Battle of Britain

Operations: A German Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 bomber flying over Wapping, London at the start of the Luftwaffe's evening raids of 7 September 1940. Copy negative of part of an aerial photograph taken from a German aircraft at 1848 hrs German time.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection Armourers preparing belts of .303-inch ammunition for Hawker Hurricane Mk I DU-J (serial L1926) of No. 312 (Czech) Squadron RAF. Flown by Alois Vašátko it shared the shooting down of a Junkers Ju 88 on 8th October 1940.

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

Air Raid Damage in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 British troops of Western Command clearing up bomb damage in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 15 March 1941.

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 1000 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image. This image is part of the New York Times Paris Bureau Collection.

Spitfire pilots of No. 19 Squadron relax between sorties outside their crew room at Manor Farm, Fowlmere, September 1940. Left to right: Pilot Officer Wallace 'Jock' Cunningham, Sub-Lieutenant Arthur 'Admiral' Blake of the Fleet Air Arm and Flying Officer Frank Brinsden, with pet spaniel.

Barrie Heath in RAF Uniform, circa 1940

An abstracted aerial view of a wide flat landscape including the mouth of a river.Above the sky is full of aircraft contrails and smoke plumes, while to the upper right aircraft are flying in formation.

Tapestry By Grayson Perry 2017

Tapestry By Grayson Perry 2017

Formation flypast of RAF Aircraft types that participated in the Battle of Britain in 1940, 5 Hawker Hurricanes (including 1 Sea Hurricane), 3 Supermarine Mk.1 Spitfires and a Bristol Blenheim Mk.1(F). The Hurricanes then went on to complete a 4 ship display, followed by a separate display by one of the Spitfires together with the Blenheim

The painting is an attempt to give the sense of an aerial battle in operation over a wide area and thus summarises England's great aerial victory over Germany. The scene includes certain elements constant during the Battle of Britain - the river winding from the town and across parched country, down to the sea; beyond, the shores of the Continent, above, the mounting cumulus concentrating at sunset after a hot brilliant day; across the spaces of sky, trails of airplanes, smoke tracks of dead or damaged machines falling, floating clouds, parachutes, balloons. Against the approaching twilight new formations of Luftwaffe, threatening...

Aircraft spotter on the roof of a building in London. St. Paul's Cathedral is in the background (Observer Corps aircraft spotter on the roof of a building in London during the Battle of Britain, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background.)

Battle of Britain embroidery. RAF Museum London

This stunning formation of Battle of Britain types is led by the newly restored Blenhiem, now representing a MkI. Around her are three MkI Spitfires, while a lone Hurricane brings up the rear. The Blenhiem is actually Bolingbroke '10201' (G-BPIV) The Spitfires are:- N3200 (G-CFGJ) in genuine 19sqn markings, X4650 (G-CGUK) in genuine 54sqn markings as 'KL-A' and AR213 (G-AIST) painted as 'P7308 / XR-D' of 71(Eagle)sqn. Finally, the Hurricane is 'G-HURI', a Canadian built MkXII, painted as P3700 / RF-E of 303sqn. 2015 Flying Legends airshow. Duxford, UK. 12-7-2015

Battle of Britain Operations Room, RAF Duxford

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, prepare to march in the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, along with RAF personnel and community members also participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)

U.S. Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, stand at attention during the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. The parade was held in remembrance of the WWII military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Ratz, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, and air conditioning craftsman, calls the flight to attention during the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. The parade was held in remembrance of the WWII military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)

U.S. Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, begin their march in the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, along with RAF personnel and community members also participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)

U.S. Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, march in the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. The parade was held in remembrance of the WWII military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)

U.S. Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath and RAF Cadets wait to enter St. Mary’s Church during the Battle of Britain Parade in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Sept. 17, 2023. The events culminated in a remembrance ceremony held inside the historic St Mary's Church, alongside Royal Air Force and local community members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delanie Brown)