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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 Solomon Islands 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: 'SPITFIRE' AIRCRAFT IN ACTION SOLOMON ISLANDS Subscriptions from the Solomon Islands have helped to buy fighter aircraft for Britain. These planes protect British homes and industries from aerial attack and harass enemy shipping and transport. When enemy bombers approach Great Britain, fighter squadrons take off and drive them away. Here is a fighter shooting down an enemy bomber over one of Britain's industrial towns. Fighter Command 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. Fighter aircraft also have the job of protecting merchant shipping from hostile aircraft. Many vital cargoes have reached port only because of the watchful presence of fighter planes. Thank you, Solomon Islands! BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS 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=5134... | Go to resource |
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