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1943 Collection (#9)

Background image1943 Collection: Ensign of MTB 770 and brass plaque, D-Day landings, WW2

Ensign of MTB 770 and brass plaque, D-Day landings, WW2
WW2 Important archive relating to Sub Lt David Johnson and HMS MTB 770, a motor torpedo boat of the Fairmile D Class. The most significant element of the archive comprises two maps for Operation

Background image1943 Collection: Operation Mincemeat - body of Major William Martin

Operation Mincemeat - body of Major William Martin
Corpse of the supposed Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

Background image1943 Collection: University district, Concepcion, Chile, South America

University district, Concepcion, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat

Commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat
Photograph showing commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), Egypt

Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), Egypt
Person walking on a road while two goats follow behind in front of the Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), south of Egypt. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Three WRNS colleagues, Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, WW2

Three WRNS colleagues, Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, WW2
Three WRNS colleagues at Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, where the main naval base for the British fleet, Scapa Flow, was based during WW2. 1943

Background image1943 Collection: George VI and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Scapa Flow, WW2

George VI and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Scapa Flow, WW2
King George VI with Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser (1888-1981) at Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Group photo, HMS Iron Duke, Scapa Flow, WW2

Group photo, HMS Iron Duke, Scapa Flow, WW2
Group photo on board HMS Iron Duke, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Once More into the Breach - a Walrus to the rescue

Once More into the Breach - a Walrus to the rescue
Humorous illustration by E.G Oakley-Beuttler depicting the air-sea rescue by a Shagbat amphibious biplane(known as a Walrus) over the North Sea during World War Two

Background image1943 Collection: Washington DC, USA - The White House

Washington DC, USA - The White House. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Propellers for Britains Warplanes: Machining the Blades

Propellers for Britains Warplanes: Machining the Blades - The Edge-milling process, in which upper and lower fixed rotary cutters mill the leading

Background image1943 Collection: WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle

WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle
WW2 poster, The wife who squandered the electricity -- Save fuel to make munitions for battle, designed by H M Bateman for the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Churchill, BBC broadcast 1943

Churchill, BBC broadcast 1943
The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, delivering an international broadcast from the White House, 14th May 1943. The broadcast marked the anniversary of the British Home Guard. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Supermarine Walrus -the standard Royal Navy catapult ai

Supermarine Walrus -the standard Royal Navy catapult aircraft carried aboard its larger warships -at Kerba, Tunisia, 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Sikorsky S-43 of Pan Air do Brazil at Belem, Brazil

Sikorsky S-43 of Pan Air do Brazil at Belem, Brazil, 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Kawanishi N1K1 Shiden Model 11 George -entering servi

Kawanishi N1K1 Shiden Model 11 George -entering service in early 1943, this single seat naval fighter could outfight the Grumman F6F Hellcat

Background image1943 Collection: Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew th

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew the costly 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid

Background image1943 Collection: Boeing Stearman N2S-2 at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1943

Boeing Stearman N2S-2 at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1943 This and its US Army PT-13 equivalent were vital to US wartime pilot training

Background image1943 Collection: Warrior head. Mycenaean art

Warrior head. Mycenaean art
Ivory Head of a Warrior. 13th c. BC. Mycenaean art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: GREECE. PELOPONNESE. ARCADIA. Mycenae

Background image1943 Collection: Blitz in London -- Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow, WW2

Blitz in London -- Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire at Holy Trinity Church in High Street, Hounslow, 1 June 1943, with a view of the organ. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Derni貥Vision

Derni貥Vision
Derni貥 Vision. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background image1943 Collection: Sinking of the Scharnhorst by G. H. Davis

Sinking of the Scharnhorst by G. H. Davis
The sinking of the Scharnhorst: how the British fleet outmanoeuvred Germanys 26, 000-ton battleship. Showing some vital phases of an action in which units of the home fleet, led by HMS Duke of York

Background image1943 Collection: Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis

Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria), a volcanic Italian island outpost which surrendered unconditionally on 11 June 1943 -- the first loss of Italian soil to the Allies during the Second World

Background image1943 Collection: Commander in German U-boat by G. H. Davis

Commander in German U-boat by G. H. Davis
Secrets of a German U-boat: one of a series of drawings made inside a captured submarine during the Second World War. The commander is seen at his action station

Background image1943 Collection: Details of a German U-boat by G. H. Davis

Details of a German U-boat by G. H. Davis
Secrets of a German U-boat in use during the Second World War: the intricate details of a modern German ocean-going submarine revealed. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Having Fun by Muriel Dawson

Having Fun by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl at the seaside with bucket, spade and pet dog. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Advert for recruitment of nurses 1943

Advert for recruitment of nurses 1943
How you can become a nurse. You receive free training - with pay. On passing the exams State Registration follows and opens the door to a career full of happy service and opportunity

Background image1943 Collection: Operation Mincemeat - possessions of Major Martin

Operation Mincemeat - possessions of Major Martin
Personal possessions of Major William Martin, found when his body was washed ashore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

Background image1943 Collection: Mareth Line, Tunisia, by G. H. Davis

Mareth Line, Tunisia, by G. H. Davis
A large-scale contour map of the complicated Mareth Line in Tunisia, North Africa, where General Montgomery stated that the enemys fate would be decided

Background image1943 Collection: Advert from the National Savings Committee 1943

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1943
Go on, buy it! Its not worth quarter the price. When he whispers in your ear, Go on, buy it ! be firm. Say No, I m going to have a little nest-egg for the time when money will buy something worth

Background image1943 Collection: Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943

Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943
A skeleton view of a Lancaster heavy bomber, which has more than 50, 000 parts. 1943

Background image1943 Collection: A Good Catch, Co. Donegal

A Good Catch, Co. Donegal (1943-44). Craig, James Humbert 1877-1944. Date: 1943 - 1944

Background image1943 Collection: Avro Lancaster II LL735 - Metropolitan-Vickers

Avro Lancaster II LL735 - Metropolitan-Vickers
Avro Lancaster II, LL735, was used by Metropolitan-Vickers to test the F2/1 gas turbine in 1943 and later with the F2/4 Beryl in 1945. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Aftermath of a fire at 8 Nelson Road, Hornsey, WW2

Aftermath of a fire at 8 Nelson Road, Hornsey, WW2
The aftermath of a fire at 8 Nelson Road, Hornsey, East London

Background image1943 Collection: Battle of Stalingrad Memorial

Battle of Stalingrad Memorial
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - The Battle of Stalingrad Memorial (fought during World War Two between August - January 1942/43)

Background image1943 Collection: The Red Mill - Volvograd, Russia

The Red Mill - Volvograd, Russia
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad): The Red Mill, the only building left from the World War Two Battle of Stalingrad fought between August and January (1942/43). Date: 2010

Background image1943 Collection: Hawker Tempest V powered by a Sabre IIB engine

Hawker Tempest V powered by a Sabre IIB engine Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: The Southern Star newspaper, Montevideo

The Southern Star newspaper, Montevideo
The Southern Star or La Estrella del Sur newspaper for Saturday 2nd October 1943, published in Montevideo, Uruguay, mostly in English with a few advertisements (and one article) in Spanish

Background image1943 Collection: RAF cadet arrived at Heaton Park

RAF cadet arrived at Heaton Park
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet during World War Two looking puzzled as he arrives at RAF Heaton Park, Manchester, for air crew training

Background image1943 Collection: Customs House, Montevideo

Customs House, Montevideo
The monumental building of the Customs House in Montevideo, Uruguay, was completed in 1923 and declared a National Historic Monument in 1975

Background image1943 Collection: Camp Clairwood pass 1943

Camp Clairwood pass 1943
A pass for the Imperial Forces Transhipment Camp at Clairwood, Durban, South Africa for Sergeant Alec Talmage. Clairwood, a huge tented camp

Background image1943 Collection: The Hesse- Cassel children

The Hesse- Cassel children
The children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)

Background image1943 Collection: HMS Duke of York, 1943

HMS Duke of York, 1943
Photograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing a salvo from her after turret in 1943. The Duke of York, launched in 1940

Background image1943 Collection: STALINGRAD 1942-43

STALINGRAD 1942-43
Despite impending defeat, an exhausted German soldier fights on until the bitter end. War- torn Stalingrad burns behind him

Background image1943 Collection: ABD AL AZIZ / MOROCCO / 1903

ABD AL AZIZ / MOROCCO / 1903
ABD AL AZIZ or ABD AL AZIZ IV Sultan of Morocco (1894-1908): modern ideas and friendliness to other nations made him unpopular in his own country

Background image1943 Collection: San Marino - Panorama of The City, Defensive Walls and Borgo

San Marino - Panorama of The City, Defensive Walls and Borgo Maggiore. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: San Marino - Panorama of The City and Defensive Walls

San Marino - Panorama of The City and Defensive Walls Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: San Marino - The Second Tower and Castle Walls

San Marino - The Second Tower and Castle Walls. Date: 1943



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