MPX5128033: Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten and members of the Russian Military Mission watch a large scale demonstration of new aircraft types in the Eastern Command. The object was to familiarise the Army with the new types of planes including Lease Land machines. May 1942 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5127920: A sculptor working on a sculpture of an angel for the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool. The foundation stone for the cathedral was laid in July 1904, and it was consecrated in 1924, though regular services were not held until 1940. The cathedral is the largest in Britain, 14th January 1934 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5127966: Mr David Jones at Coventry Airport with his home-made aeroplane. The plane took four years to build at a cost of £550 pounds. The plane, a single seat French designed Druine Turbulent, took it's maiden flight from Covenry to Swansea and back. Mr Jones plans to take the aircraft to Ireland and France for holidays, reaching a top spedd of 90 m.p.h 18th June 1962 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images