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Second World War fighter pilot
Photograph of a pilot of an RAF Thunderbolt taking part in a bombing raid off the coast of Burma.
The King visits the war workers, 1939-1945
Photograph of George VI visiting a naval workyard.
The lady with the lamp, 1943
Photograph of a front line nurse attending a casualty in a field clearing station.
Troops crossing Chindwin River, 1944
Photograph of British and Indian Army troops of XIV Corps crossing the Chindwin River near Sittaung in Burma on a floating 'Bailey Bridge'.
VE celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, 1945
Photograph of Victory in Europe celebrations in Trafalgar square
WAAFs with RAF fighter, 1939-1945
Photograph of WAAF ground crew manoeuvring RAF fighter into hangar at night
Winston Churchill at the Siegfried Line, 1945
Photograph of Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Field Marshal Montgomery, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Simpson of US 9th Army amongst the 'Dragon's Teeth' tank defences of the Siegfried Line.