Air Force Collection (page 8)

Church parade, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Church parade, 1941. Women of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force marching. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

March past, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
March past, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Packing, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Packing, 1941. Women of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force working on a barrage balloon. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The cord, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The cord, 1941. Women of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force working on a barrage balloon. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The web (WaFS working on a balloon), 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The web (WaFS working on a balloon), 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Drinks all round, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Drinks all round, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The flight discussed, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The flight discussed, 1941. Aircrew gather after returning safely from a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The day is over, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The day is over, 1941. An airman gets a good nights rest. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Flight, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Flight, 1941. A RAF Hurricane aircraft heads off on a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Back, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Back, 1941. An RAF pilot returns safely from a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Off, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Off, 1941. A pilot in the cockpit ready for take-off. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

At readiness, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
At readiness, 1941. Air crew await their mission in the officers mess. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The ground crews work is never done, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The ground crews work is never done, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Bombing up, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Bombing up, 1941. Air ground crew load bombs ready for deploying to aircraft. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Relaxation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Relaxation, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Return: Interrogation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Return: Interrogation, 1941. Aircrew provide a debrief after their mission over tea and toast. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

At the controls, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
At the controls, 1941. Pilot and co-pilot of a Wellington Bomber of No. 149 Squadron in 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Entering, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Entering, 1941. Aircrew board the aircraft. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Ready and waiting for the rest of the crew, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Ready and waiting for the rest of the crew, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Arriving, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Arriving, 1941. Aircrew arrive on the airfield. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Features of the target area, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Features of the target area, 1941. Aircrew are briefed before a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

For Germany tonight, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
For Germany tonight, 1941. Aircrew are briefed before a mission. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Bomber Captain, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Bomber Captain, 1941. Flight Lieutenant David Donaldson. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Every man for himself, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Every man for himself, 1941. Airmen queue to get their lunch in the canteen. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Blind flying instruction, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Blind flying instruction, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Reading signals flashed by Aldis lamp, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Reading signals flashed by Aldis lamp, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

P. T. 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
P.T. 1941. Airmen take part in physical exercise. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Instruction for air gunners, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Instruction for air gunners, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Flight Lt. J. Nicholson, V. C. stresses the importance of discipline to Cadets, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Flight Lt. J. Nicolson, V.C. stresses the importance of discipline to Cadets, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The basis of training: aircraft identification, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The basis of training: aircraft identification, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Pay parade, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Pay parade, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Inoculation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Inoculation, 1941. New recruits at an airbase line up to receive their inoculations. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Kit distribution, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Kit distribution, 1941. New recruits arrive at an airbase and are issued with their kit. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Arrival, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Arrival, 1941. New recruits arrive at an airbase. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF Apprentices Rigging a Plane at the Technical School, Halton, Buckinghamshire, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

The field, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The field, 1941. Airmen take part in physical exercise. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Attentive audience, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Attentive audience, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Hawker Hart biplanes flying in formation, c1936 (c1937). The Hawker Hart was a British two seater biplane light bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force

An instructor explaining engine details to a pupils at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, c1936 (c1937)
An instructor explaining engine details to a group of pupils at the Service Flying Training School at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

A lecture on instrument flying at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937)
A lecture on instrument flying in progress at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937). The diagrams on the board represent turn indicators. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviators, c1919 (c1937). John William Alcock (1892-1919), a Captain in the Royal Air Force

Major James H Doolittle, American aviator, c1936 (c1937). James Harold Doolittle (1896-1993) was one of the most famous pilots of the interwar period, achieving numerous pioneering aviation feats

The King as Airman, 1918 (1937). The future King George VI (1895-1952) and Louis Leisler Greig (1880-1953) in a Handley Page bomber in September 1918

Benghazi ahead, 1942 (1944)
Benghazi ahead. The Army and the Air Force advanced hand in hand. Here a Honey tank, outdistancing its own supply vehicles, draws petrol from an RAF bowser, c1942 (1944)

Canadas Airmen Arrive, 1939, (1940). The arrival of Canadian Air Force in Britain on 31st December 1939, a total of seven thousand Canadian recruits arrived in the last months of 1939

A Revised Empire Air Scheme, 1939, (1940). A revised Empire Air Scheme in the late autumn of 1939 moved training of the Australian air contingent from Canada to Australia

Members of the Expedition at Heston Airport, February, 17, 1933, just before leaving for India, c1933, (1935). The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat

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