A CHECK AGAINST A^OURED CARS AND A HINDRANCE TO THE TANK: GIGANTIC COILS OF "FRENCH" WIRE, WHICH ENTWINES ITSELF AROUND ANY VEHICLE HAVING EXPOSED AXLES, THUS BRINGING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP-- BLOCKING A ROAD. {Topical.) j {Topical.)
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
I l..i i,'",'"' r-- i-- r-z.!z 111 I USED BY THE ARMEE DE L'AIR FOR MANY OF THE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS OVER THE SIEGFRIED LINE WHEN PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE GERMAN DEFENCES: THE FRENCH POTEZ 63. B2 GENERAL-PURPOSE MONOPLANE, WHICH HAS A SPEED OF SOME 300 M.P.H. The Potez 63.
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
AN EXAMPLE OF THE GATHERING MOMENTUM OF BRITAIN'S WAR INDUSTRY: BREN GUNS BEING FINISHED AND ASSEMBLED IN ONE AN EXAMPLE OF THE GATHEKING^M^ gMA^L ARMg FACTORIES WHICH ARE NOW WORKING AT FULL PRESSURE. [Central Press.) Above we show Bren guns being assembled and finished at one o
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
OUR WORLD-WIDE TRADE STEADILY PROCEEDS IN 4000 VESSELS, OF WHICH 2500 ARE CONSTANTLY AT SEA, GUARDED BY THE ROYAL NAVY SOME OF THE 2500 MOVING IN CONVOY UP ONE OF THE SEAWAYS OF THE BRITISH COAST. {Ojfic ial Photograph s i Our world-wide trade," said Mr. Churchill in his stirring
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
A WILHELMSHAVEN RAIDER: THE BRISTOL "BLENHEIM," SO FAST THAT IT CAN SERVE AS A TWIN-ENGINED FIGHTER AS WELL AS A BOMBER. Photo f>rrss The Bristol Blenheim was probably the fastest bomber in service in the world when war broke out. It has two Bristol Mercury motors, with a speed a
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
NOW, as in the Boer War and in 1914, HOW it""1 Wright's Coal Tar Soap is the recognised y J i AA skin protective for the Services. The prow* generous antiseptic lather of Wright infection is a safeguard that you can give HIM. Vl/r#/ 1# ^9
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
THE FAIREY BATTLE DAY BOMBER THE FASTEST SINGLE-ENGINED BOMBER IN THE R.A.F. AND USED FOR RECONNAISSANCE DUTIES. (Charles E. Brown.) i The Fairey "Battle" two-seat day bomber (Rolls-Royce "Merlin II engine) is the fastest of the three more modern types of single-engined bombers n
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
THE ARMSTRONG- WHITWORTH "WHITLEY," A HEAVY, TWIN-ENGINED NIGHT BOMBER, CARRYING A NORMAL CREW OF FIVE. (Chatles E. Brown.) i nougn nine nas oeen heard of this type of bomber so far, it is one of a group of heavy bomber designs-- including the Hampden and the Wellington," illustr
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
A FAST BRITISH FIGHTER 'PLANE WHICH BROUGHT DOWN HEINKELS IN THE GERMAN ATTACK ON A BRITISH CONVOY THE Hi WKER "HURRICANE"; AND (RIGHT) A RECONNAISSANCE 'PLANE IN GENERAL USE WITH THE B.E.F.-- THE WESTLAND LYSANDER." (Photographs by Charles E. Brown.) On the left of this double-p
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
AN INFORMAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM DOWNING STREET SOME MEMBERS OF BRITAIN'S WAR CABINET, WITH THE PRIME MINISTER (THIRD ON LEFT). {A.P.) Three members of Britain's War Cabinet (which consists of nine) are absent from our photograph Mr. Churchill, Sir John Simon, and Sir Samuel Hoare. Le
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England