1945 Collection (page 24)

The last production Lancaster taking off from Avros Yeodon facility in late 1945. Date: 1945

Bernard Lynch about to undergo test ejection
Bernard Lynch about to undergo one of the many test ejections on the 15ft rig at Martin-Baker. 1945. Date: 1945

Frederick Page in his office in 1945. Date: 1945

1945 aerial view looking south
A 1945 aerial view looking south, showing the first runway and terminal apron in RAF use, with construction work continuing on the other runways in the background

The north side control tower was built by the RAF on familiar military lines. In this 1945 view an RAF Anson and several military supply vehicles can be seen

The third Operation Backfire V-2 shortly after launch from Cuxhaven on its way to a landing in the North Sea. 15 October 1945. Date: 1945

At Cuxhaven BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launch
At Cuxhaven, BAOR scientists prepare a V-2 for launch. With the rocket in the vertical firing position, servicing personnel loosen the retaining straps of the cradle. 15 October 1945. Date: 1945

A V2 on display in Trafalgar Square
A V-2 on display in Trafalger Square with a crowd listening to a speech by Clement Atlee at the beginning of Thanksgiving Saving Week. 15 September 1945. Date: 1945

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

Supermarine Seafire F45 LA432 March 1945
Supermarine Seafire F45, LA432. March 1945. Date: 1945

Indian and British airmen service a Supermarine Spitfire in the Burma jungle. February 1945. Date: 1945

Avro Lincoln B1 RA638 in flight September 1945
Avro Lincoln B1, RA638, in flight. September 1945. Date: 1945

Handley Page Halifax CVIII at York in 1945. Date: 1945

ANDRADE, Mario Raul de Morais (1893-1945). Brazilian writer. Drawing

BARTOK, Bela (1881-1945). Hungarian composer. String Quartet number 2, op. 17. First movement score. Photography

World War II. Ruined tram by an atomic bombing in Hiroshima (6th August 1945). Photography

VERESAEV, Vikenti Vikentievich (1867-1945); ANDREIEV, Leonid Nikol ievich (1871-1919). Russian writer. Portrait

Macs Amphibians British and Allied Date: 1945

Mac Amphibians - Landing Vehicle Tracked
Mac Amphibians, Landing Vehicle Tracked Date: 1945

Advert for Anklet by Joyce California shoes 1945
Red ankle buckle shoes with wedge by Anklet by Joyce California, fitted by Saxone. 1945

George VI 1945
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth preside over the open air parliament at Tynwald, Isle of Man. It is the first time since 1399 that an English king has done this. Date: 5 July 1945

Lancaster Bomber in Air
The most successful heavy night bomber used by the Royal Air Force will appear in several modifications as the war proceeds : defensive armament consists of 8 machine guns. Date: 1942 - 1945

Petticoat Lane haberdasher
A haberdasher sets up his stall of goods on a rickety table at the Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning Date: 1945

Petticoat Lane market doctor
At the Petticoat Lane market, London, a doctor, dressed as if he was a Harley Street professional, offers advice to passers by with the aid of an anatomical model of a stomach interior. Date: 1945

Petticoat Lane Market stall
A clothes stall at the Petticoat Lane market, London Date: 1945

Petticoat Lane Market
A view of Middlesex Street on a Sunday morning, the main thoroughfare of the Petticoat Lane market, London Date: 1945

Petticoat Lane salesman
A salesman at the Petticoat Lane market, London, shows his stock of shirts to a prospective buyer Date: 1945

Petticoat Lane magician
At Petticoat Lane, the London market, a young girl gazes up at a street performer wearing a turban who appears to be in the middle of a conjuring trick

Petticoat Lane escapologist
An escapologist is prepared by his assistant for another performance, entertaining the crowds at Petticoat Lane market, London, on a Sunday morning Date: 1945

National Savings - Growth up to 1945
See how your Savings Certificates have grown already The healthy growth of value of National Savings plotted against a growing boy. Date: 1945

Repatriation of Allied Prisoners of War
Allied prisoners of war, following their liberation by the Russian Red Army, await repatriation in Odessa. The ex-prisoners had marched or hitch-hiked across Europe to Odessa

VJ Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate Victory over Japan Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with lots of fun and games

Queen Elizabeth II in wartime
Page from the Illustrated London News Coronation Number featuring photographs of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) during World War II

VE Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate Victory in Europe Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with food and cakes which had been in very short supply during the war years

Relief of Prague by Russians (3 / 6)
Damage caused to Wenceslas Square, Prague - end of World War Two. Date: 1945

Disabled soldier
A disabled soldiers from WWII on his way home. Trelleborg railway station, Sweden 1943. Date: 1943

Geo. Campbell Morgan
GEORGE CAMPBELL MORGAN, churchman and Evangelical theologian, pastor of Westminster Chapel, London, widely regarded as one of the finest preachers of his day. Date: 1863 - 1945

New Waterloo Bridge
The new Waterloo Bridge, central London, was built mostly by women during World War Two, to a design by Giles Gilbert Scott. It was completed in 1945. Date: 1945

Penrhyn Flood 1945
Sea damage at Penrhyn Bay, Caernarvonshire, Wales, along part of the tramway from Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. Date: October 1945

Waterloo Bridge Steps
The steps of Waterloo Bridge, central London, built mostly by women during World War Two, to a design by Giles Gilbert Scott. Date: completed 1945

Old Erzsabet Bridge
The original, beautiful, Erzsebet (Elizabeth) Bridge, Budapest, Hungary, which was built between 1897 and 1903. It was destroyed during World War Two (1945). Rebuilt 1960s Date: built 1897 - 1903

Forties Glamour
Forties glamour - a blonde Veronica Lake lookalike brushes her long blonde hair. Date: 1945

Walter Henry Gilbey
WALTER HENRY, 2ND BARON GILBEY OF ELSENHAM, ESSEX. Eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Gilbey the wine merchant and horse breeder. Chatting (in top hat) to a mounted policeman. Date: 1859 - 1945

VE Day Party - London
A Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats

David Wright woman in black evening dress and gloves
Elegant woman in a black evening dress and black gloves, with a cigarette. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

David Wright woman with baby
Elegant woman in a red blouse holding a baby in her arms, representing one of The Girls They Left Behind. In the background is her mother, and a portrait of her absent soldier husband

David Wright woman in red evening dress
Elegant woman in a red evening dress and black fur, checking her face in a mirror. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Second World War nurse
Unidentified woman in what looks like a makeshift nursing uniform, WWII. c.1945

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