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  • Sergeant R G Arding Sergeant R G Arding

    (art) Made by: Kennington, Eric Henri (RA) 1941

    image: a half-length portrait of an airman just back from a raid on enemy shipping. He stands in profile looking out to the right of the composition. He is wearing a white flying suit, with a shirt and tie underneath, and holds a leather helmet in his...

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945.

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION/BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICE, WASHINGTON DC" (photographs)

    Douglas Boston Mark IIIs of No.88 Squadron RAF, lined up at Attlebridge, Norfolk.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945.

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION/BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICE, WASHINGTON DC" (photographs)

    Douglas Boston Mark IIIs of No.88 Squadron RAF, lined up at Attlebridge, Norfolk.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1939-1941 ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1939-1941

    part of "CABINET OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No. 2 Group RAF

    Bombs explode on the Kuhlmann chemical works and power station at Chocques, France, during a daylight raid by ten Bristol Blenheims of No. 2 Group RAF.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1939-1941. ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1939-1941.

    part of "CABINET OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: 88 Squadron RAF

    Bombs burst across buildings and on the quays during an attack by six Bristol Blenheims of No. 88 Squadron RAF at Slykens, east of Ostend on the Ostend-Bruges Canal.

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.

    part of "CABINET OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No. 226 Squadron RAF

    Bombs explode on the Colombelles steel works, east of Caen, during the attack by No. 2 Group on this German strongpoint. 48 North American Mitchells and 24 Douglas Bostons dropped a mixed load of 284 500-lb bombs and 48 1,000-lb bombs on the target....

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945.

    part of "RIDEAL E C (SQUADRON LEADER)" (photographs)

    Personnel of No. 487 Squadron RNZAF grouped in front of a Lockheed Ventura Mark II at Methwold, Norfolk. Standing eighth from the left is the Commanding Officer, Wing Commander G J "Chopper" Grindell On his right is the 'A' Flight commander, Squadron...

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.

    part of "RIDEAL E C (SQUADRON LEADER)" (photographs)

    Group Captain P C "Pick" Pickard (centre), Commander of No. 140 Wing, No. 2 Group, flanked by Wing Commander I G E "Daddy" Dale, Commanding Officer of No. 21 Squadron RAF (to Pickard's right), and Wing Commander A G "Willie" Wilson, Commanding Officer of...

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945 ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945

    part of "RIDEAL E C (SQUADRON LEADER)" (photographs)

    De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI, HX913 'SB-N', of No. 464 Squadron RAAF based at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, in flight.

  • BRITISH AIRCRAFT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SERVICE: MILES M.38 MESSENGER. BRITISH AIRCRAFT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SERVICE: MILES M.38 MESSENGER.

    part of "ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY" (photographs) Made by: Miles Aircraft Ltd

    Messenger Mark I, RH375, in flight shortly before delivery to No. 2 Group Communication Flight at Benson, Oxfordshire.

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