Lentini East, July 1943
 Giuseppe, a little sicilian farmer, looks at a ground crewman painting the spinner of a Spitfire Mk Vc/Trop from No 242 Sqn RAF
 [IWM (CNA 1201)

in a few years...

IWM caption: "Once the Blitzkrieg had begun, the Hurricane squadrons in France were plunged into almost constant action, flying interception patrols and providing escort for RAF light bombers. Their airfields were subject to frequent Luftwaffe strafing attacks, with little or no warning. Here, personnel of No 85 Squadron at Lille-Seclin check air activity overhead while in the background two Hurricanes sit at 'stand-by', their pilots strapped in ready for immediate take-off, 10-12 May 1940." Source: IWM (C 1521)

Let'm come...we're ready!

Two British soldiers are keeping a watch from a hillside position in northern Africa.
The Corporal on the left is armed with an American made Thompson submachine gun. The soldier on the right - with a British Lee-Enfield rifle.