Normandy 1944. A Hawker Typhoon Mk IB fires its rockets at a formation of German tanks which navigate through the bocage. With the fading power of the Luftwaffe, the allied airforce reigned the skies above the battlefield. Armed with rockets, these ground attack planes proved themselves by destroying trucks, trains and tanks of the enemy.
During WWI a new weapon entered the battlefield, the so called tank. The Mark I entered service in August 1916, and was first used in action on the morning of 15 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Somme Offensive.
A Churchill AVRE of the 79th Armoured Division has arrived to place a bridge on a crossing where the previous bridge has been destroyed. Meanwhile British soldiers leave their Bren Carrier to secure the area.
This ‘Bren carrier’ is part of the British 3rd Infantry Division, which took part in operations in the Netherlands during the later part of the war. The crew is taking in the sight, enjoying a little bit of peace before moving on with the patrol.
This diorama displays the British Expeditionary Force in France during the 1940 campaign. An A10 Cruiser tank is entering the village, where a Scamell Pioneer truck has parked further up the road to assist in clearing mines and setting up the communication lines for command.
A Folland Gnat belonging to RAF Valley is ready to take off in Wales. The Folland Gnat was originally developed as a light and affordable jet fighter, but went on to be used extensively by the Royal Air Force as an advanced fast jet training aircraft.
British crew members of the 2nd Household Cavalry take a rest outside of their DAC MK I. They have parked close to the field of a shepherd.
A Bofors 40 mm gun is prepared to light up te sky in North Africa. These Bofors cannons were heavily used during World War II, being used as anti-aircraft guns.
The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War.
By 1943, the RAF needed a dedicated ground attack fighter and the Typhoon was suited to the role.