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Polish paratroopers train in Scotland. Polish forces has joined up with the RAF in
Ronald Carl Giles - Daily Express cartoonist at home in his studio with his dog Butch
Polish paratroopers in training in the United Kingdom. Picture taken 1st October
Ma Brightmore, 81 year old evacuee in the Oxfordshire village of Charlbury
Operating with the partisans in Yugoslavia are numbers of RAF personnel
Yugoslav partisans of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army
Yugoslav partisans have been supplied with British Armoured cars
The first British troops to enter Cherbourg were four RAF members of an Embarkation Unit
As the great Allied tank drive south of Caen along the Odon valley continues in Northern
Sting Gordon Sumner with his wife Frances - July 1982 Outside Law Courts
British and Canadian troops captured the city of Caen in Northern France after a massive
American soldiers of the US Ninth Division and French patriots ride a captured German
Aerial view showing the rejoicing crowds on the streets of Paris as they greet the entry
Liberation of the town of Cherbourg in Northern France by the American forces shortly
French civilians stand at attention and an American Army Gl salutes as the American
An American tank burns furiously after being taken out by a German tank in France
French Forces of the Interior and civilians stage a victory parade in Paris after
British soldiers making friends with French families in the Bayeux area of Normandy
General De Gaulle waves to the wildly cheering crowds of his countrymen as he
An American M-10 tank destroyer of the US Army rambles along a debris strewn road near
Soldiers of the British expeditionary Force have a break for refreshments in the snow
The Royal Air Force Air Transport service follows closely the advance of the Allied
Crews and pilots of RAF Wellington bombers and USaF. Flying Fortresses are working in
Naples in Southern Italy, with its open shops displaying gloves, handbags
Among the enemy aircraft brought down during an early morning raid son the much bombed
Australian airman Warrant Officer Holden of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The ground staff of an RAF advanced Spitfire squadron In Italy organised a concert for
A veteran P-40 Warhawk fighter bomber Group under Major General Edwin J House
RAF Regiment Corporal L Ratchford of Piercebridge near Darlington manning his Browning
The Desert Air Force, an Allied tactical air force created from No
The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as "Cardboard Annie
RAF ground crew clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hangar at an airport near
Allied Forces of the British Eighth Army capture the great Italian naval base of Taranto
As the 5th and Allied armies press forward in Italy following the successful landings in
When the airfield at Monte Corvino, near Salerno in Southern Italy was occupied by
As the American 5th Army and British 8th Armiy of the Allied Forces press forward in
Picture showing more of the weather conditions which are hampering air operations
Allied Forces capture an enemy aerodrome during the ongoing battle around the Salerno
Ground forces of an American fighter squadron move their gear into an Italian airfield
An RAF Airman takes a bath in a wooden tub on the cobbles beside the pump
RAF Balloon Barrage men were among the first Allied troops to land on the beaches at
A Kittybomber Curtiss P-40 plane of Number 112 Squadron of the Royal Air Force
Heavy rain continues to hamper operations in Italy but in many points along the 8th
Personnel of No. 2859 La Squadron RAF Regiment leave Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy
Men of the RAF Regiment keeping out the cold on the Italian front
Merseyside Beach Scenes, 23rd July 1987
A Kittyhawk squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force have moved into a villa which was
West Kirby Beach Scene, Sunday 7th July 1991
Formby Beach, 13th April 1988
West Kirby Beach and Waterfront, 8th February 1997
Children practise their golf swing on Ainsdale Beach, Southport
Ainsdale Beach, Merseyside, with Penrod 80 Offshore Drilling Platform in background
Formby Beach, evening sun in an autumn sky turns the beach at Formby into a surrealistic
Formby Beach, Merseyside, 22nd September 1939
West Kirby Beach Scene, 4th June 1974
Sicilian civilians hand over arms to British soldiers. 17th August 1943
8th Army mule train in Trigno. A Trigno landscape mule trains are a prominent
Royal Navy cruiser bombarding enemy positions at Anzio. 3rd February 1944
British troops enter Sparanise. Sparanise is a small village some 8 miles
Allied landing craft approaching Sicily. 18th July 1943
Royal Artillery guns in action around Monte Camino. 17th December 1943
Troops unloading at Anzio. Men up to their waists in water, unloading stores
Attack on barracks near Mellaha, Libya by the R. A. F. 29th November 1941
Canadians unloading on a beach in Sicily during Second World War. 13th July 1943
Looking down on Lodingen Harbour, Norway as an enemy aircraft tender circles out of
Attack on enemy shipping by RAF Mediterranean Command. A series of heavy bombing raids
The liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation during the Second World War
A twenty-year-old Yugoslav girl of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army
Rocket firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force, supporting the Yugoslav National
Rocket firing South African Air Force Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force
A Blenheim bomber of RAF Mediterranean Command delivering an attack from mast height
St Michaels Church, Upper Pit, Street in the city of Liverpool
The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) pay a visit to The Black Prince Nursery in
British Lions v Rest of The World. R Jones of the British Lions races ahead with the ball
17 year old Sidney Wallbutton, from Cornwall, training to fly in his glider
Flying students from the ATC glider training. Wadebridge in Cornwall
British Lions v Rest of The World. Cardiff Wales. Malcolm Dacey
British Lions v Rest of The World. Malcolm Deacey who came on as a replacement making a
British Lions v Rest of The World. Wales scrum half Robert Jones sets off on a sizzling
British Lions practice for their New Zealand Tour. British Lions ready for take off
The Italian campaign of World War II consisted of Allied and Axis operations in
RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle
A German tanker ablaze to the water line after an attack by RAF Coastal Command in
Royal navy Fleet Air Arm shatter enemy convoy. 27th November 1944
