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Allied steamer being torpedoed by a German U-boat. Circa 1941
Leigh Light a powerful carbon arc searchlight of 20 inches used for spotting U-boats on the surface at night fitted to a Liberator aircraft of Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Circa 1943
The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) - enjoying rollerskating in an aircraft hanger during some time off. ***Note to editors - picture is torn*** Picture taken 14th October 1942
Inside the factory of Messrs WM Lawrence and Co, Colwick, Nottingham. Aircrafts are being made in one half of the factory, and furniture in the other half. Picture taken 23rd October 1944
German Uboat U1060 seen here a grounded in the Norwegian Sea south-west of Bronnoysund on the northern tip of the skerry Fleina in the Vegafjord, in position 65.24, 3N, 11.59, 5E
Member son the The Womens Royal Naval Service (WRNS) entertainment section. The caption suggests the word Canadian, but also WRNS who are the British regiment. Picture taken 12th November 1944
The garb of the nun is the age-old symbol of sister of mercy. In a country home of beauty and quietness this nun cares for evacuated children from the bombed areas
Its a great thing to know that so many mothers and children are being evacuated from London?s danger spots to safer areas outside. The children themselves, how ever, are amazingly calm about it all
Many and varied are the jobs done the Womens Voluntary Services. Looking round the teeth and down the throats of evacuee children is one the jobs, you see in the picture. Circa October 1940
By the inglenook fire of an old English mansion, these happy evacuee children from a blitzed area are learning the magic of Alice in Wonderland. Circa November 1941
German Uboat U744 seen being captured after being attacked for over 30 hours with depth charges from HMS Icarus, and the following ships of the Canadian Escort Group; HMCS St
The last moments of German submarine U973 following a rocket attack by a Swordfish aircraft (816 Sqn Fa/X) from HMS Chaser in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 70.04N
U-Boat 610 surprised and sunk. 8th October 1943 Photograph shows the depth charge explosions straddling U-Boat 610 which was surprised on the surface and sunk north-west of Ireland
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Proteus seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag after completing a year of patrols in the Mediterranean sea. 19th October 1942
Avenger, Wildcat and Swordfish aircraft from two British escort carriers, HMS Tracker and HMS Activity attacked and sunk German U-boat U288 in the Barents Sea east of Bear Island, in position 73.44N
Depth charges straddling the U-boat U-266 during an attack by a Handley Page Halifax GR Mk II of No.58 Squadron in the Bay of Biscay, 15 May 1943
Smoke belching from the conning tower of German Uboat U744 after being attacked for over 30 hours with depth charges and forced to the surface by HMS Icarus
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Unison seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag, after 16 months patrolling in the Mediterranean sea. 28th September 1943
The airfield at Gibraltar is floodlit by night by powerful searchlights from crevices and galleries in The Rock. A Dakota aircraft of BOAC stands on the airfield waiting for a night take-off
Bristol Beaufighters peels away from a German escort vessel which blew up after receiving cannon and rocket fire, during a combined attack on an enemy convoy south-west of Heligoland by the North
North American Mitchell of No. 180 Squadron RAF, being refuelled and bombed up at Dunsford, Surrey, between cross-Channel sorties in support of Operation Starkey
Three sailors manning a 3 inch anti-aircraft gun at gun practice on board the Polish Navy destroyer ORP Garland in Gourock, 19 November 1941
A wrecked German field gun provide a good firing point for troops of the 53rd Welsh Division as they advance through Alpon. 11th March 1945
The crew of one of the 12 Beauforts of No 42 Squadron preparing to attack the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. The cruiser was attempting to return to Germany for repairs following being torpedoed earlier
The crew of one of the Beauforts of No 42 Squadron which attacked the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of Norway, seen here giving their report to the squadrons intelligence officer
The launch of HMS Teredo by Mrs Jamieson at Barrow in Furness watched going down the slipway by some of the men who helped to build her. 27th April 1945
The Gunnery Officer and director layer in the Director Control Tower aboard the Polish Navy destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderbolt) during a patrol in the Western Approaches. Circa February 1941
Messerschmitt plane downed in the waters around Dover, Kent, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 24th September 1940
The guns crew wearing Dutch helmets, closed up round the 3" high-angle gun on board HNMS Van Meerlant. Circa March 1941
A church in The Blitz. - London. Church not identified. The Blitz, (September 1940-May 1941), nighttime bombing raids against London and other British cities by Nazi Germany during World War II
A German plane downed in the English Channel by Spitfires, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 11th August 1940
Evacuation. The children happily play by the fireside with their new guardians in their new, hopefully safer, home away from London d East End, during World War Two
Westminster Cathedral, London, during an air raid. The Blitz, (September 1940-May 1941), nighttime bombing raids against London and other British cities by Nazi Germany during World War II
Picture shows people celebrating in October 1944. World War Two was still raging, but the people of England still found something to celebrate. Picture taken 1st October 1944. Location is Dover, Kent
St George Orphanage. Children making camouflage nets. Caption is hard to read, but it very much looks like this is St Georges House Police Orphanage, Harrogate, Yorkshire
An aerial attack on a German destroyer. Location unknown. World War Two. Picture taken 26th May 1940
A visit to HMS Dolphin, Portsmouth, Hampshire. The nearby memorial chapel. Picture taken 25th May 1943
The wreckage of what looks like a trawler. Picture suggests it has come under attack during the war. Rubble on the charred decks. Picture taken 11th March 1940
Reconniassance photograph taken from a Spitfire of 542 Squadronl over Berlin, Germany after heavy night raids by Bomber Command aircraft on 23/24 August, 31 August/1 September and 3/4 September 1943
A London Soho Club is turned into a church at the time of The Blitz over Great Britain. The Blitz, (September 1940-May 1941)
Picture shows a service on board a hospital ship in Southampton. The Solent. Picture taken circa 10th August 1945
Occupational Therapy held at Mill Hill Emergency Hospital. No location mentioned, but there is a Mill Hill in North London which looks correct for this picture
RAF stations on the Iraq - Transjordan frontier are guarded by the famous Arab Legion of the Amir of Transjordan. Commanded by British Officers
The Air Landing cameraman, glider-borne, Capt. P. Fletcher with the 1st Airborne Division near Sousse. 9th July 1943
A gunner of an RAF Regiment Anti-Aircraft Flight mans a 20mm Hispano-Suiza anti-aircraft gun from the back of a lorry, while securing a desert landing ground in Egypt
A 8th Army casualty being loaded into a motor ambulance, close to the River Moro just outside Ortona, Italy. 16th December 1943
The ministry of pensions hospital at Stoke Manderville Hospital. Buckinghamshire. Dr Ludwig Guttman, a nuro surgical and spinal injuries specialist (not pictured)
The British destroyer HMS Fury refuels from the cruiser HMS Trinidad despite heavy seas and falling snow whilst on patrol in the North Atlantic. 9th March 1942
