Vought V-173 Flying PancakeThe Vought V-173 Flying Pancake Unusual Design Also Known As the Flying Flapjack Flying Towards the Coastline During a Test-Flight Date: 1942
New British Sten gun by G. H. DavisThe Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail. It is a simplified Tommy-gun that fires almost any type of 9mm ammunition at 550 rounds per
British 25-pounder field gun by G. H. DavisConsidered at the time to be the best field gun in the world: the British 25-pounder. Diagrammatic drawings of a famous British weapon
United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees We Build and Fight with all our might! Date: 1942
WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942
Lancaster I (4-Merlin) Bomber, seen from three different angles. 1942
B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking off from Hornet; Second WorldPhotograph showing an American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber taking off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on 18th April 1942
Paul McCartney (1942-)Informal photograph of Paul McCartney with an acoustic guitar, c.1963
Lancaster Bombers ready to take off, 1942Photograph of an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber at a British airfield, ready to take off, somewhere in England, 1942. Although the engines are already running
Ration Book July 1942A Ministry of Food ration book issued in July 1942, to be returned if lost to the Greenwich food office
Diagram of Rolls-Royce Merlin Aircraft Engine, Carburettor Date: 1942
Trust - A Glen of Imaal Terrier demonstrating the Glen Sit. Date: 1942" Trust" - A Glen of Imaal Terrier demonstrating the Glen Sit. Date: 1942
Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine Date: 1942
Barnardo Evacuees at Comlongon Castle, DumfriesA group of Barnardos sit on a wall at Comlongon Castle, Dumfries. The property was used a an evacuation home during the Second World War. Date: circa 1942
Avro 683 Lancaster I of No 467 Squadron bombing-up-became the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, the type entering operations in February 1942
Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained to the Cathedal LIbrary examined by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2
NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
NFS personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, WW2National Fire Service personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, West London
Show a Leg by David Wright, showing a woman putting on her stocking Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
It sounds good to me by David Wright showing a woman in a revealing outfit and stocking talking on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
Avro 683 Lancaster B-1A 50 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF Avro 683 Lancaster B-1 Flying Enroute Date: 1942
Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942The Royal Family at home. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen chatting, Princess Elizabeth, just sixteen is knitting (for the troops)
HMS Habbakuk in sectionIllustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
Cave art paintings, prehistoric discoveryA cave painting of small brown and red stags with horses, composed in Greek style, between two large black bull heads. Cave art discoveries in the Dordogne were by the Aurignacians who sought refuge
House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSRHouse to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR
Ray of Sunshine by David Wright, showing a woman stood by a window in a negligee. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Avro Anson I MG182 1942Avro Anson I, MG182. 1942. Date: 1942
Airship of UranusAirships of planet Uranus are powered by taking in air at the nose, compressing it and blasting it out at the rear. Maybe we on Earth could develop some such technology ?
Good Night ! by David WrightGood Night! by David Wright showing a blonde woman in typically revealing night attire, holding a luxurious feather fan and looking at her reflection in a Venetian glass mirror
Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942
Tatler front cover featuring Vivien Leigh, 1942Front cover of The Tatler featuring actress Vivien Leigh, appearing at the time in Irene Hentschels production of The Doctors Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw at the Haymarket Theatre in London
Mother Russia Statue - Battle of StalingradRussia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - The Battle of Stalingrad Memorial (fought during World War Two between August - January 1942/43)
HMS Onslow at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Second WorldIllustration showing the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Onslow attacking superior German forces during the Battle of the Barents Sea, December 1942
Petrie at DaphneThe Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture
Stalingrad Tractor PlantBattle in Tractor Plant, later the last stand for the Germans before the liberation of Stalingrad
About Turn ! by David WrightAbout Turn! by David Wright, using a typical military-style double-entendre to entitle an image of a woman in lingerie looking over her shoulder at the artist
Fats Waller AlbumCover for album of swing compositions featuring Fats Waller, dated 1938 to 1942
MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI Polish-born British anthropologist, in the Trobriand Islands 1914-18
Exotic dancer by Rene BullA stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits
Browned Off by David Wright, showing a model seated with her legs over a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
All that it Takes... by David Wright, showing a woman in a yellow and black styled flamenco dress. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
German Air Spotters BookA handbook issued to German forces, enabling them to distinguish aircraft types so, if possible, not to shoot down their own aircraft
Francis YounghusbandFRANCIS EDWARD YOUNGHUSBAND Commissioner of the Anglo- Indian government, who dictated a treaty with Tibet (1904) at Lhasa
The Duke and Duchess of Kent and childrenPrince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968) and their two eldest children, Edward (born 1935 and the current Duke of Kent) and Alexandra (born 1936)
John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWIIJohn Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS
Photograph of Stonehouse Hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub