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Interested in the Army Film and Photographic Unit (AFPU), military history, wartime art, photography. Random other reposts. WHW IC member. Substack https://substack.com/@insharpfocus. Also on Twitter. (Profile IWM E11085)
Good evening.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Good evening.
Pioneers on a Frozen Road at Kapelle near Goes, Zeeland, by Thomas Barclay Hennell.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4919
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4919
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Pioneers on a Frozen Road at Kapelle near Goes, Zeeland, by Thomas Barclay Hennell.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4919
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4919
Rockets from a Typhoon of No 181 Squadron, RAF, fired at buildings at Carpiquet airfield, Normandy.
IWM (C 4460)
IWM (C 4460)
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Rockets from a Typhoon of No 181 Squadron, RAF, fired at buildings at Carpiquet airfield, Normandy.
IWM (C 4460)
IWM (C 4460)
Aeroplanes on an Airfield, by Eric Ravilious, 1942.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1857)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1857)
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Aeroplanes on an Airfield, by Eric Ravilious, 1942.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1857)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1857)
Before Take Off, by Dennis Adams, 1944
AWM ART22246
AWM ART22246
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Before Take Off, by Dennis Adams, 1944
AWM ART22246
AWM ART22246
Monday.
IWM (H 28066), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 28066), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Monday.
IWM (H 28066), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 28066), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
Good evening.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good evening.
Office Dog, France 1944, by Guy Burn, 1944.
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 16578 51)
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 16578 51)
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Office Dog, France 1944, by Guy Burn, 1944.
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 16578 51)
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 16578 51)
Friday.
IWM (H 38302), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 38302), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Friday.
IWM (H 38302), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 38302), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
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'The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940' by Charles Pears
(Guildhall Art Gallery)
(Guildhall Art Gallery)
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
'The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940' by Charles Pears
(Guildhall Art Gallery)
(Guildhall Art Gallery)
Malta: Fighters take off from Luca's bombed runway, by Leslie Cole, 1943.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3554)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3554)
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Malta: Fighters take off from Luca's bombed runway, by Leslie Cole, 1943.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3554)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3554)
Men of the 2nd Btn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment wait in dug in positions along a hedge, near Venraij, Holland, 17 October 1944.
IWM (BU 1206), Sgt Norris, AFPU
IWM (BU 1206), Sgt Norris, AFPU
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Men of the 2nd Btn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment wait in dug in positions along a hedge, near Venraij, Holland, 17 October 1944.
IWM (BU 1206), Sgt Norris, AFPU
IWM (BU 1206), Sgt Norris, AFPU
Good morning.
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Good morning.
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'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
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'War Scene at Queensway Tube Station, 1941' by Joseph Batò
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
'War Scene at Queensway Tube Station, 1941' by Joseph Batò
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
Bomb Disposal, by Robin Mackertich.
© The rights holder (Art.IWM ART 17117)
© The rights holder (Art.IWM ART 17117)
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Bomb Disposal, by Robin Mackertich.
© The rights holder (Art.IWM ART 17117)
© The rights holder (Art.IWM ART 17117)
Private Roger Spratt of the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, a cobbler from Newcastle, repairs boots in a camp at Denmead, Hampshire, 29 April 1944.
IWM (H 37964), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 37964), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Private Roger Spratt of the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, a cobbler from Newcastle, repairs boots in a camp at Denmead, Hampshire, 29 April 1944.
IWM (H 37964), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
IWM (H 37964), Sgt Wooldridge, AFPU
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Eric Kennington's career as a War Artist began in the latter half of WW1. 'Sleeping Soldier,' was included in an exhibition of chalk drawings at the Leicester Galleries in London in an exhibition titled 'The British Soldier,' during the summer of 1918.
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Eric Kennington's career as a War Artist began in the latter half of WW1. 'Sleeping Soldier,' was included in an exhibition of chalk drawings at the Leicester Galleries in London in an exhibition titled 'The British Soldier,' during the summer of 1918.
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'Incendiaries' (1940-1945) by Paul Lucien Dessau
(Museum of London)
(Museum of London)
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
'Incendiaries' (1940-1945) by Paul Lucien Dessau
(Museum of London)
(Museum of London)
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'Blitz Scene, East End, 7th September 1940' by Reginald Mills
(LFB Museum)
(LFB Museum)
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
'Blitz Scene, East End, 7th September 1940' by Reginald Mills
(LFB Museum)
(LFB Museum)
A Station in War-time, by Edward Ardizzone, 1940.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 346)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 346)
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A Station in War-time, by Edward Ardizzone, 1940.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 346)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 346)
A paratrooper training at Ringway in England gathers in his parachute after landing, August 1942.
IWM (H 22831), either Lt Malindine, Lt Putnam or Lt Taylor, AFPU
IWM (H 22831), either Lt Malindine, Lt Putnam or Lt Taylor, AFPU
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A paratrooper training at Ringway in England gathers in his parachute after landing, August 1942.
IWM (H 22831), either Lt Malindine, Lt Putnam or Lt Taylor, AFPU
IWM (H 22831), either Lt Malindine, Lt Putnam or Lt Taylor, AFPU
Four Finishers, by Pegaret Keeling, 1943.
Art.IWM ART 17424
Art.IWM ART 17424
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Four Finishers, by Pegaret Keeling, 1943.
Art.IWM ART 17424
Art.IWM ART 17424
A Bristol Beaufighter (a 'Torbeau') of No 144 Squadron RAF, armed with an aerial torpedo.
IWM (CH 9765), F/O Hensser, RAF Official Photographer
IWM (CH 9765), F/O Hensser, RAF Official Photographer
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A Bristol Beaufighter (a 'Torbeau') of No 144 Squadron RAF, armed with an aerial torpedo.
IWM (CH 9765), F/O Hensser, RAF Official Photographer
IWM (CH 9765), F/O Hensser, RAF Official Photographer
Torpedoed and Beached, by Christopher Perkins, 1944.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3779)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3779)
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Torpedoed and Beached, by Christopher Perkins, 1944.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3779)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3779)