Aerial photographs - AC0013Battle1940
Vic. 1940-09-06. Fairey Battle aircraft L-5471, pilot, Flying Officer John C. Archer RAF, in flight over Port Phillip Bay (or Corio Bay), Geelong, Vic. area. The aircraft has been photographed from another Batt... More
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fairey Battle CH2141
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fairey Battle Battle Trainer, R7365 12, of No. 1 Service Flying Training School based at Netheravon, Wiltshire, in flight.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fairey Battle CH2141crop
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fairey Battle Battle Trainer, R7365 12, of No. 1 Service Flying Training School based at Netheravon, Wiltshire, in flight.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Fairey Battle. C2116
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Fairey Battle. Three Battle Mark Is, K9353 HA-J, K9324 HA-B and K9325 HA-D, of No. 218 Squadron RAF, based at Auberives-sur-Suippes, in flight over northern Fra... More
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Fairey Battle. MH68
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Fairey Battle. Battle, N2119, of No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit, on the ground at Gosport, Hampshire.
Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan, No 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Navig...
Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan, No 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Navigational School at Moffat, Rhodesia, January 1943 A Fairey Battle aircraft towing a drogue sleeve while the student operates the power turret... More
Fairey Battle - Auberive - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1058
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Ground crew working on a Fairey Battle of No. 218 Squadron at Auberive-sur-Suippes. Note the attempt to camouflage the site with cut fir saplings
Fairey Battle - Benson - Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command CH7...
Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Battles from No 12 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at Benson, Oxfordshire, flying in 'vic' formation, 26 July 1940.
Fairey Battle - Berry-au-Bac - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C398
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Mechanics service the Rolls Royce Merlin engine of a Fairey Battle of No. 142 Squadron RAF at Berry-au-Bac.
Fairey Battle - Betheniville - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C10...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Three Fairey Battles of No. 103 Squadron RAF overfly Betheniville, watched by ground crew servicing K9408 'PM-N', another aircraft of the Squadron.
Fairey Battle - Betheniville - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C10...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Bomb-trolleys loaded with 250-lb GP bombs and attendant armourers being towed out by tractor to Fairey Battles at Betheniville prior to a sortie to the bombing practice range... More
Fairey Battle - Mourmelon - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C583
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF being prepared for action on the snow-covered airfield at Mourmelon-le-Grand.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C...
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. A Fairey Battle Mark I of No. 226 Squadron RAF being prepared for a night flight at Reims-Champagne in 42.5 degrees of frost.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C...
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Armourers unloading 250-lb GP bombs from a trolley in front of a Fairey Battle of No. 226 Squadron, in the snow at Reims-Champagne.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C...
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. A Fairey Battle of No. 226 Squadron RAF takes of from the snow-covered airfield at Reims-Champagne.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C...
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Ground crews attempting to start the engine of a Fairey Battle of No. 226 Squadron RAF in the cold weather at Reims-Champagne.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. ...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Fairey Battles of No. 226 Squadron RAF undergoing servicing on the flight line at Reims-Champagne. The aircraft on the right, K9183 'MQ-R', was shot down by ground aircraft ... More
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. ...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Mechanics of No. 226 Squadron RAF overhaul the engines of their Fairey Battles in a hangar at Reims.
Fairey Battle - Reims-Champagne - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. ...
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Airmen of No. 226 Squadron RAF present cheerful faces for the photographer while pushing one of their Fairey Battles through the snow to its hangar at Reims.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. CH748
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Three Fairey Battles of No. 12 Operational Training Unit based at Benson, Oxfordshire, flying in formation.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. CH769
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Nine Fairey Battle Battle Mark Is of No. 12 Operational Training Unit based at Benson, Oxfordshire, flying in loose echelon formation.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. C449
Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. Three Fairey Battle Mark Is, K9353 HA-J, K9324 HA-B and K9325 HA-D, of No. 218 Squadron RAF, based at Auberives-sur-Suippes, in flight over northern France. K9325 we... More
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C598
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Three Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF based at Mourmelon-le-Grand, flying in 'vic' formation over the snow-covered French countryside. nother 'vic' of Battles can be se... More
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C651
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF based at Mourmelon-le-Grand, fly in formation with Curtiss Hawk 75s of 1e escadrille GC 1/2 of the French Air Force.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C788
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. A Fairey Battle is refuelled from a petrol tanker on a snow-covered airfield in France.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C366
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Fairey Battle aircrew walk to their aircraft on a snow-covered airfield. They wear a mixture of flying clothing including 1930 Pattern, and Irvin, flying suits.
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1653
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. A sergeant air-gunner mans his .303 Vickers K-type gas-operated machine gun from the rear cockpit of a Fairey Battle of No. 103 Squadron RAF at St-Lucien Ferme near Rheges. ... More
Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C601
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Six Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF based at Mourmelon-le-Grand, flying in starboard echelon formation over the snow-covered French countryside.
Fairey Battle - The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1...
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: A mechanic at work on a snow covered Fairey Battle fighter bomber during the winter of 1939 - 1940.
Fairey Battle - The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945 ...
The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945 Fairey Battles of No 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force on patrol in France. These aircraft were regarded as being advanced when they first went into service in ... More
Fairey Battle - The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945 ...
The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945 Fairey Battles of No 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force on patrol in France. These aircraft were regarded as being advanced when they first went into service in ... More
Fairey Battle MH3306 - A black and white photo of a small plane
Fairey Battle 1030 h.p Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Royal Air Force Training Command, 1939-1940. C860
Royal Air Force Training Command, 1939-1940. Trainees manhandling a Fairey Battle to the hangar at No. 2 School of Technical Training, Cosford, Shropshire.
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C63
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. King George VI watching bombs being hand-winched into the bomb-bays of a Fairey Battle, during his tour of the Western Front.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C356
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Fairey Battle crews of No. 12 Squadron RAF check their maps on the snow-covered airfield at Amifontaine.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C357
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 A crew tent and Fairey Battles of No. 12 Squadron RAF on a snow covered airfield at Amifontaine.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C361
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 The pilot of a Fairey Battle, wearing a Type B helmet and Irvin flying suit on a snow-covered airfield in France.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 C401
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Fairey Battle, K9204 'QT-Q', of No. 142 Squadron RAF, in a camouflaged 'hide' at Berry-au-Bac. K9204 survived the Battle of France, eventually joining the RCAF in 1941 as a t... More
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1070
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Armourers load a 250-lb GP bomb into the outboard port wing-cell of a Fairey Battle of No. 103 Squadron RAF at Betheniville.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1081
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. The crew of Fairey Battle, K9273 'HA-R', of No. 218 Squadron RAF, walk from their aircraft at Auberive-sur-Suippes on returning from a sortie.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1097
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. An armourer loads a 4.5 inch reconnaissance flare into the wing cell of a Fairey Battle of No. 218 Squadron RAF at Auberives-sur-Suippes, prior to a sortie.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1498
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Officers of No. 103 Squadron RAF lined up in front of a Fairey Battle at Betheniville. They are, (left to right): Squadron Leader H G Lee (wounded, 9 June), Pilot Officer V ... More
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1534
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Interior of a bombed hangar at Mourmelon-le-Grand after a heavy German attack on the airfield on 14 May 1940. The remains of a Miles Magister and at least two Fairey Battles... More
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C1738
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Fairey Battles bombing a German horse-drawn convoy near Dunkirk. Photograph taken from the rear gunner's position in a Battle as it cleared the target area.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C362
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Fairey Battle aircrew parade near their aircraft on a snow-covered airfield. They wear a mixture of flying clothing including 1930 Pattern, and Irvin, flying suits.
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. C755
Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Ground crew use a combination of netting and frames of tree branches in an attempt to camouflage Fairey Battle, L4937, of No. 142 Squadron RAF on the snow-bound airfield at B... More
Royal Air Force- the Czechoslovakian Air Force in the United Kingdom, ...
Royal Air Force- the Czechoslovakian Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. A class of Czech airmen receiving a practical lecture on the engine controls of a Fairey Battle at No. 2 School of Technical Trai... More
Royal Air Force- the Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945...
Royal Air Force- the Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. Two Polish airmen of the Polish Air Force Depot at RAF Blackpool, Lancashire, receive instruction on the controls of an aircraft, possibly... More
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 C1737
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: A low level attack by Fairey Battle aircraft on a German horse-drawn transport column.
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 C174
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: A Fairey Battle fighter bomber at a forward airfield in France.
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 C299
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: Fairey Battle fighter bomber at a snow covered airfield in France during the winter of 1939 - 1940.
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 C689
The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: British and French pilots prepare for a mission over German lines at an airfield in France.
The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. CH589
The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. Fairey Battle, L5271 'U', of No. 18 Operational Training Unit, circles the airfield at Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, prior to landing. Polish personnel and ai... More
The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. CH589crop
The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1945. Fairey Battle, L5271 'U', of No. 18 Operational Training Unit, circles the airfield at Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, prior to landing. Polish personnel and ai... More
RCAF Jarvis Armourers At Work - Canada in World War Two
Armourers preparing to load practice bombs onto the wing racks of a Fairey Battle I aircraft of No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School (B.G.S.) (Royal Canadian Airforce Schools and Training Units), Royal Canadian Airf... More
'Fairey Battle' by Eric Ravilious, 1942
Fairey Battle by Eric Ravilious, 1942, watercolor, location of painting unknown
Fairey Battle construction, 1938 (Our Generation, 1938)
The country's armaments speed-up. Battle bombers in course of construction. At the Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire Factory ("all subsequent aircraft were manufactured at Fairey's newly completed factory at H... More
52 Squadron RAF Fairey Battle at Upwood IWM H(AM) 179
IWM caption : A Fairey Battle Mk.I of 52 Squadron, Royal Air Force, at RAF Upwood.
Course Setting Bomb Sight in use
The Course Setting Bomb Sight, labeled as a Mk. IX but likely a Mk. VII, installed in the bottom of a Fairey Battle light bomber. The bomb aimer is sighting through the backsights (white rings just in front of... More
Fairey Battle - Mourmelon - Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. C583 (c...
Royal Air Force- France 1939-1940. Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF being prepared for action on the snow-covered airfield at Mourmelon-le-Grand.
Fairey Battle ExCC - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the ...
Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fairey Battle - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky
Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fairey Battles in formation
IWM caption : The Royal Air Force in France 1939 - 1940: Three Fairey Battle fighter bombers of No 218 Squadron over France.
Hawks - A black and white photo of a bunch of planes
Fairey Battles of No. 88 Squadron RAF based at Mourmelon-le-Grand, fly in formation with Curtiss Hawk 75s of 1e escadrille GC 1/2 of the French Air Force.
Sir Cyril Newall and Lord Londonderry in France
Photograph of Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall inspecting a Fairey Battle aircraft in France. Air Commodore Lord Londonderry is looking on whilst Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Playfair, the Commander of the Adva... More
Vickers K cockpit, Imperial War Museum
A sergeant air-gunner mans his .303 Vickers K-type gas-operated machine gun from the rear cockpit of a Fairey Battle of No. 103 Squadron RAF at St-Lucien Ferme near Rheges. Note the unofficial flight and squadr... More