The 103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II. It saw action during the Liverpool Blitz, landed on D-Day and served throughou
Mobile 3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
Panoramic view of bomb damage in Liverpool
AEC Matador artillery tractor towing a 3.7-inch HAA gun in Scotland, February 1944.
A Matador tows a 3.7-inch HAA gun through the ruins of Caen in August 1944.
The 73rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II. It served during the London Blitz, landed on D-Day, seeing action throughout t
103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
…for mobile training. This included beach landing demonstrations and training with the Beach groups that had been formed for Overlord. 220 Battery of 73rd LAA Rgt, assigned to the same beach group, also joined the regiment for training. During the summer of 1943, the regiment trained intensively, attending gunnery…
Royal Artillery cap badge
Bofors 40 mm LAA gun equipped with 'Stiffkey Stick' sights
Crusader AA Mark I SP Bofors gun
Troops of 3rd Division sheltering on Sword on D-Day, with Bofors gun in background.