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Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Polish pilots of 303 Squadron, 1940

Polish pilots of 303 Squadron, 1940
John Alexander Kent and the Polish pilots of 303 Squadron walking away from Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain, 1940

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799. Artist: Lemuel Francis Abbott

Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799. Artist: Lemuel Francis Abbott
Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799. Probably the most famous portrait of Nelson, painted after his victory at the Battle of the Nile, from an earlier sketch

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Propaganda poster: prime ministers statement

Propaganda poster: prime ministers statement
Second world war propaganda poster. Above a photograph of five brave airmen is a quotation from the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill: Never was so much owed by so many to so few

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Wartime poster of Churchills famous words

Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799, (c1920). Artist: Henry Bone

Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799, (c1920). Artist: Henry Bone
Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799, (c1920). Portrait of Nelson after his victory at the Battle of the Nile. One of Britains greatest military figures

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt: - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles, 1798

Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt: - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles, 1798
XYC289253 Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt:- Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles, 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.4x35.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V. C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939)

The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V. C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939)
The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V.C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939). The Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Sgt Babbage lighting a cigarette, Bognor, 26 Aug 1940

Sgt Babbage lighting a cigarette, Bognor, 26 Aug 1940
On the beach at Bognor Regis close to the pier, the rescued pilot is accompanied by policemen and soldiers. Sgt Cyril Babbage belonged to 602 City of Glasgow Squadron, based at Westhampnett

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain
A circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881

Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorkes Drift, South Africa, in January 1879

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Admiral Horatio Nelson

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: RAF Scramble

RAF Scramble
RAF fighter pilots run for their planes. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: RAF Pilots scramble during th Battle of Britain Conflict World War Two Pilots

RAF Pilots scramble during th Battle of Britain Conflict World War Two Pilots running Aircraft Fighter Supermarine Spitfire Airfield England DH Circa July 1940 1940s © Mirrorpix dvdnews

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Lady Eileen Orde

Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Scene from the First World War: at the Battle of Nery in September 1914, the British 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920)

Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). In 1877, Theophilus Shepstone (1817-1893) a British South African statesman was responsible for the annexation of

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Duke of Wellington commemorative plate

Duke of Wellington commemorative plate with surround featuring important events and battles. 19th century

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The three remaining Supermarine Spitfire XIXs

The three remaining Supermarine Spitfire XIXs, PM631, PS853 and PS915, in the RAF being flown to RAF Biggin Hill to join Fighter Commands unit Hurricane

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Morgan sacks Panama

Morgan sacks Panama
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688) and his English buccaneers sack the Spanish city of Panama, looting immense wealth and returning to Jamaica a hero

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Will They Never Come? World War One poster

Will They Never Come? World War One poster
World War One recruitment poster using a photograph from the Weekly Dispatch showing a bloodied and bandaged British soldier who having just dispatched the enemy with his rifle simultaneously

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised

Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised
STC413345 Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Victors of the Nile, 1803 (engraving)

Victors of the Nile, 1803 (engraving)
3244739 Victors of the Nile, 1803 (engraving) by Bromley, William I (1769-1842); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s)

Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) died in battle against the French near Alexandria in Egypt

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon

Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon
Preparing to Fly to France to Escape Bad Weather for Filming, a Pilot Wearing a Flying-Suit and Life-Jacket Walking Past a Row of Mock Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109E Fighter with 3 Spitfires Parked

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon

Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon
Pilot Walking with a Row of Three Mock Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109 Fighter During the Filming of the Movie The Battle-Of-Britain 1968 / 1969 Date: 1968

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon

Hispano HA-1112 M1L Buchon
Pilot Checking Paperwork on a Mock Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109 Fighter During the Filming of the Movie The Battle-Of-Britain 1968 / 1969 Date: 1968

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Hawker Hurricane Mk 1

Hawker Hurricane Mk 1
Royal Air Force RAF 87 Sqn Pilot Scramble to Their Hawker Hurricanes before the Battle-Of-Britain Date: 1939

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Royal Berkshire Regiment. The Heroic Stand at Maiwand, 1880, (1939)

The Royal Berkshire Regiment. The Heroic Stand at Maiwand, 1880, (1939). British forces resisting an Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan on 27 July 1880 during the Second

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: John Travers Cornwell, Boy 1st class (1900-1916), 20th century (oil)

John Travers Cornwell, Boy 1st class (1900-1916), 20th century (oil)
7337874 John Travers Cornwell, Boy 1st class (1900-1916), 20th century (oil) by McEvoy, Ambrose (1878-1927); 50.8x406.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1812 (oil painting)

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1812 (oil painting)
7337656 The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1812 (oil painting) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 67.3x108 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1779 (oil painting)

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1779 (oil painting)
7337655 The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, 1779 (oil painting) by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); 114.3x182.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Dominic Serres)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Mindeblad om Danmarks Haedersdag, Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark), early 19th century (lithograph)

Mindeblad om Danmarks Haedersdag, Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark), early 19th century (lithograph)
MMM5484687 Mindeblad om Danmarks Haedersdag, Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark), early 19th century (lithograph); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Mindeblad om Danmarks Haedersdag)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The hero of Lucknow, 1858

The hero of Lucknow, 1858
1575300 The hero of Lucknow, 1858; (add.info.: The hero of Lucknow, presented to the "Albion" subscribers, New York, 1859, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie 1822-1895 dated 1859)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Bol, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery)

Bol, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471383 Bol, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Bol)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 (oil painting)

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 (oil painting)
7337654 The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759 (oil painting) by Paton, Richard (1717-91); 101.6x165.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: The life of a sailor, c.1860 (coloured lithograph)

The life of a sailor, c.1860 (coloured lithograph)
7342013 The life of a sailor, c.1860 (coloured lithograph) by Hanhart, Michael (19th century); 35x24.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: M. & N. Hanhart; Leoni Lee & Co)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.late 19th century (watercolour, ivory, silver)

Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.late 19th century (watercolour, ivory, silver, pearl, emerald, leather)
7340096 Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.late 19th century (watercolour, ivory, silver, pearl, emerald, leather) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x4.3 cm; National Maritime Museum

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786), 1765 (oil on canvas)

Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786), 1765 (oil on canvas)
7337952 Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786), 1765 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Captain James Bowen (1751-1835), 19th Century (oil on canvas)

Captain James Bowen (1751-1835), 19th Century (oil on canvas)
7337847 Captain James Bowen (1751-1835), 19th Century (oil on canvas) by British School, (19th century); 77.5x63.8x1.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: British School)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Detail of a British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1795-1812

Detail of a British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1795-1812 (wool and silk and gold alloy embroidered decorations)
MMM5475203 Detail of a British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1795-1812 (wool and silk and gold alloy embroidered decorations); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662358 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. George II, The Harvest of 1757. 2)

Background imageWar heroes and pilots from the Battle of Britain Collection: Plate, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery)

Plate, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471419 Plate, decorated with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Plate)



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