42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...
42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 The Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget being helped on with his overalls before the 42nd Armoured Division exercises.
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7...
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun battery, December 1942. An ATS spotter with binoculars at the anti-aircraft command post. A 3.7-inch anti-aircraft g... More
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7...
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun battery, December 1942. An ATS spotter with binoculars at the anti-aircraft command post. A 3.7 inch anti-aircraft g... More
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7...
A member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) serving with a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun battery, December 1942. ATS spotter with binoculars at the anti-aircraft command post, with a 3.7 inch anti-aircraft... More
A Merlin Is Made- the Production of Merlin Engines at a Rolls Royce Fa...
A Merlin Is Made- the Production of Merlin Engines at a Rolls Royce Factory, 1942 Jane Wales checks the lengths and parallels of a Camshaft Bush on a Comparator, which registers an error of 0.0001 of an inch. ... More
A paratrooper drops from a static balloon during training, 2 October 1...
PARATROOP TRAINING IN BRITAIN, OCTOBER 1942. A paratrooper drops from a static balloon during training. Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute fully open.
Airborne troops training with a 3-inch mortar, December 1942. H25882
THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. Airborne troops training with a 3-inch mortar, December 1942. Airborne troops training with a 3-inch mortar, December 1942.
An Army Training Exercise in Britain, 1942 TR103
An Army Training Exercise in Britain, 1942 A Covenanter Cruiser tank during exercises.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR211
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 The crew of an A Squadron, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade, Churchill Mk II tank on the turret discussing plans of operations round a map.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR212
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Squadron leader gives instructions to tank commanders on the turret of one of the Churchill tanks of A Squadron, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR215
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Churchill tanks of A and B Squadrons, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade negotiating obstacles.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR217
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Front view of a Churchill tank (Saurian) of A Squadron, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade. The tank commander surveys the land through his ... More
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR218
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 A close up of the squadron leader in the turret of a Churchill tank giving orders through a microphone.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR219
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Churchill tanks of A and B Squadrons, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade moving across rough terrain.
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 TR221
Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Churchill tanks of A and B Squadrons, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade firing from cover.
French Newspaper in Britain- Wartime News and Propaganda, England, 194...
French Newspaper in Britain- Wartime News and Propaganda, England, 1942 Charles Gombault (left, smoking), a General Secretary of the 'France' newspaper, holds a galley proof as he consults a stone-hand who is m... More
Home Fleet Christmas- Shipwrights Build Nativity Model For Ship's Chap...
Home Fleet Christmas- Shipwrights Build Nativity Model For Ship's Chapel. 24 December 1942, on Board HMS Dunluce Castle, of the Home Fleet. Sailors with the miniature scene depicting the birth of Christ in the ... More
Leading Seaman Becomes Captain For Christmas Day Only. 25 December 194...
Leading Seaman Becomes Captain For Christmas Day Only. 25 December 1942, on Board HMS Dunluce Castle, of the Home Fleet. Leading Seaman V Mccann of Belfast Was Allowed To Impersonate the Captain during Inspecti... More
Major General Dwight Eisenhower, 1942 TR207
Major General Dwight Eisenhower, 1942 The Commander of American Forces in the European Theatre, Major General Dwight Eisenhower, at his desk.
Miss March makes a cup of tea on board her narrowboat the 'HEATHER BEL...
Miss March makes a cup of tea on board her narrowboat the 'HEATHER BELL' in 1942. On the roof deck of the 'HEATHER BELL', Miss March pours water from a brightly coloured can into the kettle to make a cup of tea.
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 D8893
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 BSM 'Tosh' John (left) and Gunner Jim Cooper crawl through a barbed wire entanglement during training, somewhere in England. BSM John was a Commando in t... More
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 D8894
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 Commandos of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiment crawl through barbed wire entanglements as part of a training exercise somewhere in England.
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 D8896
Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 Gunner Tom Grace, a Commando of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiment, crawls along the grass, a machete in his mouth, as part of a training exercise ... More
Newfoundland Troops in England- Signalling Training, 1942 D8905
Newfoundland Troops in England- Signalling Training, 1942 Gunner Bert Austey and Gunner Peter Dooling (nearest camera), from Grant Falls and St John's respectively, send a message between their Headquarters and... More
Newfoundland Troops in England- Signalling Training, 1942 D8906
Newfoundland Troops in England- Signalling Training, 1942 Lance Bombardier Robert Riseout from Comerbrook (left) checks a message with Gunner Bert Austey from Grant Falls. Riseout is NCO in charge of signals w... More
Paratroop Training at Netheravon, Wiltshire, November 1942 TR280
Paratroop Training at Netheravon, Wiltshire, November 1942 Paratroops entering Hotspur glider HH541.
Paratroop Training at Netheravon,wiltshire, November 1942 TR277
Paratroop Training at Netheravon,wiltshire, November 1942 Paratroops with rifles emplaning in a Hotspur glider.
Paratroop Training at Netheravon,wiltshire, November 1942 TR278
Paratroop Training at Netheravon,wiltshire, November 1942 Paratroops entering Hotspur glider HH541 at Netheravon.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR45
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute opening.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR46
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute opening.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR47
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute fully open.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR49
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute fully open.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR50
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute fully open.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR51
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute opening on descent.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR52
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroop training drop from a static balloon. A parachute above the static balloon.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR53
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper. (Note emblem on helmet).
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR54
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper. (Note emblem on helmet).
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR55
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR57
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper. This paratrooper is carrying his 9mm Sten gun in two pieces strapped to his chest.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR58
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper holding a 9mm Sten gun.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR59
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper holding a 9mm Sten gun.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR60
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR61
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Head and shoulders portrait of a paratrooper.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR62
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Half length portrait of a paratrooper carrying a Sten gun, having loaded it ready for immediate action.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR63 (cropped)
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Half length portrait of a paratrooper carrying a Sten gun, having loaded it ready for immediate action.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR63
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Half length portrait of a paratrooper carrying a Sten gun, having loaded it ready for immediate action.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR67
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Two paratroops with practice parachutes watching their colleagues descend after their own training drop.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR68
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroops on parade outside a hangar at No 1 Parachute Training School, Ringway, Manchester.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR69
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Paratroops on parade outside a hangar at No 1 Parachute Training School, Ringway, Manchester.
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 TR75
Paratroop Training in Britain, October 1942 Mass descent of paratroops. Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR170
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Members of the Airborne Division disembarking from a Hotspur glider. The corporal moves into position to cover them from attack.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR171
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 The pilot of a Hotspur glider checks over orders with a corporal before taking to the air. The Pegasus painted on the side of the glider is the sign of th... More
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR171A
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Two members of the Airborne Division in the cockpit of a Hotspur glider, final checks being made before the glider takes to the air. The Pegasus painted o... More
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR173
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Half length portrait of the Commander of the Airborne Division, Lieutenant General F A M Browning, DSO.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR175
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 The Commander of the Airborne Division, Lieutenant General F A M Browning, DSO, standing beside an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of No 295 Squadron... More
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR177
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Men of the Airborne Division adjusting their harness alongside Armstrong Whitworth Whitley `PX-G' of No 295 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR178
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Close-up of men of the Airborne Division adjusting their harness alongside Armstrong Whitworth Whitley `PX-G' of No 295 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR179
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Members of the Airborne Division disembarking from a Hotspur glider.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR182
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Paratroops making a training drop from a static balloon.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR183
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Paratroops making a training drop from a static balloon.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR184
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Paratroops making a training drop from a static balloon.
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 TR185A
Paratroop Training in Netheravon, Britain, October 1942 Men of the Airborne Division adjusting their harness alongside Armstrong Whitworth Whitley `PX-G' of No 295 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Paratroopers dropping from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 S...
Paratroopers dropping from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 Squadron at Netheravon, October 1942. Paratroop drop over Netheravon from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No 295 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Paratroopers in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 Squ...
Paratroopers in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 Squadron at Netheravon, October 1942. Paratroopers in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley of No. 295 Squadron at Netheravon, October 1942.
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 A field of sugar beet comes under the plough in preparation for harvesting. This tractor-drawn machine not only ploughs up, tops an... More
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 A close-up view of the tractor-drawn machine which not only ploughs up, tops and lifts the sugar beet, but also deposits it in heaps... More
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 This photograph shows a sugar beet being 'topped' by hand. This process of 'topping' basically knocks the top leafy part of the bee... More
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 Two Canadians who are serving in the RAF help to collect the sugar beet harvest by hand and load it into a waiting truck. According... More
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 A busy scene showing the huge scale of sugar beet operations. Lorries bring large loads of beets into the unloading area of this fa... More
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britai...
Producing Your Sugar- the Growing and Processing of Sugar Beet, Britain, 1942 Sugar beet tops are ploughed into the soil to act as manure and fertilisers on a farm somewhere in Britain. In this way, no part of... More
Prosperous FL17675. Warship photograph collection
Prosperous Underway. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rear Admiral Sir Robert L Burnett, November 1942 TR416
Rear Admiral Sir Robert L Burnett, November 1942 Rear Admiral Sir R L Burnett, CB, OBE, sitting at his desk. (Photograph was probably taken on board HMS TYNE when Rear Admiral Burnett was in command of Home Fle... More
The Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain, 1942 TR34
The Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain, 1942 A woman pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary in the cockpit of an Avro Anson (N5060), which was used to collect and deliver pilots.
The Birth of a 25 Pounder Gun, 1942 TR515A
The Birth of a 25 Pounder Gun, 1942 A draughtswoman at work on a drawing of a 25-pounder gun.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H23505
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 A sergeant instructor with the Royal Scots Fusiliers shows a recruit how to hold the SMLE Mk III Lee-Enfield rifle correctly in the prone firing position, 31 August 1942.
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H25874
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Airborne troops wait to board a Horsa glider, December 1942.
The Canadian pilot of a Vickers Wellington bomber looks out from his c...
The Canadian pilot of a Vickers Wellington bomber looks out from his cockpit, 1942. The Canadian pilot of a Vickers Wellington looking out from his cockpit.
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1942 TR108
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1942 A tail view of Short Sunderland Mark I, L5802 'SE-F', of Coastal Command at Pembroke Dock. It bears the code letters of No 95 Squadron, though this squadron was operating in... More
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1942 TR14
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1942 Ground crewmen refuelling a Supermarine Spitfire Mark II at an Operational Training Unit.
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942 TR197 (cropped)
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942 Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W4125,`KM-W', bein... More
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942 TR197
The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942 Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W4125,`KM-W', bein... More
The Royal Air Force in Britain, February 1942 TR33
The Royal Air Force in Britain, February 1942 Three Airspeed Oxford Mark Is, serving with No 6 Flying Training School at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, in flight above the clouds.
The Royal Navy Instructional Film Unit, 19 August 1942. A11506
The Royal Navy Instructional Film Unit, 19 August 1942. A naval rating lies on the foc'sle leaning over the side of a ship with camera in hand. He is producing an instructional film of anchor being weighed.
The Royal Navy Instructional Film Unit, August 1942 A11511
The Royal Navy Instructional Film Unit, August 1942 A cameraman of the Royal Navy Instructional Film Unit using a hand-held Eyemo with a 3 lens turret to shoot material for a training film called "Anchor Work".... More
Trades Union Congress 1942 - Statement by the General Council on the V...
Trades Union Congress 1942 - Statement by the General Council on the Vital Need of National Savings whole: the images are positioned at the top edge centre and top edge right. The title is partially integrated ... More
Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...
Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 A 12 year old boy models Utility underwear. His wool and cotton vest costs 5/ 8d and 2 coupons, and his wool and cotton trunks cost 4/ 1... More
Wartime Entertainment, UK, 1942 D6860
Wartime Entertainment, UK, 1942 Three children sit transfixed as they watch a production of 'Aladdin and his Magic Lamp' being performed by WAAFs at a Royal Air Force base, somewhere in Britain, possibly RAF Br... More
National Health and Pensions Insurance Contribution Card class A 1942-...
National Health and Pensions Insurance Contribution Card class A 1942-43.
Biting training - A black and white photo of a group of people on a be...
PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION BITING: THE ATTACK ON A GERMAN RADAR INSTALLATION AT BRUNEVAL. Troops of the covering force and paratroopers practise their withdrawal to the landing craft during training in Britain.
IWM-H-19057-Crusader-landing-19420426
IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45; A Crusader I tank emerges from a tank landing craft (TLC 124) during tests of a portable concrete roadway, in this case laid on the beach, 26 April 1942.
Rolls Royce factory -Merlin engines and female workers-1942 (original)
IWM caption : A Merlin is made: the production of Merlin engines at a Rolls Royce factory, 1942. Female workers attach the Induction Manifolds to the Cylinder Blocks, prior to the Blocks being fitted to the en... More