Luftwaffe Collection (#15)

Southern Railway Firemen
Firefighters working for Southern Railway spray water onto the roof of a train. Southern Railway employed eighty A.F.S. men in order to fight fires caused by Luftwaffe incendiary bombs. 1940

Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
Crowds seek refuge in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 1940

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 raid on Oxford Street
The front cover of The Bystander features a shop assistant rescuing two mannequins after an Oxford Street department store is hit by a Luftwaffe bombing raid

SIAI Marchetti SM93 -this Italian attempt at a Ju 87 Stuka replacement used a prone pilot position and was tested by the Luftwaffe

Flettner Fl-282 -first flown in October 1941, only 24 of these helicopters were built, as their main use would have been naval -itself a low priority other than U-Boats

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

A typical Luftwaffe graveyard in 1945. Date: 1945

C. J. Purnell Holding an Incendiary Bomb
C.J. Purnell, librarian and secretary of the London Library, slept on the premises throughout the Blitz. He here holds up an incendiary bomb that he was able to extinguish before it set light to

John William Mills (b. 1933). English sculptor. Blitz (1991). Memorial in honor of firefighters who lost their lives in service after suppressing fires caused by German bombing of the Luftwaffe

SIAI Marchetti SM92 -seen in Luftwaffe marks, this twin boom close support type failed to get into production

PZL P-11 -initially flown in August 1931, these antiquated fighters were pitted against the Luftwaffe when Germany invaded Poland and sustained heavy losses

Junkers Ju 90 -the Luftwaffe used this militarised airliner to supply its forces in North Africa Here, one takes a mauling reportedly from a Martin B-26 Marauder

Junkers Ju 523m -entered Luftwaffe service as a bomber, the one shown having been converted for transport duties

Heinkel He 111H -the Luftwaffe standard bomber at the time of the Battle of Britain, some later found a useful role as test aircraft-seen here carrying a Henschel Hs 293 missile

Focke Wulf FW 200C -one of the major scourges of Allied convoys over both the Atlantic and Arctic oceans

Focke Wulf FW 58C -one of the luftwaffes standard twin-engined trainers

Focke Wulf FW 190A hit and rolling

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

Focke Wulf FW 190D-9 -the last of this formidable fighter line

Focke Wulf FW 190A pair in playful mood, belying their effectiveness as butcher birds

Fiesler Fi 156 Storch-used for tactical reconnaissance and special operations

Focke Wulf FW 187A trio of this twin engined losing competitor to Messerschmitts Bf 110

Fiesler F-103 or V 1 -Over 9, 500 of these flying bombs were launched against London starting in mid June 1944, with nearly 2, 500 more fired against Antwerp

Fiesler Fi 167A -intended as a carrier -going torpedo bomber With no carrier, available, only 14 were built, 9 being sold to Croatia in September 1944

Dewoitine D520 the mainstay of French fighter forces facing the Luftwaffe in 1940

Curtiss H75 C1 -flown against the Luftwaffe with some success in 1940, this was one of several US aircraft bought to meet the shortfall in home production - Photo Hugh W Cowin

Dornier Do 335A -a rare cine still of the first of its breed Fortunately this very fast twin propeller engined fighter was too late to have any impact in combat

Dornier Do 26C -built as long range mailplanes for Lufthansa, they provided ocean going reconnaissance

Dornier Do 24 -originally designed for the export market, a few of these were pressed into service with the Luftwaffe

Dornier Do 215 -one of the main German bombers used during the Battle of Britain

Dornier Do 217E -among the most effective of the Luftwaffe bombers

Dornier Do 18D -the Luftwaffes standard long range maritime patrol aircraft during the early war years

Dornier Do 17P -built in smaller numbers than the He 111, some used during the Battle of Britain of 1940

Boulton Paul Defiant NFII - after its initial mauling at the hand of Luftwaffe fighters, the Defiant became a night fighter when fitted with AI 4 radar

Arado Ar 196A seen here operating from a Mediterranean base proved to be a very effective convoy shadower

Arado Ar 196A the equivalent of the supermarine Walrus, but far more potent It even sucessfully downed British bombers in the early months of the war

Arado Ar 196A originally designed to be catapulted off warships, this over water patrol type was loved by its crews

Blohm u Voss BV138C being hoisted into the water Used for long ranged overwater reconnaissance Became the scourge of Allied Arctic convoys

RAF Airbase, Thought to be at Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Showing Luftwaffe Bomb Damage - World War Two Date: 1940

Fighter bombers v. dive bombers by G. H. Davis
Fighter bombers versus dive bombers during the Second World War: operational methods defined. The dive bomber is vulnerable to fighter attack -- the fighter bomber is a more versatile weapon

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Aerial warfare in summer skies by G. H. Davis
Beware of the Hun in the sun: aerial warfare in summer skies, flight formations and tactics dependent on the suns position. Left: hide and seek in the clouds, with the sun used for cover

New German air raid tactics by G. H. Davis
New German air raid tactics during the Second World War, forced upon them by RAF victories: huge fighter escorts for a few bombers. Date: 1940

Luftwaffe raids on Britain by G. H. Davis
How the Luftwaffe plans raids on Britain. German bombs, methods of release, and technique of attack. Details of the latest types of bombs used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Six F-104G Starfighters of the Luftwaffe

TF-104G Starfighter of the Luftwaffe

Three TF-104G Starfighters of the Luftwaffe

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