UFO, TV Series. Actresses from the science fiction series about an alien invasion of
Sports Day at Keep Hatch Primary School, Wokingham, July 1980
The Flower class corvette HMS Camellia (K31) getting up steam before escorting a convoy
Mosquito B Mark IV Series 2, DZ313, seen here during a test flight shortly before
Two De Havilland Mosquito bomber planes from the No. 140 Wing RAF of the Second Tactical
Picture taken from the Mediterranean Sea taken on board USS Mackenzie
A typical paratroop of Airborne Forces, complete with rubber crash helmet
The British Advance east of Tilly in Normandy, Northern France during the Second World
Jacqueline Darcy, twenty three year old of the French Resistance (third right)
The British Navy has played no small part in the British success in the Western Desert
Members of the Bomb disposal squad measuring the length of a time delayed bomb taken
The RAF is fighting in Greece and playing no small part in the successes against
Aerial view of B17 Fortress bombers of the US 8th Air Force plastering another Nazi
British destroyers in the vital Mediterranean area get plenty of action
An armoured regiment overhauling one of their tanks Sherman for further battle against
A Sherman Firefly 1C Tank of the 11th Armoured Division leads a column of tanks through
R. A. F Coastal Command Sunderland kills U Boat
The new fighter of the R. A. F. the Mustang, this American built aircraft is now
Starving Dutch population bombed with food -- streaming from the bomb bay of a
When the Army makes an assault landing in enemy occupied country
Corporal Burns, of Stockport, Cheshire, at the head of a forward patrol column
A badly damaged Boeing B-17F-5-BO Flying Fortress, 41-24406, All American III
De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VIs of No. 248 Squadron RAF seen here attacking a German
American crew members of the 381st Bomb Group return to a Bomber station of the U. S
This picture shows the new armoured cars which a famous cavalry regiment has been
The General Post Office Home Guard has a large number of "veterans"
Two Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in
Ploughing steadily through the broken water, these destroyers of a British flotilla at
British Cruisers world-wide task. Cruisers like those have added another great chapter to
Six-inch guns crew of H. M.s Jamaica. Jamaica is adopted by the Borough of Bristol
Radiolocation stretches out far beyond Britains shores to send back warnings of
Liberated Paris. General de Gaulle has toured liberated Paris laying a wreath on the tomb
British Armys new self propelled bridges. It is now revealed that two new bridging
The aircraft carrier HMS Formidable seen from the quarter deck of the battleship HMS
Operation Pluto (pipe-lines under the ocean). First pictures
Prefabricated Ports. Two Prefabricated Ports each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured
Members of the French Resistance in Corsica. November 1943
Servicing commandos of the RAF have a busy time on the Normandy airfields assembling
The Fairey Swordfish, a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company
Consolidated PBY Catalina, an American flying boat, operating with RAF Coastal Command
Royal Navy, Human Torpedo, 19th April 1944 (Embargo date)
Land Army Girls out and about in Reading. Circa 1942
The LDV platoon of Messers Serpells, Reading. March off for a Sunday morning parade
The enormous scale of the blast and pressure effect from the atomic bomb dropped
One of the few structures to be left standing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima following
A flame throwing Bren Gun carrier named a "Wasp"
A Royal Navy officer and rating looking across the centre of damage at Hiroshima several
The Battle of Taranto during the Second World War. The Royal Navy launched
Hes fluffy and cuddly. Wendy Harrison seen here with one of the baby Chinchilla
A Sten sub machine carbine, an all metal gun used in a similar way to the American
A Avro Anson of Coastal Command working in cooperation with two convoy escorts hunt down
Eight pilots of a rocket projectile Typhoon squadron went to attack a group of enemy
Christmas party for Nelson Street Kids in Ladywood, Birmingham
The nuclear mushroom cloud rising over the Japanese city of Nagasaki following
A formation of Mk1b Typhoons of No 56 Squadron on patrol from RAF Matlaske
The enormous scale of the blast effect from the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki can be
Members of a army bomb disposal squad rolling a unexploded German bomb through a London
Rifles stand stacked ready while farmhands in the uniform
Mrs Myriam Mandragon tucks in baby Alphonse as older brother Ricardo looks
Golcar Nursery school children pictured during a Wild West fund day and barbecue
A Bren Gun Carrier seen here taking part in Army exercises in Northern England Circa 1941
Lord Dowding revisits Battle of Britain Operations room
The Churchill shows its sting. The Churchill Crocodile is the most powerful flame thrower
This is one of the first pictures to be released telling the story of Radar
South East Beavers Fun Day, Whitley Beaumont Campsite, West Yorkshire, 4th July 1992
Three thousand American troops marched through London, doing their bit for "
Friday the Thirteenth reaches its century. A Halifax III of RAF Bomber Command No 158
The Hunt Class destroyer HMS Brocklesby steaming at high speed during a target practice
The Flower class corvette HMS Hibiscus (K24) escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic
A US destroyer fires a pattern of depth charges during a search for a German U-boat
A Sherman VC Firefly tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger
A big range of aircraft parked at the forward end of the flight deck of HMS Illustrious
Birmingham town crier rings in the new year 1st January 1959
General view showing the first British Motor Show organised by the Society of Motor
General view looking across the centre of damage at Hiroshima following the dropping of
Hobarts Funnies were a number of unusually modified tanks operated by the 79th
Reading Home Guard seen here during a exercise at a weekend training camp. 15th June 1942
Motor Show Preview Day at Earls Court. Traffic Warden Jacqui Smith looks at
Prince Pop Singer at Music awards. 11th February 1985
Fancy dress rugby match at Kings Meadow Park, Reading, Berkshire, July 1980
Gala, Beenham, Berkshire, July 1980
The former pool, set amongst the rocks, at Porthcawl front. Circa 1995
