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1943 Collection (page 8)

Background image1943 Collection: Winston Churchill in siren suit, 1943

Winston Churchill in siren suit, 1943
In Washington in 1943 to see President Roosevelt, Churchill wore his famous siren suit, which he delightedly displayed for American cameramen

Background image1943 Collection: Heinkel He 177 -a close up of the heavy tail armament o

Heinkel He 177 -a close up of the heavy tail armament of four 13mm guns tested in Spring 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Bristol 163 Buckingham B I-designed as a replacement fo

Bristol 163 Buckingham B I-designed as a replacement for the Blenhiem bomber, the Buckingham, first flown in February 1943, was a failure

Background image1943 Collection: WW2 British Army v Royal Air force (RAF), Cairo

WW2 British Army v Royal Air force (RAF), Cairo
World War 2 British Army v Royal Air force (RAF), Cairo, Egypt. Playing Members of Wanderers B.U.S. See image of back Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: WW2 Poster -- Army Officer and other badges

WW2 Poster -- Army Officer and other badges
Distinctive Badges of Rank of Officers in the Army, showing corresponding ranks in Royal Navy, Army, & Royal Air Force. Colour lithograph published by Gale and Polden Limited, Aldershot

Background image1943 Collection: En Alsace

En Alsace. 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: La Croix d Honneur

La Croix d Honneur. 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: Miss Olive Plunket and Lord Milton by Madame Yevonde

Miss Olive Plunket and Lord Milton by Madame Yevonde
Miss Olive Dorothea Plunket and Lord Milton (William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 1910-1948, eldest son of the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam) by Madame Yevonde

Background image1943 Collection: Just Pussy and Me by Muriel Dawson

Just Pussy and Me by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red dress cuddles her pet cat. Date: 1943

Background image1943 Collection: Operation Mincemeat - photograph of girlfriend

Operation Mincemeat - photograph of girlfriend
Photograph of " Pam", the supposed girlfriend of Major Martin whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 in an elaborate

Background image1943 Collection: 529 Squadron at RAF Halton

529 Squadron at RAF Halton. circa 1943. Standing: F/O Jimmy Harper, F/O Norman Hill, F/O George Henry Ford, F/O John Dennis, F/O not identified, F/O Jack Follis and F/O Major (Kiwi) Eade

Background image1943 Collection: Clothing Coupons

Clothing Coupons
A clothing coupon book cover

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



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