1941 Collection (#23)

Messerschmitt Me163 Komet during tests at Peenemunde
Messerschmitt Me163 Komet during tests at Peenemest in 1941. Date: 1941

Messerschmitt Me163A V1 Komet prototype during tests at Peenemest in 1941. Date: 1941

The final Handley Page Halifax I L9608
The final Handley Page Halifax I, L9608, was named by the Viscountess Halifax on 12 September 1941. Date: 1941

TDS 3 Group 1941
TDS.3 Group, 1941. Front row from left: Mickie Walker, Raoul Hafner and Sam Weller. Back row from left: Liscombe, ja, Fitzwilliams, (Charlesja) Bradbury and ja. Date: 1941

The front cover of The Bee Hive, August 1941, 16, (8). Date: 1941

Amy Johnson (1903-1941)
Amy Johnson, 1903-1941. Date: 1903

Handley Page HP62 Hampden II X3115
Handley Page HP62 Hampden II, X3115, powered by Wright Cyclone radials at Boscombe Down in January 1941. Date: 1941

Avro Manchester IA L7515 of No207 Squadron
Avro Manchester IA, L7515, of No207 Squadron flying from RAF Station Waddington in November 1941. Date: 1941

Bristol Beaufighter IIF T3177
Bristol Beaufighter IIF, T3177, with Griffon IIB engine installation at Hucknall in 1941. Date: 1941

R H Chaplin and Sydney Camm
From left: R.H. Chaplin and Sydney Camm in Camms office at Claremont House, Esher, in 1941. Date: 1941

Short Sunderland I L2163 of 210 Squadron
Short Sunderland I, L2163, of 210 Squadron, escorting a troop convoy to the Middle East in 1941. Date: 1941

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress September 1941
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, September 1941. Date: 1941

The second Junkers G38 Generalfeldmarschall von Hindenburg
The second Junkers G38, Generalfeldmarschall von Hindenburg, was later re-registered D-APIS. This aircraft was taken over by the Luftwaffe in April 1940 but was destroyed in May 1941 during RAF

Supermarine Spitfire VB W3373 October 1941
Supermarine Spitfire VB, W3373. October 1941. Date: 1941

Design for Printed Textile in brown and beige. Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1941

JOYCE, JAMES (1882-1941). IRISH
WEYLER Y NICOLAU, Valeriano (1838-1930); MARTI, Jos (1853-1895). Cuban politician and writer. Portrait from the work Mi

Eve; Adam; Gilbert, Jean
SERRANO, Jos (1873-1941). Spanish composer. Oroginal manuscript of the tenor romance HungrС de mis amores, patria querida

JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Irish novelist in English language. Title page of Ulysses by James Joyce. Translation into Catalan by Joaquim

DOMINGO EMBRIL, Pl cido (1941). Spanish tenor and conductor. Photography

cido (1941). PLISETSKAIA, Maia (1925). Russian dancer and choreographer of classic dance. Maia Plisetskaia

WILLIAM II of Germany (1859-1941). King of Prussia and emperor of Germany (1888-1918). Wilhelm II of Germany on the deck of the

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1943
130, 000 needy boy and girls including 6, 000 since War began, have been welcomed into these Homes in 77 years under the Charter. No destitute child ever refused admission

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1941
Saving grace.... Here is a hint for fashionwise, yet frugal folk. Choose no other stockings but Bear Brand. For they will give you all the delicacy and beauty that your heart could desire

Advert for help of homeless children 1941
Our family is now 6250 Walfs & Strays. We want them to have a good Christmas too! Will you help ? The society has helped the nation by giving homes and security to 4610 children since the war began

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1941

Advert for buying Defence Bonds in WW2 1941
Advert issued by The National Savings Committee, london. When the axis crumbles before the thunder of British tanks, will you be able to say.... I played my part to the full. Buy 3% Defence Bonds

WW2 - Water Pollution 500 fine and two years imprisonment Date: circa 1941

Hurricanes - WW2 poster
Mightier Yet !, (Formation of Hurricanes) Date: 1941

Modes et Travaux 1941
Woman in a pale blue summer dress and broad brimmed hat and seated on a bench, poses under a red umberella Date: 1941

Wilhelm II as a Baby
WILHELM II, photographed as a baby in his pram. He was the first born child of Victoria, Princess Royal of England (1840-1901) and Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (1831-1888) Date: 1859 - 1941

Wilhelm II & Augusta
WILHELM II Ex-Kaiser of Germany, photographed walking with his wife, Augusta Victoria at Doorn, Netherlands, during his 22 year exile. Date: 1859 - 1941

Wilhelm & Aviators
EX-KAISER, WILHELM II, (2nd left, with walking stick), with three famous German aviators (left to right), Captain Koehl, Major Fitzmaurice & Baron Heunefeld. Date: 1859 - 1941

Kaiser & Generals
Kaiser WILHELM II (centre), having a strategic meeting with Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg (left) and General Erich Ludendorff (right). Date: 1859 - 1941

Literacy in Japan
During World War Two, an old Japanese lady goes to school in order to learn to read her soldier sons letters. Date: 1941

Alfonso XIII & Ena
ALFONSO XIII, KING OF SPAIN with his queen VICTORIA EUGENIA ( Princess Ena ) of Battenberg probably in 1906, when they were married Date: 1886 - 1941

Wilhelm Ii / Graphic?
WILHELM II GERMAN ROYALTY. The German Emperor with General Ludwig Von Moltke, and other commanding officers. Date: 1859 - 1941

NFS fitness demonstration, Regional HQ. Lambeth, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

Part Time Competition at the Lambeth HQ Building, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

London firewomen netball competition, Westminster SW1
Scene at a netball competition between London Fire Brigade firewomen teams played at Greycoat School, Greycoat Place, Westminster

LFS versus Free French Football match, WW2
Football match between the LFS (London Fire Service) and a Free French Team during the Second World War

London Fire Service (LFS) football match at Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

LFB firefighters and winter snows
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

LFB firefighters and winter snows, WW2
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2
A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort

Home Office NFS Coordination Control Room, WW2
The resources of the various Regions were recorded at the central deployment control room of the Home Office, the government department responsible for the NFS

NFS London Region lorry driven into basement area, WW2
National Fire Service -- a London Region lorry driven into a basement area

NFS (London Region) fireboat on the River Thames, WW2
The London Regional River Service and the fireboat attached to the River fire station 1RU at Battersea Bridge

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