Historic RAF Aircraft Maintenance

Black and white images of Royal Air Force aircraft and crew during World War II, highlighting pilots' preparations and ground crew servicing of fighters.

Department Of Air -- Hurri-bomber! Straight from the battle-front here is the first picture of bomb-carrying Hurricanes which are being employed as artillery in the Libyan offensive. Operating in close co-operation with armoured columns they have been plastering Nazi troop positions with anti-personnel bombs. December 12, 1941. (Photo by British Air Ministry Official Photograph)

RAF Fighter Command 1940 An air gunner climbs into a Boulton Paul Defiant of No. 264 Squadron, July 1940.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. One pilot relieves another at the controls of Supermarine Spitfire Mark I, X4381 'SD-J', of No 501 Squadron RAF, at Colerne, Wiltshire.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Groundcrew servicing Lockheed Hudson Mark I, N7303 'UA-B', of No.269 Squadron RAF at Wick, Caithness. The aircraft has been secured in a flying position in order to test its forward firing machine-guns at the shooting-in butts. An Avro Anson Mark I, K6244, also of the Squadron, can be seen to the left.

Department Of Air -- Hurri-bomber! Straight from the battle-front here is the first picture of bomb-carrying Hurricanes which are being employed as artillery in the Libyan offensive. Operating in close co-operation with armoured columns they have been plastering Nazi troop positions with anti-personnel bombs. December 12, 1941. (Photo by British Air Ministry Official Photograph)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 A De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI of No. 110 Squadron RAF taxies out for a sortie, past another aircraft of the squadron at Joari, India.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Royal Air Force Operations Over Albania and Greece, 1940-1941. Ground crew run an engine test on Bristol Blenheim Mark I 'VA-O', of No. 84 Squadron RAF at Menidi/Tatoi, Greece.

Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1940-1945. Bristol Blenheim Mark IV, V6014 'GB-J', of No. 105 Squadron RAF Detachment in a dispersal at Luqa, Malta. Canvas covers protect the cockpit and glazed nose section from the sun. From July to September 1941, 105 Squadron was detached from the United Kingdom to Malta, to operate against targets in the Mediterranean and North Africa, losing 14 aircraft during the period. Note the modified gun mounting under the nose.

R.A.F. "Tin Openers" In Middle East -- This is one of the first photographs released of the R.A.F' s. new Tank Buster a Hawker Hurricane 11D fighter - fitted with heavy calibre guns, designed primarily for attacking armoured vehicles. The Hurricane 11D carries tow 40-millimetre guns, one being fitted under each wing. They are capable of either automatic or single shot fire, have been specially designed for mounting on aircraft, and the weight of each is only 320 lb. June 3, 1943. (Photo by Depar

The Battle of Britain Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 of Oberleutnant Paul Temme, Gruppe Adjutant of I/ JG 2 'Richtofen', which crashed near Shoreham aerodrome in Sussex on 13 August 1940.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Hawker Hurricane. Three Hurricane Mark IVs (KX413 FJ-H nearest) of No. 164 Squadron RAF undergoing servicing, lined up at Middle Wallop, Hampshire. The aircraft are armed with 40mm Vickers S anti-tank guns.

Aircraft B 3 flies over aircraft J 8 on airfield, 1938. Nine bombers B 3 flies in formation over an airfield where a large number of aircraft J 8 is on line.

before the P-51 Mustang fighter pilot returning from a flight over German-held Europe has had an opportunity to dismount from his plane, the ground crew has already rolled up the gas truck for refueling. After a check-up by the eager ground crew

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk Vs of No. 102 Squadron RAF being prepared for a leaflet-dropping sortie at Driffield, Yorkshire, 7 March 1940. Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark Vs of No. 102 Squadron RAF being prepared for a leaflet-dropping ('Nickelling') sortie at Driffield, Yorkshire. The nearest aircraft, N1421 'DY-C', was shot down over Norway on the night of 29/30 April 1940, while N1382 'DY-A' was lost during a raid on Augsburg on 16/17 August 1940.

Photograph of an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber at a British airfield, ready to take off, somewhere in England, 1942. Although the engines are already running, one of the aircrew can be seen standing on the port wing, perhaps carrying out final checks. In the background, one can see the other Lancasters of this squadron, also ready to go. Date: 1942

RAF Bomber Command Handley Page Hampdens of No. 408 Squadron RCAF being loaded with mines, 1942.

RAF Fighter Command 1940 Ground staff re-arm a Hawker Hurricane Mk I of No. 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill, August 1940.

Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1939-1945. A line of Martin Baltimore Mark IVs of No. 223 Squadron RAF Detachment at Luqa, Malta, being refuelled and loaded with bombs for a raid on enemy positions around Catania, Sicily.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command Hudson III T9465, 'Spirit of Lockheed-Vega Employees', was famous as a 'presentation' aircraft, purchased for the RAF from funds raised by workers at the Lockheed-Vega Corporation, at Burbank in California. This image show the aircraft being prepared for a sortie at Wick in May 1941, not long after being delivered to No 269 Squadron. The crew goes aboard, complete with camera and carrier-pigeon.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Two Republic Thunderbolt Mark IIs (KJ140 'RS-B' and HD265 'RS-G') of No. 30 Squadron RAF being serviced at Jumchar, India. Note 30 Squadron's palm tree badge, which has been painted onto the white recognition stripes on the Thunderbolts' tails. Parked behind them is a visiting Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 40th Bombardment Group, 20th USAAF.

Mystery dive-bomber, latest from America, roars across the ***** of an Australian dive-bombing School during a recent demonstration flight. June 28, 1943.

The flight service and the sick of the Marine Square Valkenburg (MVKV) hold a joint OSR exercise. OSRD stands for investigation and rescue service; The Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLU) known under the name SAR (search and rescue). The crew of a Grumman S-2A Tracker rushes to the plane.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The US Grumman Martlet fighter used by the British Fleet Air Arm on the ground at Lee-on-Solent Fleet Air Arm Station.

Royal Air Force- Air Defence of Great Britain (adgb), 1944. WAAF flight mechanics pull the chocks from the wheels of Bristol Beaufort Mark I, N1022, of No. 51 Operational Training Unit before a training flight from Cranfield, Bedfordshire. A Bristol Beaufighter Mark VI of the same unit can be seen parked behind the Beaufort.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Whitley N1375/DY-N of No 102 Squadron being dismantled in preparation for transport by road to a maintenance unit, following flak damage to its hydraulic system incurred over Ludwigshafen, 20-21 June 1940.

Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1940-1945. A line of Hawker Hurricane Mark Is (W9349 'F' nearest) of No. 231 Squadron RAF run up their engines and taxy out prior to take off from Famagusta, Cyprus. Only two aircraft have been fitted with tropical filters.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sub Lieutenant L J Journing, of Dulwich, a member of 831 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm fixing his harness before climbing into the cockpit of his Fairey Barracuda bomber on board HMS FURIOUS. In the early hours of 6 May 1944, carrier-borne aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm made successful attacks on two enemy convoys off Kristiansund, Norway.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Wellington IV Z1248 of No 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) Squadron, photographed during a visit to No 7 Elementary Flying Training School at Desford, Leicestershire, in late November 1942. A Tiger Moth is parked in the foreground.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. North American Mitchell Mark IIs of No. 98 Squadron RAF are waved off by ground personnel, as they taxy along the perimeter track at Dunsfold, Surrey, for a daylight raid over northern France.

Crew chief, S/Sgt. James Tibbs of Taylor, Pa., stands in readiness with fire extinguisher as safety measure while engineering specialist S/Sgt. Harry Newburg, Lizella, Ga., "runs up" the engine on a test. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolts undergo

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. A maintenance crew at work on a Gloster Meteor F Mark III of No. 616 Squadron RAF Detachment at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium. On the left, an armourer is using a cleaning rod on one of the four 20mm cannon housed in the aircraft's nose.

89C - Loading Bombs And Ammunition - Bombing Crew At Work, Gunners Etc. August 22, 1938. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Development of the P-59 "Airacomet", America's first jet-propelled airplane, was ordered personally by General H. H. Arnold on September 4, 1941. The project was conducted under the utmost secrecy, with Bell building the airplane and General Electric the engine. The first P-59 was completed in mid-1942 and on October 1, 1942, it made its initial flight at Muroc Dry Lake (now Edwards Air Force Base), California. One year later, the airplane was ordered into production, to be powered by I-14 and I-16 engines, improved versions of the original I-A. Bell produced 66 P-59s. Although the airplane's performance was not spectacular and it never got into combat, the P-59 provided training for AAF personnel and invaluable data for subsequent development of higher performance jet airplanes.

Royal Air Force Training Command, 1939-1940. Aircraft apprentices learn how to start an aircraft by swinging the propellor of a De Havilland Gipsy Moth on the airfield at No. 2 School of Technical Training School, Cosford, Shropshire.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Aircrew of No. 40 Squadron RAF don their flying equipment before boarding their Vicker Wellington B Mark X at Foggia Main, Italy, for the last night bombing operation undertaken by the type. Six Wellingtons accompanied a force of Consolidated Liberators making an attack on the marshalling yards at Treviso on the night of 13/14 March 1945. The crew are, (left to right): Sergeant R Turner of London, (tail Gunner); Flying Officer A Merrick of Birmingham, (navigator); Pilot Officer P Faulkner of Te-Kuiti, New Zealand, (bomb-aimer); Pilot Officer J Burnett of Kensington Park, South Australia, (pilot); and Flight Sergeant Radcliffe of Liverpool, (wireless operator/air gunner).

RAF Bomber Command 1940 A fitter works on the engine of a Whitley bomber, 5 August 1940.

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. A Hawker Hurricane Mark I flown by Flight Lieutenant J E 'Ian' Scoular, commander of 'B' Flight, No. 73 Squadron RAF, being refuelled and re-armed between sorties at Reims-Champagne.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. Flight Medan-Pandang? Look at a North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft from the Mitchel B-25. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Journalists from Dominions newspapers watch a flight of Hawker Hurricane Mark Is of No. 56 Squadron RAF taking off for a sortie over France from North Weald, Essex. In the foreground another Hurricane Mark I of the Squadron, P2764 'US-P', stands at its dispersal point near the perimeter track on the south-western edge of the airfield.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Grumman Wildcat fighter being winched aboard HMS EMPRESS at Norfolk, Virginia, USA during landing trials.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. A Supermarine Spitfire Mark VIII of No. 136 Squadron RAF prepares to taxy to its take off point on newly-finished airstrip at Brown's West Island, Cocos Islands. Other aircraft of the Squadron are being serviced in the background.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Fitters running up and checking the Bristol Mercury XV engines of a Bristol Blenheim Mark IVat a Maintenance Unit in Egypt, before releasing it for operational service. Note the Vokes air filters over the carburettor intakes under the engines, and the four .303 machine-gun pack fitted beneath the fuselage.

Anefo photo collection. Air Force Exercise Soesterberg. Surveillance dogs. September 17, 1952. Soesterberg

American War Planes In England -- The bomb-aimer's cockpit of the Douglas Boston III twin-engined bomber showing the front wheel of the tricycle undercarriage. War planes from the United States are arriving in England in a Steady flow. Heavy bombers are being "ferried" by air across the an Atlantic by both American and British Planes. Photographs taken at an aerodrome in England where many of the aircraft are overhauled before passing into service with the Royal Air Force. April 12, 1944.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

"Wings Of Death" -- Six Vultee dive bombers, each carrying nearly a ton of bombs enclosed within its fuselage, speed over the west coast U.S. state of California toward an objective in Army Air Corps maneuvers. This type ship has been named the "Vengeance" by the British. November 6, 1942.

WAAF armourers and flight mechanics servicing a Hawker Hurricane at Sealand in Wales, 5 May 1943. WAAF armourers and flight mechanics servicing a Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane at Sealand, Flintshire, Wales.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 Lockheed Ventura Mark IIs of No. 464 Squadron RAAF running up their engines at Feltwell, Norfolk, before a flight.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Handley Page Hp.57 Halifax. Halifax Mark I Series 1, L9530 MP-L, of No. 76 Squadron RAF based at Middleton-St-George, County Durham, in flight.

The Battle of Britain RAF personnel inspecting the burnt-out wreckage of a Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft of 4.(F)/122 on Cockett Wick Farm, St Osyth near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. The aircraft was shot down on 20 July 1940 by No. 56 Squadron Hurricanes.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of packages with KLM devices. Japanese prisoners of war pick up the bags from the plane and load them on trucks. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. An air convoy of Hawker Hurricane Mark IIs led by a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV 'mother' aircraft, in flight along the West African Air Reinforcement Route to Egypt. Note the long-range fuel tanks fitted to the Hurricanes. Aircraft reinforcements for the North African theatre were shipped to Takoradi, in Gold Coast Colony, assembled there, then flown in stages along the coast line of the Gold coast and French Dahomey, across Nigeria, French Equatorial Africa and Sudan to Khartoum, before following the course of the River Nile to Cairo.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Operation TORCH: Supermarine Spitfire Mark V reinforcement aircraft and a Hawker Hurricane (far left), prepare to taxi out from the flight line at Bone, Algeria, for delivery to forward units in North Africa, after being ferried from Gibraltar.

Allies in the Libyan desert. Feeding bullets into a Curtiss P40F Warhawk, circa 1942

British Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service, 1939-1945- Bristol Type 152 Beaufort. Bristol Beaufort Mark I, N1024 D, of No. 39 Squadron RAF, in flight over the North African desert in the summer of 1942.

RAF Bomber Command Short Stirlings of No. 1651 HCU (Heavy Conversion Unit) in flight, 1942. W7459 'O' is in the middle of the formation.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Lancaster I R5729/KM-A of No 44 Squadron at Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire, before setting out for Berlin on 2 January 1944.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Lockheed Venturas and aircrew of No 464 Squadron, RAAF, at Feltwell, December 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. On-board shooter of a catalina airbout leaves its position. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943. A party of war correspondents look over Bristol Beaufort Mark I, L4502, of No. 39 Squadron RAF, probably at LG 86, Egypt, which was the unit's base from December 1941 to April 1942.

Thulin Type K at the flight company on Malmen, 1918 . crowds about damaged aircraft Thulin type K at the airplane on the ore.

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. WAAF engine mechanics servicing a Bristol Pegasus engine of a Short Sunderland.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War 1939-1945 Ground staff wave off Avro Lancaster B Mark III, LM583 'PO-O', of No. 467 Squadron RAAF, as it begins its take-off run at Waddington, Lincolnshire, on a daylight sortie to occupied Europe. The painted tail fin indicates a G-H Leader's aircraft, i.e. an aircraft carrying blind-bombing radar, which would lead the rest of the Squadron to the correct aiming point in the event of low cloud cover. Each squadron of No.5 Group, Bomber Command, had its own distinctive G-H tail markings, that of 467 Squadron being a blue cross on a white background. LM583 was subsequently shot down by fighters during a raid on Konigsberg on the night of 29/30 August 1944.

Skyraiders Down The Deck -- With a belly full of anti-personnel bombs and napalm tanks, a Navy Skyraider from the deck of the fast carrier USS Princeton lowers its wings and swings into takeoff position as another day's air offensive against the Communist enemy is launched by the planes of Task Force 77 in Korean Waters. May 1, 1951. (Photo by Official Photograph U.S. Navy).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Blackburn Firebrand torpedo fighter landing on the flight deck of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS for the first time during trials on the Clyde. The Blackburn Firebrand IV, first single seater torpedo fighter ever built in Britain, is powered by a Bristol Centaurus engine and is armed with four cannons.

Captured Nazi Planes Examined. The ***** and engine of a Heinkell III *****. Many of the Nazi machines shot down in Britain have crashed and yet remanned in fair condition. Some of these have been repaired and carefully examined by RAF structural experts and are now in flying condition, enabling our pilots to know what the other man is undergoing while in the *****. October 1, 1940. (Photo by Keystone).

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Ground crew servicing Supermarine Spitfire Mark VB, ER676 'HT-E', of No. 154 Squadron RAF in its dispersal at Souk el Khemis ('Victoria'), Tunisia. The aircraft failed to return from a mission escorting American B-25s to Tunis the following day.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Supermarine Spitfire LF Mark IXBs of Nos. 312 and 313 (Czech) Squadrons RAF undergoing engine repair and maintenance at Appledram, Sussex, viewed through the entrance of a Butler combat hangar covered with camouflage netting.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Short Stirling B Mark Is of No. 7 Squadron RAF, taking on their load of 250-lb and 500-lb MC bombs at Oakington, Cambridge, for a night raid on Dortmund, Germany.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Vickers Wellington Mark ICs of No. 38 Squadron RAF undergoing maintenance at Shallufa, Egypt. By the crew ladder in the foreground is a vacuum cleaner which is being used to clear sand from the interior of the aircraft.

R.A.7 Lancaster "Aries". September 10, 1946.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection. Photo-reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire with what look like Australian crewmen and an F8 camera.

350Q - Boeing B-29. September 11, 1944.

The Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Three Supermarine Spitfire Mark Is of No. 611 Squadron RAF fly in loose line astern over two other aircraft of the squadron at Digby, Lincolnshire.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- General Aircraft Gal.49 Hamilcar. Hamilcar Mark I in flight, towed by a Handley Page Halifax.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Brewster Buffaloes for the re-equipment of Nos. 21and 453 Squadrons RAAF, being inspected by RAF personnel at Sembawang, Singapore.

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943. Armourers fitting tail fins to 250-lb GP bombs prior to loading them on board a Martin Baltimore of No. 232 Wing RAF at LG 86, Egypt, during Operation LIGHTFOOT, the first phase of the Alamein offensive.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Fairey Barracuda Mk III at Barkarby CA 1950-1951 British military aircraft Fairey Barracuda Mk III landed on F 8 Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby about 1950-1951. Photographed by Georg Eriksson, consignificant on F 8 during these years.

Inspecting B-17 Before Flight - July 1944

'Yippee It'S All Over!' - A 1St Tac Martin B-26 Marauder Crew, Which Led The Last Flight On The 320Th 'Boomerang' Group'S Last Mission Against Enemy Positions On Ile D'Oleron Off The West Coast Of France, Received The First Word Of Germany'S Reported Capi

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Fairey Swordfish land on HMS ARGUS. Its tail hook is caught in the arrester wire.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC REP. Airports m.l. (Banjoemas, Semarang). A curtiss p-40n kittyhawk. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sub Lieutenant (A) K F B Petrie, RNZNVR, of Christchurch, New Zealand, climbing into his new American built Grumman Avenger three seater torpedo bomber with its wings folded prior to taking off on exercise at HMS SPARROWHAWK, the Royal Naval Air Station at Hatston. Note the fact that the torpedo is fully enclosed so as to improve the aerodynamics of the aircraft.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. RAF armourers loading belts of 20mm Hispano cannon shells into a Bristol Beaufighter NF Mark VI of No. 96 Squadron RAF at Honiley, Warwickshire.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Percival Q.6 Petrel, P5634, of the RAF Northolt Station Flight, parked at the head of a line of Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 2 Group at Wyton, Huntingdonshire. R3741 'VE-A' of No. 110 Squadron RAF has been modified by the addition of gun mountings in the rear of the engine nacelles, while T1947 'LS' of No. 15 Squadron RAF has been fitted with a long gun tray beneath the nose.

FROM A 15TH AIR FORCE HEAVY BOMBER BASE. ... 10 January 1944. .. Consolidated B-24 BOMBER PILOT, 2nd Lt. Leland H. Henderson of 4113 44th Street, Seattle, Washington, crawls up on top of his compartment for a look at the hole in his

Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939-1941. A Handley-Page Halifax B Mark II Series I of No. 35 Squadron RAF, being prepared for an engine start in a dispersal, while another aircraft taxies past, at Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Low-level 'beat-up'. A Halifax II, JB911/KN-X of No 77 Squadron roars low over an audience of appreciative 'erks' during air tests at Elvington, Yorkshire, July 1943.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Fly show. Aircraft in the air. Mitchell B-25. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

RAF Bomber Command 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC bombers of No. 149 Squadron in flight, circa August 1940.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Five Douglas Boston Mark IIIs of No. 12 Squadron SAAF, lined up ready for take off at Gzina/Sidi Azzab, Libya.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Grumman Martlet of 888 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm warming up before take off on board HMS FORMIDABLE. Several bare chested members of the ships crew are holding on to the aircraft's wings whilst others work on its undercarriage.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. An AEC Type 'A' 2,500-gallon extra heavy petrol tractor refuelling an Avro Lancaster.

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