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The Mayor of Wallasey P. G Davies talks yo the turnout of youth at the manifestation of
The Mayor of Wallasey P.G Davies talks yo the turnout of youth at the manifestation of the new squadron of the Air Training Corps at Manor Road School, Wallasey. February 1941

Rescue workers search debris at a bombed house in North West London. January 1941

Boys who have attended Heath Road School, Allerton, enrol in the Air Training Corps, the new pre-entry scheme for the Air Force. January 1941

ARP workers searching the debris of one of the bombed houses in London for a victim believed to be trapped. 18th January 1943

Picture shows the site of what was The Electricity Showroom in Bridlington, Yorkshire. Picture is dated 6th February 1947

V. 2 bomb incident, Chingford Road, Walthamstow. What remains of a surface shelter in
V.2 bomb incident, Chingford Road, Walthamstow. What remains of a surface shelter in which eight people were killed. 8th February 1945

ex-Det Chief Supt Albert Moody, former chief of Scotland Yards Obscene Publications Squad, who was found guilty at the Old Bailey on three charges of accepting bribes totalling £ 14

Picture shows Alfred Gelder St, Hull, Yorkshire, and the temporary brick one floor high annex to the The Head Post Office

Air raid in London. October 1940

The Fairey Firefly is a new Royal Navy fighter. reconnaissance aircraft. Its span is 44 and a half feet its length 37 feet and its height 13 feet 7 ins

Just one more job of work the ATS are doing to help with the war, precision work in a Western Command Ordinance factory. Hundreds of binoculars are made here. 18th November 1942

Members of the Girls Training Corps, Liverpool, marching past the saluting crows at Gambier Terrace, when he Corps held its first church parade. July 1942

Damage caused by Nazi air raids in London. September 1944

The R. A. F In Greece. A British handshake for a Greek Soldier at an aerodrome in
The R.A.F In Greece. A British handshake for a Greek Soldier at an aerodrome in Greece. 28th November 1940

Bow Church, Cheapside, gutted after a Nazi attack. 15th May 1941

Hogg Robinson House, Greyfriars Road, Reading, Berkshire. April 1985

Second Great Fire of London. Scene in the regional control room, at the height of the blitz. All is calm, but they are actually very, very busy. December 1940

Oxford striker John Aldridge is presented with the Mirror footballer of the month award from club director Ghislaine Maxwell. Oxford United 1 - 1 Notts County held at The Manor Ground, Oxford

Heavy Metal Holocaust festival August 1981 at Vale Park in Burslem, the home of Port Vale FC. Rock fans get ready for the gig at Vale Park in Aug 1981

Blenheim aircraft of R. A. F. Mediterranean command delivers an attack from mast-high on an
Blenheim aircraft of R.A.F. Mediterranean command delivers an attack from mast-high on an emery tanker off the coast of Tunisia recently though she was escorted by destroyer

Hugging the shore and protected by a destroyer green and fight escort, the German cruiser Prinz Eugen was sighted on Sunday evening May 17th steaming southwards along the Norwegian Coast

Foster Wheeler, Reading, Berkshire. April 1985

On May 17th 1943, a Nazi convoy consisting of 6 supply ships and eight escorts, was attacked by Beau-fighters of Coastal Command while steaming into north off Dutch Coast

The Attack On Benghazi. In an air attack on Benghazi the most important port in Eastern Libya, considerable damage was done to shipping as seen from this photograph taken following the raid

Addis Ababa after a visit by The Royal Air Force, a direct hit has been scored on the hangers which can be seen to be well alight and burning fiercely. 17th February 1941

A photographic reconnaissance of Rotterdam discloses that damage inflicted by Blenheim aircraft of British R.A.F. Bomber Command in the mast-high daylight attack included the sinking of a cargo liner

R. A. F. in East Africa. Ground crew checking up before a Glen Martin Maryland takes
R.A.F. in East Africa. Ground crew checking up before a Glen Martin Maryland takes off on raid. 28h May 1941

Reading Bus and Coach Station, Reading, Berkshire. April 1985

R. A. F Mitchells Attack Rotterdam Shipyard In Daylight. Escorted by Spitfires
R.A.F Mitchells Attack Rotterdam Shipyard In Daylight. Escorted by Spitfires, Mitchell bombers of the R.A.F. made a dat attack on the Wilton Ship-building Yard at Rotterdam on 22.6.45 They returned

Observation post headquarters, night action in London. Circa 1941

A salvo of bombs bursting on the concrete runway of Schipol Aerodrome, Amsterdam. Of the 22 aircraft on the ground 10 are obviously damaged (to the right the main buildings)

Second Great Fire of London. Down! Down! hurtled thousands upon thousands of his incendiary bombs! St. Pauls Cathedral was the centre of his target. 29th December 1940

The King of Greece inspecting a light A. A gun during a tour he made of an R. A
The King of Greece inspecting a light A.A gun during a tour he made of an R.A.F, aerodrome. 12th December 1940

Aftermath of a Nazi raid on Oxford Street, London. December 1940

An enemy ammunition dump in the Middle East accurately bombed by the R. A. F
An enemy ammunition dump in the Middle East accurately bombed by the R.A.F. The dump contains thousands of bombs hidden under camel thorn far out in the desert

Reading Abbey ruins, Berkshire. April 1985

Fires rage in Somalia, Gobwen aerodrome in Middle East, desert after air strikes by R. A
Fires rage in Somalia, Gobwen aerodrome in Middle East, desert after air strikes by R.A.F aircrafts during Second World War. 8th March 1941

Victories make good appetites. Front line meal in USSR. Mealtime on the advancing Soviet front. Guardsmen M Petrov, M Proshkina (of the Red Army Signals Service)

British Balloon Command was established to protect cities and key targets such as industrial areas, ports and harbours. Balloons were intended to defend against dive bombers flying at heights up to

Planes from Dutch Air Force were flown swiftly from the N. E. I
Planes from Dutch Air Force were flown swiftly from the N.E.I. at the first call from Singapore for air reinforcements. The Dutch Air Force had already proved its striking power in air combats

A Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron which is doing good work with the RAF is led by a British Squadron Leader who holds the DFC and DSO and made over 90 sorties against the enemy in two and a half months

Infantry patrol hugs hedgerow by lane in St. Lo, France, as German artillery shells burst overhead. 29th July 1944

Allies advance through France and Holland to the Rhine. (Picture) Soldiers being greeted by the locals on their journey through the streets. 26th August 1944

On the fringes of the village Hottot near Tilly Sur Seulles troops dig themselves in, making good use of a bomb crater. Buildings in the village are unsafe to occupy as they are booby trapped

No sooner had the Germans found urgent business elsewhere the Dieppe Townspeople rolled up their sleeves and began clearing road blocks

A British Self Propelled gun plunges through a stream in pursuit of the German 7th army as it retreats across the River Orne. 18th August 1944

French women and children throw flowers to the French soldiers of the 2nd French Armoured Division as the tanks rumble through the town

British Troops Push Beyond Seine. Pioneers working on radio drainage in the pouring rain. 1st September 1944

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