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Here we list our most recent pictures. Follow this link for Pictures from the first half of 2008 - Pictures from July-August 2008 - Picture from September-October 2008

14 December 2009

Morane Saulnier M.S. 406 of GC I/3	French Air Defence Balloon, 1939	Heinkel He 111 forced down in France	French Aircrew, 1939
French Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1939	Commonwealth Wirraway	Vickers Vildebeest III	Vickers Vildebeest being used for bombing training in New Zealand
Gregor FDB-1	Commonwealth Wirraway Production	Aero Engine training for Australian airmen	Canadian Aircrew in Training
Loire 130	Loire 130 above French warships	Heinkel He 60	Heinkel He 60 and collapsible boat
Formation of Fairey Battles	Fairey Battle of No.226 Squadron	Group of Fairey Battle Pilots	Heinkel He 111E
Dornier Do 17E-1 of 9./KG 255	Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 No.35	Morane Saulnier MS 405

14 December 2009

HMS Argus off North Africa	Grumman Martlet lands on carrier	HMS Avenger and HMS Biter	Grumman Martlet lands on HMS Victorious
Loading a Fairey Swordfish with a torpedo	Supermarine Seafire taking off from carrier	Boulton Paul Overstrand gun turret	Hawker Hurricane Squadron in flight
Patrol of Avro Ansons	Avro Anson in flight	Vickers Wellington I	Vickers Wellington sets off to attack Kiel, 4 September 1939
Interior of Wellington in 'The Lion Has Wings'	Crew of a Wellington after a raid, September 1939

22 November 2009

Fairey Battle under construction (1 of 2)	Fairey Battle under construction (2 of 2)	Troops loading a Junkers Ju 52/3m	Formation of Junkers Ju 87 Stukas
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.I	Nose and cockpit of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I	Armstrong Siddeley Tiger radial engine	Armstrong Whitworth Whitley under construction
Painting an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley	Messerschmitt Bf 109B-1	Fairey Swordfish on anti U-Boat patrol

16 November 2009

Battle of Lowestoft, 1665	Loss of the Eendracht at Lowestoft, 1665	Battle of Bergen, 2/12 August 1665, by Van de Velde the Elder	Portrait of Cornelis Tromp by Abraham Willaerts
Gouda and Hollandia at sea before the Four Days Battle	The Gouda, 1666	The Westfriesland, Second day of the Four Days Battle	Detail showing Westfriesland
The Expedition, a fourth-rate of 1637	The Zeven Provincien in 1666	The capture of the Royal Prince during the Four Days Battle	The Royal Prince, 1666

5 November 2009

HMS Topaze,
Christmas Watch 1916

23 October 2009

General Count Guglielmo Pecori-Giraldi	Italian gunners on the march	Covered Italian Trench, Isonzo Front	Italian '75' Spotlight, Alpine Front
General Luigi Cadorna	Austrian Position in the Trentino	Austrian Troops on the Mountain Tops	Italian Troops head to the Front
Italian Vedette on the Carso	Italian Artillery on the move on the Trentino	Italian Field Artillery on the Trentino	Italian 149mm Howitzer
Italian 149mm Howitzer Firing	Italian troops dragging a heavy gun	Italian Anti-Aircraft Gun of 1916	Italian Field Artillery on the move, 1916

20 October 2009

Italian Heavy Artillery Transport	Austrian Gun defending Mountain Pass, 1916	Italian Rocket-launched Flare	First World War Bersaglieri
Italian Infantry, 1916	Italian Second Line Summer Quarters	Barbed Wire on the Alpine Front	Italian General Headquarters, Alpine Front, 1916
Communication Trench, Monte Podgora	Winter on the Alpine Front (1 of 3)	Winter on the Alpine Front (2 of 3)	Winter on the Alpine Front (3 of 3)

25 September 2009

Spitfire Mk Vc of No.92 Squadron at Gibraltar

28 August 2009

Fallschirmgewehr 42	Gewehr 41 semi-automatic rifle	M1 Garand, M1 and M1A1 Carbines	Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle
Enfield EM-2 rifle	Front view of the TSR-2	Side view of the TSR-2	L1A1 Rifle
L86A1 Light Support Weapon	L98A1 Cadet Rifle	SA80 Carbine Mk 1	SA80 Carbine Mk 2
Enfield 4.85mm Individual Weapon	SA80A2 UGL	SA80 User Handbook

6 August 2009

Detail from Battle of Scheveningen by Willem van de Velde the Elder	Battle of Scheveningen by Willem van de Velde the Elder	Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, by Jan Abrahamszoon Beerstraaten	Fireship Tactics in the Line of Battle
Loss of the Royal James at Sole Bay, 1672 (1 of 2)	Loss of the Royal James at Sole Bay, 1672 (2 of 2)	French ships burning at Saint Vaast le Hougue, 1692 (1 of 2)	French ships burning at Saint Vaast le Hougue, 1692 (2 of 2)

5 August 2009

Gas attack at Loos, September 1915 (1 of 2)	Gas attack at Loos, September 1915 (2 of 2)	Village of Loos after the battle	'Tower Bridge' pit head, Loos
The German road to their trenches at Loos	Major-General Sir Thompson Capper	German prisoners captured at Loos (1 of 2)	German prisoners captured at Loos (2 of 2)
German strongpoint in a quarry near Hulluch, 1915 (1 of 2)	German strongpoint in a quarry near Hulluch, 1915 (2 of 2)	George V meets soldiers wounded at Loos, September 1915

29 July 2009

EM-1 Thorpe Rifle	Mauser Gerat 06	EM-1 Korsac Rifle (1 of 2)	EM-1 Korsac Rifle (2 of 2)
Sturmgewehr (StG) 45	Sturmgewehr (StG) 45	Sturmgewehr (StG) 44	Sturmgewehr (StG) 44
M-2 10 Taden Gun

5 June 2009

North African Theatre	Early moves in North Africa, 1940-41	Berlin 1945: Theatres of Operation	Berlin: The Initial Soviet Drive, 16-18 April 1945
Berlin: Breakout and Encirclement, 18-25 April 1945	Berlin: The Stop Lines	Berlin: The Soviets advance into the city	Berlin: Battle for the Reichstag, 30 April-2 May 1945
Stalingrad: The Germans advance into the Caucasus	Stalingrad: Soviet Staff Map 1941	Stalingrad: The German advance towards the city	Stalingrad: German Advance into the City
Stalingrad: 14-19 September 1942	Stalingrad: 13 September-19 November 1942	Stalingrad: Red Army Wire Communications	Stalingrad: Operation Uranus, 19 November-24 December 1942
Stalingrad: The German Relief Effort, December 1942	Stalingrad: German Positions in the pocket, 25 November 1942	Stalingrad: Operations Uranus and Little Saturn	Stalingrad: January-March 1943
14th Platoon, C Company, 2/7th Battalion, 17th Brigade (Australian)	Surrender of Lieutenant General Hatazo Adachi	Back of picture of surrender of Adachi	Japanese Prisoners taken by the Australians, New Guinea

5 June 2009

Ramsey, Eisenhower and Montgomery on D-Day	Gliders approach Normandy	Hamilcar Glider landings in Normandy	American Gliders in Normandy
Landing Craft Infantry pass Landing Ship Tank	Landing Craft, Infantry, on D-Day	Admiral Ramsey watching the D-Day landings	British troops in a DUKW on D-Day

2 June 2009

Crown Prince Wilhelm at Verdun	German wounded leave Verdun	German troops arrive at Verdun	Caillette Wood near Verdun
Fort Souville, Verdun	Rue Jeanne d'Arc, Verdun, 1916	Twenty ambulances for Verdun from Lloyds	French '75s' at Fort Douaumont

28 May 2009

Medals awarded to Verdun, 1916	Cleared streets at Verdun, 1916	Ruined street at Verdun, 1916	Ruined building at Verdun, 1916
Beaurepair Bridge Verdun, 1916	Temporary Aircraft Hanger, Verdun, 1916	French Supply Depot, Verdun, 1916

14 May 2009

Map showing the D-Day Beaches	D-Day beachheads at midnight, 6-7 June 1944	The Omaha Beach Area	German defences and American plans, Omaha Beach
Actual Landing Zones, Omaha Beach	Omaha Beach at Noon, 6 June 1944	Omaha Beach at Midnight, 6-7 June 1944	British 2nd Army on D-Day
Utah Beach on D-Day	Sword Beach on D-Day	Gold Beach on D-Day	Juno Beach on D-Day

12 May 2009

American troops prepare to embark before D-Day	DUKW being loaded into a LST before D-Day	Beach Obstructions under construction, Normandy	The D-Day Invasion Fleet
American wounded return to Britain after D-Day	General Eisenhower meets a group of paratroops before D-Day	Hunt class destroy fires on the D-Day beaches	HMS Rodney in action on D-Day
Spent shell cases on USS Nevada, D-Day	D-Day Invasion Currency

8 May 2009

'Gooseberry' Blockships at Arromanches	Montgomery and General Graham, commander 50th (Northumbrian) Division	Omaha Beach, June 1945	Arromanches Beach, 1945
US Troops landing on D-Day	9th Canadian Division land on Juno Beach	Hochpfählen (High Stake) Beach Obstruction	The D-Day Landings from Above

7 May 2009

D-Day landings seen from HMS Beagle (Main)

D-Day landings seen from HMS Beagle (Left)

D-Day landings seen from HMS Beagle (Right)

The Mulberry port at Arromanches

6 May 2009

The Mulberry port at Arromanches	Rear-Admiral Philip Vian, commander Eastern Force on D-Day	Rear Admiral Alan Kirk, commander Western Force on D-Day	'Rhino' self-propelled ferry
'Rhine' ferry and Landings Ships (Tank)	Montgomery and Leigh-Mallory during Overlord	Commando unit digs in on D-Day	Airspeed Horsa in Normandy

4 May 2009

Battery of French 75s at Verdun	General Nivelle at Verdun, 1916	Major Raynal, the defender of Fort Vaux, 1916	The Meuse at Verdun, 1916
The old town of Verdun, 1916	French field kitchens at Verdun, 1916	French troops testing their respirators at Verdun

3 May 2009

General Aleksey Alekseyevich Brusilov in 1916	Major-General Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend	General Joffre at his desk	Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of Battle-Cruiser Fleet
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the Grand Fleet	Rear-Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot	Admiral Sir Cecil Burney

22 April 2009

Mosquito being serviced at Arakan

Big gun of Mosquito FB XVIII

Mosquito B VI of No.105 Squadron

Mosquito being loaded with 4,000lb bomb

21 April 2009

General John K. Cannon, 1895-1955, Italy March 1944

General John K. Cannon, commander of Mediterranean Allied Air Force

Formal portrait of General Henry Harley 'Hap' Arnold

20 April 2009

Mosquito attack on Aalesund, 17 March 1945	Mosquito attack on Dalsfjord, 23 March 1945	Mosquito attack on Sande Fjord, 4 April 1945	Coastal Command Mosquito coming in to land
Coastal Command Mosquitoes taxiing before a raid	A Coastal Command Base, Scotland	de Havilland Mosquito PR IX	Bomb aimer on de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Mosquito B XVI

15 April 2009

B-24 Liberators on their way to Austria, April 1944	B-24 Liberators over Tours, 1944 (1 of 2)	B-24 Liberators over Tours, 1944 (2 of 2)	Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger attacks Japanese Destroyer at Truk
B-24 Liberator attacks Vinh, French Indo-China	Vickers Wellington in Italy, 1944	'Sniffer' magnetic runway clearer	de Havilland Mosquito FB XVIII
de Havilland Mosquito 20mm cannon being armed	de Havilland Mosquito FB VI test firing its guns	Aldis lamp giving take-off signal	20mm cannon ammo for de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Mosquito PR XVI D for Dorothy (1 of 4)	de Havilland Mosquito PR XVI D for Dorothy (2 of 4)	de Havilland Mosquito PR XVI D for Dorothy (3 of 4)	de Havilland Mosquito PR XVI D for Dorothy (4 of 4)

3 December

Part of the crew of HMS Topaze	The Royal Marine detachment of HMS Topaze	All Comers Galley's Crew HMS Topaze, 1916	HMS Topaze in the Adriatic, 1916
The Ladies of the Concert Party, HMS Topaze	Concert Party on stage, HMS Topaze	The champion football team of HMS Topaze	Memorial to Francesco C. Tabone
New Years Greetings for 1917 from No.21 Mess, HMS Topaze	Rowing Team, HMS Topaze	The Stoker Petty Officers Racing Crew on HMS Topaze.	The winning Stokers Cutters Crew, March 1916, on HMS Topaze
The World's Worst Wizards	Winning boat of £300 trophy on HMS Topaze	Concert party in uniform, HMS Topaze	Short Stirling MG-D of No.7 Squadron, RAF
Enlistment Notice, 31 January 1941	Postponement of Calling up for service	Notice to Recruit to Rejoin for Service, 14 July 1941
Christmas Menu, 1944: Front Page	Christmas Menu, 1944: Page 1	Christmas Menu, 1944: Page 2	Christmas Menu, 1944: Back Page
Christmas Concert, 1943: Front Page	Christmas Concert, 1943: Page 1	Christmas Concert, 1943: Page 2

28 November

Heinkel He 111 H-8 cable cutter: side view	Heinkel He 111 H-8 cable cutter: front view	SC 1800 Satan German HE bomb	SC 50 German HE bomb
SC 50 HE bomb - tail fins	SC 100 HE bomb in bomb rack	Brewster Buffaloes over Malaya	Side view of Curtiss Kittyhawk I
Mitsubishi Ki-21 'Sally'	German bomb fuse	Short Stirling Engines being adjusted	Short Stirlings under construction
Lockheed Hudson after bouncing off the sea

24 November 2008

Battle of the Coral Sea: 5 May 1942, 08:00	Battle of the Coral Sea: 6 May 1942, 08:00	Battle of the Coral Sea: 6 May 1942, 19:00	Battle of the Coral Sea: 7 May 1942, 16:30
Battle of the Coral Sea: 8 May 1942, 09:00

21 November 2008

Madang, New Guinea	Native Papuan of the Upper Purari Valley	Port Moresby Harbour	Main street of Salamaua
Pre-war Salamaua	Guinea Airways hanger at Salamaua on fire	Mandated Airways hanger at Salamaua after Japanese Raid	Type 95 Ha Go light tanks, Milne Bay 1942
Major-General E. F. Herring	Japanese Invasion Barge, Milne Bay	Lt. General S. F. Rowell	Furthest Japanese Advance, Milne Bay
105mm Howitzer airlifted to New Guinea	Supplies being air-dropped, New Guinea	Australian and Japanese signposts, Kokoda Trail	The Australian flag being raised over Kokoda
25-pounder on the Kokoda Trail	Mud on the Kokoda Trail

20 November 2008

Allied plan for attack on Buna-Gona position

Battle of Buna

18 November 2008

Kokoda Trail - The Japanese advance

Kokoda Trail - The Australian advance

US Officer visits Papuan Village, 1942

Remains of a Zero, New Guinea

17 November 2008

Map of Gona-Buna area, Papua	Map showing Kokoda Trail, Papua	New Guinea during the Second World War
Japanese guns captured at Sanananda	Australian troops in a foxhole, Papua	US Troops mopping up near Buna	Australian patrol enters the jungle, New Guinea
Japanese sniper's nest, New Guinea	Landing petrol, Papua	Australian troops reach Wau, January 1943	US Troops hunt snipers, New Guinea
Australian Heavy Artillery, New Guinea	Australian 25pdr in the jungle	Fully loaded US troops, New Guinea	Japanese landing craft, New Guinea
Australian Troops at Milne Bay, 1942	Milne Bay, eastern tip of New Guinea	Major General Cyril A. Clowes

16 November 2008

Japanese destroyer sinking off New Guinea

Stuart Tank supports the assault on Buna

Japanese wounded at Gona, Papua

Japanese POWs from Guadalcanal and Papua

15 November 2008

Japanese bombing raid on Port Moresby	Papuan Porters, 1942	Australian Soldiers on the Kokoda Trail, 1942	US Troops reach Port Moresby, 1942
General T. Blamey and General MacArthur	Japanese naval gun, Buna	Native stretcher bearers, Sanananda	US and Australian troops moving signal gear, Sanananda
Australian mortar firing during final assault on Buna	Japanese casualties on the beach at Buna