Back them up!: Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. often fly a total distance of 1,200 miles and over 15,000 ft. mountains in the Alps, to bomb the industrial towns of North Italy Accession Number: ARTV03902

Description

British Second World War poster referring to the vital nature of home front support for British forces overseas.

The image fills the top two thirds of the poster with the title underneath. The image is a stylised painting of RAF Bombers (either AVRO Lancasters or Handley Page Halifaxes) flying over snow covered mountains and a burning city. The subtitle of this poster is 'Heavy bombers of the RAF often fly a total distance of 1,200 miles and over 15,000 ft. mountains in the Alps, to bomb the industrial towns of North Italy.

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Accession Number
ARTV03902
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph on paper
Measurement
sheet: 75.5 cm x 50 cm
Overall: 81.5 cm x 55.5 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper on foamcore
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the High Commissioner for the UK in Australia 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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