Airmen Collection

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing two pilots in flight, with other planes in the background. 1936

Propaganda poster: prime ministers statement
Second world war propaganda poster. Above a photograph of five brave airmen is a quotation from the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill: Never was so much owed by so many to so few

The Battle of Britain
A circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin

Commander C. R. Samson R. N
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal

WW2 Christmas card, Escort! A Chelsea Pensioner looks in admiration at an RAF airman with an elegant woman on each arm. Date: 1941

Commander Samson with other British airmen, WW1
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal

RNAS Airmen early 1900s

Royal Naval Air Service RNAS Airmen

T Campbell Black, pilot Date: 1935

H L Brook, pilot Date: 1935

Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth Pilot Raf 1935
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Flight-Lieutenant R L R Atcherley, pilot Date: 1935

Flight-Lieutenant J N Boothman, pilot Date: 1935

Captain Hs Broad, pilot Date: 1935

Captain C D Barnard, pilot Date: 1935

C W A Scott, pilot Date: 1935

WW2 Airmen In The Desert
This photograph shows a group of WW2 airmen looking at the map before a ground strafe in the desert. Date: circa 1943

WW2 - Loading Machine Gun Cartridge Cases
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force airmen loading machine gun cartridge cases. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Rear Of A Wellington Bomber
A colorized photograph portraying some British WW2 Royal Air Force airmen standing by the sting in the tail of a Vickers Wellington bomber plane. Date: circa 1940s

The Wonder Book Of The R. A. F
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's book, The Wonder Book Of The R.A.F, portraying a British Royal Air Force airmen smoking as he glances towards the sky

WW2 - R. A. F. Parachute Practice
An illustration of a British WW2 Royal Air Force airmen engaging in parachute practice, he is pulling the rip cord in order to open up the parachute. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Fighter Plane, Ammunition Loading
An illustration which shows a pair of British Royal Air Force airmen loading ammunition for the guns which fire through the wings. Date: 1941

WW2 R. A. F. Lamp Signallers
A pair of illustrations showing some WW2 Royal Air Force airmen signalling by lamp from planes in flight, to others that are in close formation. Date: 1941

R. A. F. Parachutist, WW2
This illustration shows a British Royal Air Force airmen preparing to jump from the biplane to parachute safely to ground. Date: 1941

RAF instructor teaching New Zealand cadets, WW2
RAF instructor seated on the cowling teaches some New Zealand Cadets Date: circa 1941

RAF airmen take instructions before setting off, WW2
RAF airmen taking instructions before setting off on a flight Date: circa 1941

RAF airmen just back from a long night flight, WW2
RAF airmen just back from a long night flight Date: circa 1941

RAF leaders during the reign of King George V
Royal Air Force leaders during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Salmond, Brancher, Trenchard, Bishop, Ball. Date: 1935

Canada's Air Chief in Britain
Air Commodore Leigh Forbes Stevenson (1895-1989), in command of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Great Britain, with Wing Commander A. P. Campbell, a member of his staff. Date: 1940

Two VCs and a DFC
Sergeant John Hannah, V.C. Pilot Officer C. A. H. Connor, D.F.C. And Flt. Lt. R. A. B. Learoyd, V. C. being celebrated for their achievements leading to Victoria Crosses

THE ZEPPELIN GRAVES
The so-called Zeppelin Graves, Theberton, Suffolk, England. Here lie the bodies of 16 German airmen from the Zeppelin gunned down on 17 June 1917. Date: 1917

The Indian as a Flying Man, WW1
1918 article from The Graphic reporting on the increase in Indians in the air service during the First World War. Date: 1918

Refreshments for airmen, WW2
Refreshments for airmen during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s

Poster, Careless Talk May Cost His Life, WW2
Poster, Careless Talk May Cost His Life. circa 1940

Guy Gibson and fellow dambusters at Buckingham Palace
Wing-Commander Guy Gibson (centre) and his fellow dambusters of the Mohne and Eder raids pictured at Buckingham Palace having received their honours from Queen Elizabeth

British Airmen with a big bomb, 1918
British Airmen of the Royal Air Force pictured examining a large bomb to be taken aloft and dropped. Date: 1918

Officers of the Royal Air Force Squadron (Canadian)
Officers of a Royal Air Force Squadron (Canadian) with their machines in France. Date: 1918

Pilots of the Royal Air Force Scouting Squadron
Airmen of the Royal Air Force scouting squadron posing for a photograph, together with various animal mascots, in July 1918. Date: 1918

Officers of the Royal Air Force studying the days work
Officers of the RAF studying plans for their next mission. A wicker chair on a fruit crate can be seen to the right of the picture, evidence, suggests The Sphere

Gamages advertisement, RAF outfits in air force blue
Advertisement for Royal Air Force uniforms in air force blue available from Holborn department store, Gamages. The full uniform is on offer from tunic and breeches to cap bars, wings and buckles

A pistol-camera of the type used by German airmen during the First World War to provide aerial photographs of enemy lines. Date: 1916

KAMAKAZE JAP AIRMEN
The heroic crew of a damaged Japanese bomber, instead of seeking safety, crash their plane onto a Chinese gun emplacement, anticipating WW2 kamakaze pilots Date: September 1938

Nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery House
Group of nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery House, Mauchline. Reverse reads Montgomery House Mauchline Ayrshire. Annotated Muriel Adlington c1939-40

King George V - Our Sailor King
King George V (1865-1936) - Our Sailor King. The Royal Visit of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert to the Kings Fleet at Weymouth, Dorset

WW2 - Japanese Airmen Date: circa 1942

Royal Air Force badges of rank, WW1
The cap badges and sleeve stripes of the new uniform of the RAF in 1918. Date: 1918

Cartoon, Pilot falling from plane, WW1
Cartoon, a German pilot falls from his plane towards an airfield below. He doesn t appear to have a parachute, but he feels fortunate to have his little dog mascot with him. Date: 1917

WW2 Christmas card, praying in church
WW2 Christmas card, a soldier, a sailor and an airman praying in church -- With Gods Help Victory is Assured. Date: circa 1942

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