English Queen Elizabeth speaks with London Rescuers
The English Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II) talking with London rescuers who rescued the victims of the raid of German aviation…
English double decker bus overturned by a blast wave in a residential building
English double-decker bus, overturned by a blast wave at the residential house. This is the effect of the German air raid on London, held on September 9, 1940. The driver…
British pilots from the 54th RAF Fighter Squadron at the awarding ceremony
British pilots from the 54th Fighter Squadron of the Royal Air Force at the awarding ceremony in the presence of the English King George VI. British pilots from left to…
British Hurricane fighters take off to repel Luftwaffe attack
British fighter Hurricane Mk.I (615 squadron of the Royal Air Force) take off to repel an air raid of bombers of the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Location:…
RAF telegraphists among the destroyed buildings of the Biggin Hill base
RAF telegraphists (Royal Air Force) are posing against the background of the destroyed buildings of the Biggin Hill base. English RAF telegraphists from left to right: Sergeant Joan E. Mortimer,…
A mechanic from the women’s auxiliary air force unit is engaged in setting up aircraft autopilot assemblies
An English woman mechanic from the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) is engaged in setting up aircraft autopilot assemblies. Location: United Kingdom Date: 1940
In the cockpit of the German Messerschmitt Bf.110 fighter during the flight
In the cockpit of the German Messerschmitt Bf.110 heavy fighter of the Nazi Luftwaffe during the flight. The Messerschmitt Bf.110 picture was taken during a flight over France, occupied by…
German Bismarck battleship at the mouth of the Elbe River
Pride of the Nazi Kriegsmarine the German battleship “Bismarck” at the mouth of the Elbe River. Location: Germany Date: 07 December 1940
Hawker Hurricane fighters in the training battle
British fighter aircraft Hawker Hurricane in the training battle before the Battle of Britain. Hawker Hurricane is a British single World War II fighter developed by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. in…
German Jaegers from the Wehrmacht 1st Mountain Division on the Franco-Swiss border
German Jaegers from the 1st Mountain Division (1.Gebirgs-Division) of the Nazi Wehrmacht near the Franco-Swiss border. Location: France Date: 1940