Raf Collection (page 6)

He Knocked out the Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean, 1943-44. Air Marshal Sir Arthur Mary Coningham (1895-1948) indicates targets on a map during a press conference in Sicily

R. A. F Contributes Its magnificent Quota, 1943-44
R.A.F Contributes Its magnificent Quota, 1943-44. Members of The Fighting Cocks, a famous North African fighter squadron, take a moments rest after the successful invasion of Sicily by allied troops

Mr Churchill at a conference on board ship, 1943-1944
Mr Churchill at a conference on board ship with Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, General Sir Alan Brooke and Field Marshal Sir A. Wavell, 1943-44

A Singapore Mascot of the RAF, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Fully Equipped for air fighting; oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Issue of Equipment, 1940. RAF pilots been issued with uniform and kit. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Air observer receiving bombing training, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Starting on an instructional flight in a Miles Magister. The pupil is in the rear cockpit, 1940. The Miles M.14 Magister was a British two-seat monoplane

Armament Section at Work, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Refuelling a Wellesley Bomber, 1940. The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs for the Royal Air Force

Firing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940
Fireing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Operating a Portable Wireless Outstation, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Wellington Bombers in Formation, 1940. The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s by Vickers-Armstrongs Chief Designer

A Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, 1940. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895)

An artists impression of a Fairey Swordfish sinking a U Boat in the North Sea, 1940. The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company and W.S. Hunt

Charles William Anderson Scott (1903-1946), 1935
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (1903-1946), 1935. Scott was a famous English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934

Captain (Tom) Campbell Black (1899-1936), 1935
Tom Campbell Black (1899-1936), 1935. Tom Campbell Black was a famous English aviator who won the London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race in 1934 with C. W. A. Scott

Sopwith Camel aircraft ready for a patrol over the German lines, World War I, c1917-c1918. The Sopwith Camel first entered service in June 1917. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A battle squadron in fighting formation, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A battle squadron in fighting formation, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Introductions before a RAF vs Metropolitan Police football match, Wembley, London, 1942. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Phillip Game (1876-1961) is introduced to the RAF team before the match

The Royal Air Force Memorial, the Embankment, London, c1930s. Erected in 1923, this memorial commemorates the servicemen of the Royal Air Force (RAF) killed in World War I and subsequent conflicts

Fairey Hendon. British RAF bomber designed by Fairey Aviation in the 1920s

Avro Lincoln. British bomber of the Second World War

The Avro Anson XX, c1940s. Multi-role British aircraft which served in World War Two

Gloster Meteor. British jet fighter which first flew in 1943

Avro Lancaster. Second World War bomber aircraft

A woman working on a Lancaster bomber, Second World War, 1940s. Female mechanic working on George the autopilot

Wellington Bombers, c1940s

Major-General Sir HM Trenchard, British military commander, c1920. Artist: Francis Dodd
Major-General Sir HM Trenchard, British military commander, c1920. Trenchard (1873-1956) was General Officer of the Royal Flying Corps

Spitfire Fighters, c1940. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during

WW1 Royal Flying Corps, c1914. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC), was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War

Members of the RAF ready for action during World War II, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Loading bombs on to an RAF aircraft during World War II, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Heavy bombs in the racks of a RAF Short Sunderland flying boat, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

RAF Coastal Command radio operator on board his aircraft, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

An RAF rigger serving breakfast at 6. 30 am, c1940 (1943)
An RAF rigger serving breakfast at 6.30 am, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

RAF flight engineer on board an aircraft, c1940 (1943). The flight engineer watching his instrument board, which tells him how the engines are behaving. From Coastal Command

The midship gunners of an RAF flying boat alert at their stations, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

British Naval and Air Force officers working at Area Combined Headquarters, c1940 (1943). The officers worked side by side in two offices fronting the plot on which every new movement in the Battle

The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). Artist: Michael Suckling
The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). A reconnaissance photograph taken by Spitfire pilot Flying Officer Michael Suckling showing the German battleship Bismarck moored in Grimstadfjord

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

King George V in the uniform of Chief of the Royal Air Force, 1935. Ardath cigarette card, from a series of 50 commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V, 1935

Westland Whirlwind, 1941. The twin-engined Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily armed fighters when it first flew in 1938

Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF, 1941. Initailly conceived as a light bomber, the Blenheim was successfully converted into a long-range and night fighter aircraft

Boulton Paul Defiant I, 1941. The Defiant saw service early in World War II, notably with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation, Battle of Britain, World War II, 1940. Hawker Hurricanes of Fighter Command, a first line of defence against the incoming German bombers attacking England

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