Fairey battle

An Air gunner checking his gun before a training mission in a Fairy Battle.

RAAF A22 Fairy Battle over the Gippsland coastline of Victoria during WW2. This image was digitally coloured at Photographic Training Flight, RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. Please go here for more images of RAAF Aircraft www.flickr.com/photos/93303627@N07/sets/72157632826816378...

Fairey Battle Mk,I

Fairey Battle Trainer, R7365 ‘12’, of No. 1 Service Flying Training School, prepares for take off at Netheravon, Wiltshire.

Fairey Battle Mk1 (oz8678)

Three Battle Mark Is, K9353 HA-J, K9324 HA-B and K9325 HA-D, of No. 218 Squadron RAF, based at Auberives-sur-Suippes, in flight over northern France. K9325 went missing during an attack on enemy troops near St Vith on 11 May 1940, and K9353 was shot down north of Bouillon the following day. K9324 survived the Battle of France to serve with the RAAF until 1944.

Fairey Battle bomber during attack on german panzer column in France 1940. Model base by Adam Tooby.

Fairey Battle rear gunner