British air force ww1

Portraits of the young fliers, from many nations, who helped save England during the Battle of Britain.

British air force

THESE stunning photographs reveals the faces behind the Royal Air Force's bravest moment in World War II.

This is an image from the Imperial War Museum Collection. BRITISH FORCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1945-1947© IWM (E 32215) Original photo link here - www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208187 Two of the Royal Air Force Halifax aircraft of 113 Squadron that were used to fly out British non-essential personnel and civilians from Aqir airfield in Palestine to Almaza aerodrome in Egypt as part of 'Operation Polly.'

Original wartime caption: Picture issued 1945.The nose of the Mosquito Mk.XIll night fighter.

Fairey-Battle Mk II ' British light bomber in Belgian air force service , 1940

Vickers F.B.27 Vimy Mk I ' British heavy bomber aircraft ,Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ), 1918

“1 Squadron RAF outside the Mairie at Neuville-sur-Ornain: l-r, F/Os W Drake and L Clisby, P/O L Lorimer, F/Lt P Hanks, F/O P Mould, S/Ldr P Halahan (C/O), Lt Jean Demozay, F/Lt P Walker, F/Lt D Brown (M/O), F/Os P Richey and J Kilmartin, P/O W Stratton and F/O C Palmer. April '40”

Airco DH.9 (de Havilland DH.9) – British light bomber aircraft on Russian air force service,1917

An amazing shot of WW2 fighter planes zooming past Big Ben!