1942 Collection (page 11)

Artwork, two railwaymen Date: 1942

Artwork, three men dining at a table Date: 1942

Elisabeth Welch signs an autograph for a serviceman at a concert for the troops in London. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Photograph of Brewery Tap PH, Hackney, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Chinatown district, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Aerial view, Chinatown district (Glodok) of Batavia (West Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with the road full of traffic. Date: circa 1942

Adrian Brunel, film director
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Japanese Zero aircraft on the deck of the Akagi
Japanese Zero aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier Akagi (scuttled following the Battle of Midway in June 1942. circa 1942

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky
Photograph of FM Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky, 10 May 1945.From a collection of 23 official photographs relating to the campaign in Northwest Europe, World War Two

Commando raid on Vaagso, Operation Archery 1941
Operation Archery, also known as the Maaloy Raid - British Combined Operations raid during World War Two against German positions on the island of Vaagso, Norway, on 27th December 1941

Leslie Howard and Georges Perinal, The First of The Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, and Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, on location during the filming of The First of The Few

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, ILN centenary sitting
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - ) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose (1930 - 2002) pictured together

Supply route through Iran into Russia
Pages from The Illustrated London News on the Persian Corridor, the supply route through Iran into Russia, with various views of the trans-Iranian railway

Fantastic Adventures - Daughter of the Snake God
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1942, featuring the story Daughter of the Snake God by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot

Fantastic Adventures - Dwellers of the Deep
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1942, featuring the story Dwellers of the Deep by Don Wilcox. Man in wet suit looks through a round window of a submarine

WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help! Airman shaking hands with airfield workman, photographic poster printed for HMSO by Henry Hildesley. Date: circa 1942

WW2 leaflet, Warship Week, Win this Battle with the help of your savings. In support of the National Savings Movement and the Warship Week Campaign. Date: 1942

WW2 poster, Your planes and your work defend our Empire, with a newspaper article dated 22 January 1942, Hurricanes Fight At Singapore. Date: 1942

Inspecting a new turntable ladder (this is a Merryweather). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

The Golden Hind public house
A pub that was popular with the Plymouth contingent of the CCFF, the Golden Hind is still serving the community today. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Leningrad Bombarded
German artillery bombarding Leningrad (now St Petersburg) Date: 1942

Air Battle over Africa
British Blenheim bombers are attacked by Italian fighter planes over North Africa Date: July 1942

Erwin Rommel / Signal 1942
ERWIN ROMMEL German general in the desert in 1942 Date: 1891 - 1944

WW2 poster, Warship Week, Winston Churchill
WW2 poster, Warship Week, A message from the Prime Minister, with a portrait of Winston Churchill and a letter from him in support of the National Savings Movement and the Warship Week Campaign

Westland Welkin I -designed as a high altitude interceptor First flown in November 1942, it entered service in May 1944 after the need for it had evaporated

Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator -like the Douglas TBD Devastator, this carrier-going dive bomber suffered a severe mauling during the Battle of Midway in June 1942

Short Stirling I trio (aft) aloft from RAF Waterbeach, 1942

Republic P-43 Lancer-first flown in March 1940, this high altitude fighter was used in small numbers by the American Volunteer Group in China from May 1942

Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Ann -Japanese Army light bomber used fro mid 1941 Relegated to training by end 1942, many later used for Kamikaze attacks

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Peggy -this Japanese Army heavy bomber, first flown in December 1942, came too late to have much impact

Nakajima Ki-27 Army Type 97 Nate -entering service with the Japanese Army in 1937, the fighter was still in use early in 1942

Martin 167 Maryland -was used by both Vichy French and the British, who were contesting the Libon in 1942 Seen is a French example, but note similarity to British markings

Lavochkin La-5 -one of the Soviets best fighters, 9, 920 were built Service entry was in July 1942

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless pair over the Pacific, 26 June 1942

WWI Poster, The Watchers of the Seas
Design by Leonard Raven Hill (1867-1942), The Watchers of the Seas, the Navy needs boys and men from 15 to 40 years of age. Royal Navy recruiting poster. Date: circa 1915

Sydney, Australia - General Post Office
Slide showing a photograph of the General Post Office in Sydney. It is located at the western end of Martin Place. Designed by colonial architect James Barnet

Motorcycle dispatch riders, New Cross, WW2
LCC-LFB junior dispatch riders during training at the New Cross speedway track in South London on 22 April 1942 -- a spot of bother with a bike. Date: 1942

Suggested design for warship by G. H. Davis
The capital ship of tomorrow? A suggested design for a combined battleship-cum-aircraft-carrier. It would weigh 45, 000 tons, with the latest primary and secondary armament

Anti-tank mines by G. H. Davis
Anti-tank mines: a deadly defensive weapon in mechanised warfare during the Second World War. Types of British and German land mines -- a desert minefield being laid, and in operation. Date: 1942

Davis non-recoil gun by G. H. Davis
The Davis non-recoil gun: its possibilities in air warfare during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at premiere of Flying Fortress
Society golden couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny attending the film premiere of Flying Fortress and pictured with Wing Officer Statter and Brigadier-General McClelland

Advert for Kolynos toothpaste 1942
Spotlight on service. Never before have the women of england playedso prominent a part in serving their country. The W.A.A.F

Queen Mother in 1942
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured in 1942 arranging a vase of daffodils in Buckingham Palace. Date: 1942

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France
WW2 - British Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - shown here building railway sidings. Date: 1942

WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UK
Mision Completed WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - Somewhere in Great Britain. American airforce personnel relaxing after a sortie with coffee and doughnuts

Operation Albumen - The Escape from Crete - WWII
Passengers and Chaperones. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS, was part of a 12-man Special Boat Service unit which made a daring raid on the occupied Greek island of Rhodes

U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWII
U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - the United Services Organization Inc. a private, non-profit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military

Supermarine Spitfire VC BR202
Supermarine Spitfire VC, BR202, fitted with a long range belly tank. June 1942. Date: 1942

Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 installation in a Supermarine Spitfire IX. September 1942. Date: 1942

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