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Background imagePost War Collection: Royal Aircraft Factory S. E. 2

Royal Aircraft Factory S. E. 2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2 (Scouting Experimental 2) with Geoffrey de Havilland at the controls. One of a series of incremental steps at the Royal Aircraft Factory

Background imagePost War Collection: German tank destroyer Jagdtiger 1946

German tank destroyer Jagdtiger 1946
German tank on its way to England for technical examination, post-World War Two: a monster tank destroyer, the Jagdtiger (Jugd Tiger tank), mounted with a 125mm gun, and weighing 69 tons complete

Background imagePost War Collection: A Transparent Dodge, cartoon

A Transparent Dodge, cartoon
A Transparent Dodge. Germany: Help! Help! I drown! Throw me the life-belt! Mr Lloyd George and M. Briand: Try standing up on your feet

Background imagePost War Collection: Nakajima C6N Saiun

Nakajima C6N Saiun (Iridescent Cloud) (Allied codename Jill), carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II At Freeman Field Arizona

Background imagePost War Collection: Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ASTG

Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ASTG (msn 183), previously F-BGKI, built in 1945 by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord (SNCAN)

Background imagePost War Collection: Sasebo, Japan - Sasebo Station

Sasebo, Japan - Sasebo Station
Japan - Sasebo Station, Sasebo, a city on Japans Kyushu Island. Note the fine 1950 Ford Tudor Sedan on the right and the evidence of the American occupation (jeeps and military trucks)

Background imagePost War Collection: Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Town Hall, Konigstrasse

Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Town Hall, Konigstrasse with Marienkirche in background. Date: circa 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Chancellery - Mosaic Hall

Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Chancellery - Mosaic Hall Date: circa 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: Advert for Kinmel School, a boys public school in Denbighshire

Advert for Kinmel School, a boys public school in Denbighshire, aimed at preparing pupils for a career in business. Post-war, it became the site of the Clarendon School for Girls. Date: 1932

Background imagePost War Collection: SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01

SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01, during assembly at the SNCASO factory in Vichy France. First flown in 1941, this glider was hidden when Vichy France was occupied by the Germans

Background imagePost War Collection: Mercedes D. III, 160hp 6-cylinder water-cooled aero-engine

Mercedes D. III, 160hp 6-cylinder water-cooled aero-engine
Mercedes D.III, (Daimler F1466), 6-cylinder water-cooled aero-engine, used in many World War One German military aircraft as well as civilian aircraft post-war

Background imagePost War Collection: Four shop workers line up for a photograph in a well-stocked grocery store

Four shop workers line up for a photograph in a well-stocked grocery store. The rationing sign behind them and the royal tin suggests the photograph dates to around 1952 or 1953

Background imagePost War Collection: Morane-Saulnier MS. 501 Criquet F-BDOS

Morane-Saulnier MS. 501 Criquet F-BDOS
Morane-Saulnier MS.501 Criquet F-BDOS (msn 695), in use as a glider tug at an aero-club in France. (The MS.502 was a Post-war, French produced / developed version of the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch)

Background imagePost War Collection: Nord 1101 Pingouin G-ATJW

Nord 1101 Pingouin G-ATJW (msn 167), at Shoreham airport. Post-war French development / production of the Messerschmitt Me 208. Date: circa 1966

Background imagePost War Collection: de Havilland DH. 87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO

de Havilland DH. 87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO
de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO (msn 8035), at Kidlington circa 4 April 1959. First flown in as G-ADKL, impressed as W5750, during the war, reverting to G-ADKL post-war

Background imagePost War Collection: Klemm L. 25a Coupe SL-aB

Klemm L. 25a Coupe SL-aB
Klemm L.25a Coupe SL-aB (msn 166), of Flugsportfreunde Sarrlouis eV, at Ensheim. First registered in France and then in Switzerland as CH-250 with Aero-Club Suisse / Zurich, in 1929, then HB-ETU

Background imagePost War Collection: Percival P. 16 Q. 6 G-AFFD

Percival P. 16 Q. 6 G-AFFD
Percival P.16 Q.6 G-AFFD (msn Q.21, impressed by RAF as X9407), the first production aircraft, at Redhill after being withdrawn from use

Background imagePost War Collection: Nord 1002 Pingouin G-ATBG

Nord 1002 Pingouin G-ATBG. Post-war French production of the Messerschmitt Bf 108, using French engines. Date: circa 1973

Background imagePost War Collection: Morane-Saulnier MS. 500 Criquet G-AZMH

Morane-Saulnier MS. 500 Criquet G-AZMH
Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet G-AZMH (msn 637). The MS.500 was post-war production of the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, with French-built copies of the wartime Argus As 10 engine. Date: 1980s

Background imagePost War Collection: Two Smart ladies - Candid Street Walking photograph

Two Smart ladies - Candid Street Walking photograph
circa 1910s

Background imagePost War Collection: Post WW2 - British and American soldiers on parade

Post WW2 - British and American soldiers on parade
circa 1910s

Background imagePost War Collection: Armistice Day - Cenotaph, London - King and his sons

Armistice Day - Cenotaph, London - King and his sons
4th Armistice Day, 1922 - Solemn observance at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - King George V and his sons, Albert, Duke of York (foreground) and Edward, Prince of Wales (behind). Date: 1922

Background imagePost War Collection: The first de Havilland DH. 112 Venom prototype - VV612

The first de Havilland DH. 112 Venom prototype - VV612
The de Havilland DH.112 Venom - a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company

Background imagePost War Collection: Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Sport Palace, Potsdamerstrasse

Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Sport Palace, Potsdamerstrasse Date: circa 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: Post-war Berlin - Unter den Linden with traffic and trams

Post-war Berlin - Unter den Linden with traffic and trams and bomb damage. Date: 1950

Background imagePost War Collection: Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium

Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium
WW1 - poat-war - Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePost War Collection: WW1 - France - Soissons - the damaged front of the Cathedral

WW1 - France - Soissons - the damaged front of the Cathedral. The inset photograph shows the pre-war facade intact). Date: circa 1919

Background imagePost War Collection: WW2 - Post-war Germany - The NaFI Club in Hamburg

WW2 - Post-war Germany - The NaFI Club in Hamburg
WW2 - Post-war Germany - The NaFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) Club ( Victory Club ) in Hamburg. Date: circa late 1940s

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - Postcard Pack - Cartoons

Occupied Germany - Postcard Pack - Cartoons, featuring an American Dispatch Rider. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - Hitchhiking

Occupied Germany - Hitchhiking. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - Checking up on Illicit Trading of Goods

Occupied Germany - Checking up on Illicit Trading of Goods - Hunting black market traders. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - Waiting for the train to leave

Occupied Germany - Waiting for the train to leave - " Lets Get Cracking". Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - German children sent packing

Occupied Germany - German children sent packing from a signal Office run by occupying forces. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupied Germany - American Dispatch Riders

Occupied Germany - American Dispatch Riders. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Occupying American troops in Germany after the end of WW2

Occupying American troops in Germany after the end of WW2 - crossing the River Rhine by ferry. Date: 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Watchtower and strecht of the Berlin Wall in the Allied Muse

Watchtower and strecht of the Berlin Wall in the Allied Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imagePost War Collection: Ukraine. Livadia Palace

Ukraine. Livadia Palace
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Livadia Palace. 20th century. Summer retreat of tsar Nicholas II built in Neo-Renaissance style by Nikolai Krasnov. Here was held the Yalta Conference at 1945



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