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Servicing of the British bomber Handley Page Halifax in North Africa.

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The crew of a Martin Baltimore of No. 69 Squadron RAF, disembark from their aircraft at Luqa Malta, following a reconnaissance sortie 1942.

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Fred Potts (right) shaking hands with his Enniskillin Fusilier rescuer. Born 18 December 1892, died 3 November 1942, he was a member of the Berkshire Yeomanry. Trooper Potts was the only resident of Reading to win the Victoria Cross in the Great War. His Victoria Cross information states “As the British finally withdrew from Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli on 21 August 1915, scores of wounded were left on the slopes of the Hill, including Private F W O Potts and Trooper A W Andrews, 1st Berkshire Yeomanry, who lay there for two nights, hiding from the Turks. The only water to be had was from the water bottles of dead comrades. On the 23rd Potts managed to make it back to British lines dragging Andrews on a shovel.

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British munitions experts attach magnetic mines to a Handley Page HP.52 Hampden bomber to mine German naval bases and block German submarines. 1941.

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Soviet soldiers storm an apartment block amidst the ruins of war-torn Stalingrad - 1941

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Salute the Brave: R.A.F. Bombers of WWII. To all bomber crews who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom we will remember you all.

About 57, 000 out of 125, 000 aircrew were killed in WWII representing a devastating 46% mortality rate. The highest of any branch of the British Armed Forces. 28% of these were Commonwealth and Allied servicemen serving with the RAF. 8,400 were wounded and 9,840 captured.

Meaning only about 40% of aircrew survived the entire war without being killed, injured, or captured.

Over 500,000 operational sorties flown with 8,325 aircraft lost in action and 1.24 million tons of bombs dropped in Europe. (FTP)

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Soldiers in woodland near Ypres marching along 'Regent Street', 1915

by Fortunino Matania

This was drawn by Matania whilst on a visit to the front line in 1915 and was accompanied by a further written report from the artist in the same issue. The scene depicts relief soldiers marching through 'Plug Street' or Ploegsteert Woods 8 miles from Ypres on the 'Regent Street' back to the front line trenches. Many of the main thoroughfares and trench links were given nicknames such as 'Regent Street', 'Rotten Row', 'Warrington Road' and 'Hellfire Corner'. The nicknames were painted on wooden signs which were hung for reference as can be seen clearly in this illustration with the sign board nailed to a tree.