Alas military service nipped this promising debut in the bud. By the time it was over in 1934, Vigneau had succumbed to the economic crisis…
The Bombing Map of Highbury Corner
Posts about World at War – The Second World War 1939-45 written by houseofqueeg
Posts about World at War – The Second World War 1939-45 written by houseofqueeg
Posts about World at War – The Second World War 1939-45 written by houseofqueeg
Posts about World at War – The Second World War 1939-45 written by houseofqueeg
7/12/1941
Reinhard Schulz, collector and curator of photography at the National Archives, stumbled across the images while researching seized records for an exhibition on Heinrich Hoffman and are now made available through Getty Images.
German tanks of World War II continue to enjoy a great deal of attention with books appearing constantly while website chatter seems endless. Only this
Bid Live on Lot 512 in the Vintage Toys and Militaria Auction from C & T Auctioneers.
According to the standard telling of the tale, the Maginot Line, the most expensive military project ever undertaken at the time—the F-35 of it’s day—was a mighty, nigh-unassailable fortification, whose only flaw was that it did not extend along the whole French frontier, instead relying on the Ardennes forest to protect the north where the […]
Evacuees return home to London. Photo shows villagers saying goodbye to the children they adopted for the war.
Pacific Star1939-45 War Medal1939-45 Australia Service MedalReady to wear, swing or court mounted The Pacific Star, 1939-45 War Medal, and the 1939-45 Australia Service Medal. Wear your Foxhole replicas with pride when remembering your family's sa...
B.J. Copeland and Diane Proudfoot recall the contribution to the war effort in 1939-45 of the British computer scientist.
THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. An Air Sea Rescue launch (ASR) and an Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) at Dover Naval Base. Priest, L C (Lt): Royal Navy official photographer Source: © IWM (A 9925) HMS MTB 45 (MTB 45) Motor Torpedo Boat of the White 73 feet-type class Pennant: MTB 45 Built by: J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, England, U.K.) Ordered: 27 Sep 1939 Commissioned 21 May 1941 History: Sold in November 1944
Amiot 143 of the GB II/38, 4e Escadrille, Troyes, France (May 1940).The Amiot 143 is a French twin-engine bomber from World War II. Almost 91 Amiot 143 were still in August 1939, with the Bloch 210, the basic equipment of the French bombardment. 45 Amiot having been destroyed during the French campaign.
Published in 1989, Typhoon and Tempest: The Canadian Story is the only book dedicated to the heroic young Canadians who fought in these rugged World War II fighters. With some justification, through the postwar years these fellows felt sidelined by historians specializing in the 1939-45 air war. Their gripe was about how history eagerly embraced the…
THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. Universal carrier Mk I fitted out as an Artillery OP (Observation Post) carrier equipped with No. 11 and No. 18 wireless sets. Creator: Lockeyear, W. T. (Captain), War Office official photographer. Source: © IWM (H 16597)
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939‑45), an American B‑29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, immediately killing 80,000 people. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
Austin K2-Y (RAF) Ambulance (1939-45) Engine 3462cc S6 60bhp (this vehicle is listed as having later 3993cc K-series OHV I6) Production 13,102 Registration Number KYW 896 (London) AUSTIN ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759808208... The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance that was used by all Commonwealth services during the Second World War. It was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck which as the K2 chassis was built during the war for many uses. The K2/Y could take ten casualties sitting or four stretcher cases. The rear body, known as No. 2 Mk I/L was developed by the Royal Army Medical Corps and built by coachbuilder Mann Egerton. Simple canvas closures were used in place of driver's cab doors. A total of 13,102 Austin K2/Y ambulances (the front mudguards ended at the 'doors') were built at the company's Longbridge plant almost continuously from 1940 until the war ended. An estimated 50 or more still survive A K2/Y had a central role in the 1958 film Ice Cold in Alex (a WW II drama) featuring John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle and Harry Andrews. The film is based on the novel of the same name (1957) by British author Christopher Landon. However, the vehicle used in that film was a one-off special conversion made for the film using a 4 wheel drive Canadian Military Pattern chassis. The standard 2WD K2 would not have been capable of some of the film "stunts" Diolch am 77,774,519 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 77,774,519 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 06.10.2019 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. 143-1156
