Bombers Collection (page 3)

WW2 - RAF Bombing raid over Germany - stylised image of a party of Vickers Wellingtons. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - The Free French Air Force in Africa Date: circa 1943

John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd
The front cover of The Bystander features John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd, two R.A.F. pilots who recently received the Victoria Cross. Hannahs V.C

Vickers Wellesley-a number of these pre war long range bombers served both in East Africa and the Middle East

Liore et Olivier LeO 451 -one of the fastest bombers of its day, the type flew against German and Italian targets during May and June 1940

Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster -an overly complicated looking effort to mimic the performance of the DH Mosquito

Consolidated B-24J Liberator of US 15th Air Force takes lethal flak over Northern Italy

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

Brewster SB2A-4 Buccaneer of VS-5, Vero Beach, Florida, in 1942

Amiot 143-built to a 1928 requirement, this type was totally obsolete when used by the French in late 1939 and early 1940

Bloch MB 200-of early 1930s origin, this bomber was obsolete but still used by France and Czechs

WW2 Poster -- Let Us Go Forward Together
Let Us Go Forward Together. Colour photolithograph poster, with a picture of Winston Churchill in coat and hat, with British tanks and bombers behind him. Date: 1939-1945

Ufos / Foo Fighters
During World War Two, American bombers encounter foo fighters during a bombing raids on Germany; at first they are thought to be secret weapons

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Douglas A-20J Havoc - Photographed moments after taking a fatal hit

Old Bill and Co. October 1940
" I ll let yet get away with it this time, but remember! I got a front door, h and a knocker!" Bruce Bairnsfather jokes that the damage inflicted on homes by German air raids has made it

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

Fairchild C-82A-While the XC-82 first flew in September 1944, protracted problems prevented any production before wars end

Douglas XB-43 -though never put into production, this simplified jet-powered version of the XB-42, was Americas first jet bomber

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

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver -although built in large numbers, the Helldiver was never popular with it crews

Douglas A-20G Havoc - shown in June 1944 D-Day markings, the American Havoc and RAF Boston were the same aircraft

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew the costly 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid

Boeing B-17G of 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force

Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935

Blackburn Skua diving with brakes extended The Skua never quite lived up to its early promise, being replaced by the equally dubious Fairey Barracuda

Blackburn Botha of which 580 were built was always underpowered-not a good attribute in a training aircraft

Avro 683 Lancaster I taxying at dusk

Arado Ar 234-the prototypes of this pioneering jet used detactable dolleys for take-off and skids to land

Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, showing trainees with B25 bombers, learning the skills of aircraft assembly by night. Date: 1951

Hawker Typhoon, single-seat fighter-bomber 1944
Hawker Typhoon, having followed its FW-190 victim down and watched it crash in flames, the Typhoon zooms up again to the skies, in search of other prey. Date: 1944

Identification of enemy aircraft by G. H. Davis
A guide to the identification of enemy aircraft during the Second World War: German fighters, bombers and troop carriers. Including the Dornier flying pencil and Heinkel III. 1940

WW2 - British RAF Wellington Bomber and 900kg bomb
ww2, wwii, world, war, two, second, 2nd, ii, british, raf, formation, sirling, bomber, bombers, royal, airforce, air, force, union, flag, aircraft, plane, livery, squadron, freedom Date: circa 1940

Dog-Fight between British Fighters and German Aircraft; Seco
Drawing showing an air-battle between Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane fighters and German Junkers and Dorniers bombers and Messerschmitt fighters over France in May 1940

Crystal Palace Tower
One of Brunels two water towers at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham (1854), being cleaned. Sadly demolished in 1940 - 41 to avoid being landmarks for enemy bombers

WW2 - dropping supplies to Maquis from American bombers
Photograph: dropping supplies to the Maquis by parachute from American bombers. Men of the Maquis can be seen waiting for the supplies in the left hand corner of the picture

British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes in flight
A squadron of British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes (torpedo bombers) in flight. This aircraft first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

WW1 - Damage to Paris following an air raid by Gotha Bombers
WW1 - Damage to Buildings on Rue Lafitte, Paris, France following an air raid by German Gotha Bombers on 8th March, 1918 Date: 1918

Defence against the deadly long-range missiles 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing some ideas for missile interception, based on radar, computers, satellite and missile rockets in the future, and the continuing need for manned aircraft

Oil slick sighted by German Dornier Do 17 light bombers
Luftwaffe German Dornier Do 17 light bomber aircraft spot an oil slick in the British Channel which indicates the presence of a submarine - 1941

Lancaster Taking Off
The City of Lincoln is just one of 7378 Lancaster bombers built during WW2 - the most successful heavy night bomber used by the R.A.F. Maximum speed is 462 km/h. Date: 1942 - 1945

Scapa Flow Bombed
German bombers attack the British fleet at their base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, and do enormous damage to naval vessels Date: March 1940

Italian Bombers in Spain
Italian bombers, in support of the Nationalists, destroy Republican planes at Liria near Valencia Date: 1938

WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s
WW1 - Three Avro 504 British biplanes and the British bomber squadron on the ground preparing to carry out an aerial attack in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commander Briggs biplane, No

Short Stirling I -the first of the RAFs heavy bombers Designed to fit into existing hangars at the expense of performance

Potez 541 -over 190 were produced as bombers Later relegated to transport work with Vichy French, all were lost or retired by late 1943

Martinsyde G 100 single-seat light bomber prototype
Martinsyde G 100 single-seat long-range light bomber prototype, serial no. 4735, first flown in September 1915. Deliveries began in early 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Focke Wulf FW 191 -an experimental bomber design that proved too advanced for its time

Farman NC 222 - 36 of these lumbering night bombers entered service with the French Air Force in 1937 Three were lost during the Spring 1940 German offensive

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