The above photo shows a corner of the erecting shop in an aeroplane factory "somewhere in England."  Here Fairey Battle bombers are constructed by the latest methods.  The fuselages, with Rolls-Royce Merlin supercharged engines installed, are in the process of completion.  They had a range of 1,000 miles and could travel with a full load at over 250 miles per hour.

BIRTH OF BRITAIN'S BOMBERS

A B-17C Fortress I bomber of the British Royal Air Force flying over North Africa, November 8 1941.

B-17C

British battleships steaming in line ahead, which shows an impressive fraction of that naval might which the the German navy would have to meet and defeat in the coming years