Bombers Collection (#5)

Frederick Handley Page
Sir Frederick Handley Page (1885-1962), aircraft industry pioneer, known as the father of the heavy bomber. During the First World War, he developed the Handley Page O/100

Concealing a British hospital from enemy, WW1
Spreading mud on a hospital marquee at Salonika in order that it shall not form an easy target from the sky by enemy bombers. Date: 1916

The might of the Royal Air Force by G. H. Davis
The might of the Royal Air Force, showing the latest types of British fighters and bombers in service at the start of the Second World War

RAF raid on German navy bases by G. H. Davis
The brilliant RAF raid on the German naval bases: a bomb hits a German battleship amidships. A German battleship attacked at Wilhelmshaven by a formation of British bombers swooping out of

Sperry automatic computing gun sight by G. H. Davis
A mechanical brain: the Sperry automatic computing gun sight, in use during the Second World War. An invention which enabled US bombers to target a large number of enemy fighters. Date: 1944

Menace of Cloudland by G. H. Davis
Cumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War

Lancasters use low-flying tactics by G. H. Davis
Lancasters use low-flying tactics in the Le Creusot (Schneider Works, 17 October) and Milan raids (military targets, 24 October) during the Second World War: new problems set for the enemy

Allocation of heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
The transport problems that would arise were heavy bombers switched from Britain to the Middle East during the Second World War

Fighter bombers v. dive bombers by G. H. Davis
Fighter bombers versus dive bombers during the Second World War: operational methods defined. The dive bomber is vulnerable to fighter attack -- the fighter bomber is a more versatile weapon

Bomber force panorama by G. H. Davis
1000 bombers: a panorama showing the Allied bomber force which attacked the Rhineland and Western Germany, at the rate of ten bombers per minute

Havoc aircraft shoot down enemy bombers by G. H. Davis
Night intruders during the Second World War: Havocs (the renamed Douglas Boston) strike at German bombers returning home. Date: 1942

Auxiliary fuel tanks for increasing range by G. H. Davis
Increasing aircraft range: auxiliary fuel tanks fitted to fighters and bombers, essential to long-range air attacks during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Malta, target of German bombers, by G. H. Davis
A British stronghold in the Mediterranean during the Second World War: Malta, the target of German dive-bombers. The British naval and air base commanding the Sicilian Straits

Middle East warfare by G. H. Davis
Middle East warfare during the Second World War: rival fighters, bombers and flying boats. A comparison of rival military aircraft in the Middle East

Number of planes needed to land 1000 men by G. H. Davis
The enormous number of planes needed to land even 1000 men in Britain by air. A schematic drawing showing the fleet of aircraft needed to carry even 1000 men for an aerial invasion

Successful Heligoland raid by G. H. Davis
A daring exploit by the RAF: the successful Heligoland raid. The intensive pattern attack by Wellington bombers on Heligoland: aircraft diving down on German warships

Aerial gunpower in 1940 by G. H. Davis
The aerial gunpower of Britain, France and Germany: the armament of the bombers and fighters now in action. Machine gun versus canon

Ranges of RAF bombers by G. H. Davis
The tremendous range of RAF bombers pictorially shown. The uninterrupted increase in British bombers ranges since 1918, down to the Vickers Wellington

Aerial map-making by G. H. Davis
A revolution in aerial map making during the Second World War: perspective maps for airmen. Used as an aid to air navigators and air bombers in precision bombing. Date: 1943

Night attacks on Germany by G. H. Davis
Background to an 800-bomber raid: the vast organisation behind every big night attack on Germany during the Second World War

Air attack and defence at sea by G. H. Davis
Methods of air attack and defence at sea explained: showing how the Navy has countered the bomber. The main forms of air attack on warships: height-bombing and dive-bombing

British bombers with folding wings 1918
Built before the Gothas, British bombers with fold out wings. Reducing space, necessary for storage. Date: 1918

Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning ops
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations

Round the clock with a bomber squadron. The bomber pilot and captain starts his day with a wash; he sets out with his crew on the back of a vehicle; the crew climb a ladder to board the aircraft

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

German air raiders caught out by G. H. Davis
How German air raiders are caught in the toils of British defence during the Second World War. The effect of the anti-aircraft barrage on raiding bombers

New German air raid tactics by G. H. Davis
New German air raid tactics during the Second World War, forced upon them by RAF victories: huge fighter escorts for a few bombers. Date: 1940

Air raid conditions by G. H. Davis
Air raid sky lore: conditions helping or frustrating bombers during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Finns v. Russian tanks by G. H. Davis
Finns v. Russian tanks: bombing from pits under the snow during the Second World War. How Finnish bombers get to close quarters with tanks by hiding in camouflaged pits

British night bombers by G. H. Davis
British night bombers encounter flaming onions, as in the raid on Sylt -- a type of incendiary anti-aircraft shell used in the First World War, reintroduced by the Germans in the Second World War

Hampden bombers in aircraft factory, WWII
Hampden bombers well advanced on the production line in a British aircraft factory in November 1939. Date: 1939

Handley Page bombers in production, WWII
Big Handley Page bombers in various stages of construction. In the foreground may be seen rear wing sections being added to the main spar of the wing spread

Bomb damage to the centre court at Wimbledon
Damage caused to the stands at Wimbledon after an air raid by German bombers. 1940

Painting the Embassy roof with a Union Flag, Madrid; Spanish
Photograph showing British Embassy staff painting their roof the colours of the Union Jack, in an attempt to signify their neutral presence to Nationalist bombers during the Spanish Civil War

WW2 - Aircraft of the Free French Lorraine Squadron, Libya
WW2 - Blenheim Mk. IV Aircraft of the Free French Lorraine Squadron, Libya (RAF No. 342 Squadron). Date: circa 1943

WW1 - Whippet Tanks with air support - Western Front
WW1 - Tank Corps - Whippet Tanks with air support attack German positions on the Western Front. Date: circa 1917

Three Fairey Battle Aircraft on patrol - WWII
Three Fairey Battle Aircraft on patrol over France during WWII. These aircraft entered service in 1937 - 2419 were built, production ceasing in 1941

Two Junkers Ju86A-1 bombers 33+C24 and 33+D24
Two Junkers Ju86A-1 bombers, 33+C24 and 33+D24

Vickers Wellington I bombers in formation

Vickers Wellington I bombers in formation including L4288
Vickers Wellington I bombers in formation, including L4288

Blue Steel scale models were tested from Vickers Valiant bombers in Britain and Australia

Vulcan aircraft crash
Crash of Vulcan Mk 1, VX770, RAF Syerston, Notts, 20 Sept. 1958 (1) Date: 20th September 1958

Gotha raid on Paris. First World War
Gotha raid on Paris. 30-31 January 1918 - Avenue de la Grande Armee. The Gotha was a German heavy bomber used in the First World War. 1918

German bomber
The German Bomber, Friedrichshafen Gill, at the Ljungbyhed airfield, Sweden 1919. Date: 1919

German Gotha G. I heavy bombers, WW1
German Gotha G.I heavy bombers, introduced in 1915 and used during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with various people posing for the photograph. Date: 1915-1918

Italian SIA 7B1 biplane bombers with Fiat engines, WW1
A long row of Italian SIA 7B1 biplane reconnaissance bombers with Fiat A12 engines, standing on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917

The Czech Airforce
An airfield, crammed with the planes of the Czech Airforce. Date: circa 1920s

RAF navigators map of Frankfurt
Ordance survey map of Germany around Frankfurt, showing the location of Cologne (Koln), Koblenz, Frankfurt and other towns and cities in the area, compiled and drawn at the War Office

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