Aircraft of the R.A.F. - Some famous types - I Accession Number: ARTV01571

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British Second World War poster depicting ten different types of Allied aircraft. The poster was one of a series of similar posters used for the identification of aircraft and features images of the different aircraft along with a brief accompanying statement about their roles in the war.

The majority depicts RAAF aircrafts. These are:
Stirling - 'Biggest bombers in he world, "Stirlings" have dropped their immense bomb-loads on Berlin among other targets'.
Flying Fortress - 'Emden, Rotterdam, Kiel and shipping in the Macassar Straits are among targets attacked by "Fortresses." '
Hampden - 'Medium bombers, continuously used in attacking objectives in Germany. "Hampdens" cut the Dartmund-Ems Canal. '
Hurricane II - ' "Hurricanes" played a leading part in the Battle of Britain. Now armed with twelve machine guns or four 20 m.m. cannon and used for low level bombing. '
Wellington - 'These long range bombers have flown from England across the Alps to hit targets at Naples in Italy. '
Spitfire II - 'Britain's most famous fighter. Now armed with two cannon and four machine guns, or eight machine guns. '
Blenheim - 'Constant scourge of enemy shipping, "Blenheims" also made the great daylight raid on the German power-stations near Cologne. '
Beaufighter - 'Armed with four cannon and six machine guns, "Beaufighters" have scored great successes against German dive-bombers in Libya'.
Halifax - 'Among many raids carried out by these giant long-range bombers are attacks on the German harbours of Emden and Kiel, also Berlin. '
Sunderland - ' "Sunderlands" have done brilliant work in guarding British convoys and bombing German submarines. A "Sunderland" weighs 20 tons. '

Details

Accession Number
ARTV01571
Printer
Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Sheet: 76.2 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
photolithograph
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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