1944 Collection (page 21)

William Heath Robinson with a character created by him
Photograph of William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), from a piece in the Bystander of 1924 which also included some of his illustrative contemporaries, such as H. M. Bateman and A. K. Macdonald

Ginger Rogers (1911-95) - US actress and dancer, in a publicity pin-up image taken from the Paramount film, Lady in the Dark

Belarus Mahilyow
City on the Dnieper which has changed hands continually through history between Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Russia, to say nothing of the Germans 1941 to 1944. Date: 18th century

Pluto Pipe-Lines across the Channel by G. H. Davis
Series of illustrations showing the workings of the Pluto ( Pipe Line Under The Ocean ) pipes across the English Channel which pumped millions of gallons of petrol from Great Britain to France during

Airborne troops landing in Caen
British Horsa gliders and parachutes near Caen after allied airborne landings. The detachable fuselages have been removed from the wings. Date: June 1944

Hanotaux Photo
ALBERT-AUGUSTE-GABRIEL HANOTAUX French historian, photographed in 1901. Date: 1853 - 1944

Romain Rolland Photo
ROMAIN ROLLAND French writer best known for Jean Christophe, photographed in 1921. Date: 1866 - 1944

Ethel Smyth in 1902
ETHEL SMYTH musician Date: 1858 - 1944

Gabriel Hanotaux
ALBERT-AUGUSTE-GABRIEL HANOTAUX French statesman, Ministre des affaires etrangeres, and historian. Date: 1853 - 1944

Focke Achgelis Fa223 Drache (Dragon) during mountain tes?
Focke Achgelis Fa223 Drache (Dragon) during mountain tests in 1944

Sir Roy Fedden, RAeS President 1938-1940 and 1944-1945 r?
Sir Roy Fedden, RAeS President 1938-1940 and 1944-1945 replies to the toast given by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Honorary President, Royal Aeronautical Society

Princess Elizabeth in panto
Photograph of the Queen Elizabeth taken in 1944 when Princess Elizabeth. She and her sister, Princess Margaret were performing in a pantomime which was an annual feature of the Royal familys

The D-Day Landings - 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle - WW2
WW2 - The D-Day Landings - Operation Overlord - Normandy, France, 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle surveys the beaches. Date: 1944

A Batsman on HMS Illustrious, c 1944
A Batsman on HMS Illustrious, c.1944. Date: circa 1944

Westland jet fighter-bomber design by W E W Petter
Westland jet fighter-bomber design by W.E.W. Petter, c.1944

The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1943-1944
The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1943-1944, on the terrace behind No.4 Hamilton Place. From left, back row: A.G. Elliott, E.J.N. Archbold, R.S. Stafford, G.E. Petty and L.A. Wingfield

Focke-Wulf Fw190A-5 abandoned prior to the occupation of Monte Corvino aerodrome near Naples by an advance party from the RAF. 11 September 1944

The front cover of Aeromodeller, November 1944, IX, (108). Date: 1944

Two Curtiss C-46A-CU Commandos 42-96803 and 42-96784
Two Curtiss C-46A-CU Commandos, 42-96803 and 42-96784. circa 1944. Date: 1944

Sir Arthur Gouge (1890-1962) - RAeS President (1942-1944)
Sir Arthur Gouge, FRAeS, 1890-1962, RAeS President 1942-1944. Date: 1962

Vickers Warwick GRII HG348
Vickers Warwick GRII, HG348, powered by Bristol Centaurus radials, at Brooklands in November 1944. Date: 1944

RAF personnel inspect the remains of a V-2 which crashed into a field in Belgium. November 1944. Date: 1944

Sydney Camms Experimental design team at Claremont House, Esher, in 1944 where they had been evacuated from the Hawker HQ at Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames since 1940. Date: 1944

Sir Albert Hubert Roy Fedden (1885-1973) RAeS President
Sir Albert Hubert Roy Fedden, 1885-1973, RAeS President 1944-1945

Martin PBM-3D Mariner. August 1944. Date: 1944

Supermarine Spitfire fitted with a tropical filter on an airfield in North Africa. March 1944. Date: 1944

Consolidated B-24J-145-CO Liberator in the European theatre, 1944/45. Date: 1944

Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 / U-2 TP814
Messerschmitt Bf109G-6/U-2, TP814, which was captured in July 1944 when it landed at Manston in error. Date: 1944

?Modest Wilbur! ?, press cutting
?Modest Wilbur! You?d never think he was one of us!?, press cutting, 1944 Date: 1944

British jet-propelled aircraft
?First photograph of the British jet-propelled aircraft?, press cutting, 1944 Date: 1944

6500kw twin wheel aerogenerator hexagon spar tower
Plan of 6500kw twin wheel aerogenerator hexagon spar tower by P H Thomas, 1944 Date: 1944

Traction motor, 1944 Date: 1944

Lions in debris, 1944. The Natural History Museum, London
The flying bomb of 11 July 1944 followed one on 5 July, and together the two did a great deal of damage, as can be seen here in the Lower Mammal Gallery

The Bird Gallery at The Natural History Museum, London. 1944
The Bird Gallery was located on the ground floor in the west wing. On 11 July 1944 a flying bomb landed in Cromwell Road and all the glass in the west wing, inside and out, was broken

So Pretty! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in pink, picking red flowers. 1944

Advert for British Industrial Plastic Limited 1944
Don t imagine that all you ll need is a moulding press and some moulding powder and you ll by ready for the competition. The plastic moulding business is probably already overcrowded by peace-time

Advert for Dr. Barnardos homes 1944
8, 000 childrenare constantly being supported. Please be Father Chrismas to one of them this year. 10/- feeds one child for a week. 1944

Joseph Caillaux
JOSEPH CAILLAUX French statesman. As premier in 1911, he reached a peaceful settlement of the crisis over Morocco with Germany. Date: 1863 - 1944

36 Area Sports Meeting at Woodford Wells, Essex - Long Jump competition

Queen Elizabeth in a car after reviewing firewomen, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade -- leaving by car after the review

Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth on a balcony reviewing firewomen, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth inspects firewomen on parade, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth meeting firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth stepping out of a car, LFB Lambeth HQ
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident, Ealing, WW2
An NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident in Ealing, West London. The driver, having lost control of the appliance, struck a tree while responding to an emergency call

NFS heavy unit with hosereels and water tank, WW2
Home Office (NFS) heavy unit fitted with hose reels and water tank on display at London Regional headquarters, Lambeth SE1

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