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R. A. F. Lancasters bombing Hamburg. 3rd February 1943
R.A.F. Lancasters bombing Hamburg. 3rd February 1943

Landing craft infantry of the 9th Canadian Infantry prior to their landing on Juno beach during the D-Day landing sin Normandy, Northern France. 6th June 1944

The Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, in flight during the Second World War. Circa 1944

Reconnaissance photographs of Kassel after an R. A. F. attack on the night of 22 / 23 October
Reconnaissance photographs of Kassel after an R.A.F. attack on the night of 22/23 October. October 1943

Flying Fortresses attack a submarine base at Saint-Nazaire. 28th June 1943

The Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable seen from the air during the Second World War. November 1944

Photo taken from an American landing craft approaching a beachhead oh the northern coast of France shows American soldiers ready to leap into the surf during the D0-Day landings in Normandy

Tea being served in a London barracks. This photorgaph shows the great contribution in man power by large firms. All the men, 210 of them, have been recruited from one firm alone. August 1940

R. A. F. ground crew work on a Spitfire at a forward aerodrome in Tunisia. 12th March 1943
R.A.F. ground crew work on a Spitfire at a forward aerodrome in Tunisia. 12th March 1943

"Deck landing"training of Fleet Air Arm pilots at a Royal Naval Air Station
" Deck landing" training of Fleet Air Arm pilots at a Royal Naval Air Station. Photo shows: Pilots scramble. Naval Swordfish ranged on the deck at a naval shore station for immediate take

The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst lying against the south wall of the Hipper Hafen at Wilhelmshafen. February 1942

Major General Jim Gavin, Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division in Belgium, walks down La-Ne where troops of the 508th Regiment wiped out a battalion of attacking SS troops during

While the gaping bow doors of amphibious assault craft spew forth more men and supplies, US troops and Coast Guardsmen fill sand bags for gun emplacements on Leyte Island in the central Philippines

B-26 Marauders of the Ninth Air Force bomb Neunberg railways. December 1944

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

B-24 Liberators attack oil refineries at Politz. June 1944

American troops of the 34th Infantry Division landing on the beaches at Surcouf, twenty miles east of Algiers, 9th November 1942

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilots in training exercises during the Second World War. Picture shows: Wheeling out the torpedo to be fitted to their aircraft. March 1941

United States Eight Air Force attacks the U-boat and shipbuilding yards at Kiel, Germany. 14th May 1943

This British Hurricane aircraft has been presented by the RAF to the Major General commanding the Northern Red Fleet Air Arm, who is sitting in the cockpit of the plane. Circa 1943

Hurricane fighter planes, equipped with special anti-tank guns, accounted. for many enemy tanks in the Western Desert. Picture shows

Lady MacRobert of Douneside, Tarland, Aberdeenshire has presented the RAF with four Hurricanes which will soon be in action in the Middle East. Three are named after airman sons killed in action

Fighter support planes circle round a New Zealand column in the Western Desert during the battle of Egypt. August 1942

The Italian hospital ship Ramb IV at a Middle East port, after its capture by the Royal Navy. August 1941

B-26 Marauder bombers of the 9th Air Force attacking the Creil, Aerial, Air Raid, Bombing, Bombings, yards. 23rd March 1944

Picture taken on board the British Escort carrier Campania during a recent British convoy to and from Russia when a U-boat was sunk

Monsoon rain turns this airfield in Assam into a morass, but maintenance and repair work on the aircraft continues. August 1944

A British cruiser, part of the escort for a convoy to Russia. January 1942

A formation of Hawker Hurricane fighters of Number 85 Squadron in search of enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. October 1940

Five topicalised Hurricane Mark IICs of No. 94 Squadron RAF based at El Gamil, Egypt, flying in loose starboard echelon formation

The Finnish steamer Carolina Thorden was bombed by Germans off the coast of Thorshavn, Faroe Islands. A Faroese rescue boat approaches the ship which displays neutral markings. May 1941

St DunstanOs men are now working in our aircraft factories. In the foreground, left to right, are Private Ernest Callow, R.W

British Warships and bombers and "Commandos"were landed under cover of smoke
British Warships and bombers and " Commandos" were landed under cover of smoke screens'. Norwegian troops also took part in the operation which resulted in the destruction of 15

On the Adriatic sector of the Eighth Army front north of Faenza, Italy, Lieutenant G. Sherman, of Sutton, Surrey, in charge of a mortar platoon

A veteran from the previous war gives instructions on how to use a Tommy gun at a Home Guard camp near Cardiff. September 1941

Group Captain Scott OBE, DSO, DFC, led a recent attack by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force Typhoon on a hidden gun position at Le Havre, Northern France

One of the features of the fighting in France has been the close support given to the Army by RAF fighter bombers. The Typhoon fighter bomber now carries two 1, 000 lb bombs on certain operations

An RAF Typhoon aircraft patrolling the skies over a convoy after taking off from an airfield in Normandy, Northern France. July 1944

British Forces entered Addis Ababa on April 5th, having advanced 1800 miles in less than 60 days. Pictured, a British armoured car carrying the Union Jack at the Governors Palace, Addis Ababa

British Military Missions, sent to occupied countries to organise resistance against the enemy, are helping enormously in the Liberation of Europe

Soldier taking advantage of cover as he fires his gun in a South Wales training exercise during the Second World War. October 1941

Caldari, which occupies a strategic positions on the Ortona- Orsogna lateral road and railway, was occupied by the Indian and Home County infantry men serving With the 8th Army

A small party of British officers went into the heart of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) six months ago, and started a revolt, and were responsible for the training of Patriot Troops of the Emperor of Ethiopia

After a journey of 200 miles through jungle and mountains the Emperor of Abyssinia set up camp guarded by his own patriots and a few officers

British troops from the 8th Army approach the Gothic Line before the breakthrough on the Adriatic sector of the Italian front

Newspaper correspondents witness a Commando training demonstration in the Scottish Command. Pictured, unarmed combat is demonstrated to correspondents during their visit. January 1943

Canadian armour crossing a Bailey Bridge over the River Sieve, Italy. September 1944

Royal Welch Fusiliers celebrate St. Davids Day in the forward areas of the BEF with a French officer. Pictured, some of the officers of the Battalion showing the French liaison Officer how to put his

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