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Description: | Concept: civilian morale, charities, empire / commonwealth, air raid / blitz, aircraft, cityscape, landscape, seascape, shipping, flag / banner / standard, emblems, industry, military personnel Description: whole: the four images are positioned in the lower three-quarters, each held within a narrow black border. The badge of the Sierra Leone colonial flag is placed in the lower right, held within a black circular border. The title and text are separate and positioned in the upper quarter and lower half, in black. All set against an orange background and held within a white and red border. image: the first image is a depiction of an RAF fighter aircraft. The three other images depict several fighter planes involved in aerial attacks on German aircraft, ports and shippping. text: YOUR 'SPITFIRES' IN ACTION SIERRA LEONE Subscriptions from Sierra Leone have bought 'Spitfire' fighter aircraft for Britain. These planes protect British homes and industries from aerial attack and harass enemy shipping and transport. When enemy bombers approach Britain, the fighters go up to drive them away. Here is a Sierra Leone fighter plane shooting down an enemy bomber over one of Britain's industrial towns. Sierra Leone fighter planes also take part in offensive sweeps over enemy-occupied territory and cause much damage to shipping and transport and communications with their machine-gun fire. Sierra Leone fighters protect Allied merchant ships from hostile aircraft. Many vital cargoes have reached port only because of the watchful presence of fighter planes. Thank you, Sierra Leone! Other war gifts from Sierra Leone include bombers and contributions to the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Distress Fund, mobile canteens, Aid to Russia, British Red Cross Society, Prisoners of War Fund and many other funds. AUSPICE BRITANNIA LIBER [Translation: 'Free under Britain's protection'] PRINTED IN ENGLAND 51-4979 G.P.D. 365/54 Object: ship, aircraft, crane, flag | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5133... | Go to resource |
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