103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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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 throughout the subsequent campaign in North West Europe and defended the cities of Belgium against V-1 flying bombs.
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.
33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
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The 33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Anti-Aircraft Command of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, formed shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. It defended Merseyside and West Lancashire during The Blitz.
A panoramic view of bomb damage in Liverpool; Victoria Monument in foreground, the burned-out shell of the Custom House in middle distance
Another panoramic view, looking towards the River Mersey
Loading a mobile multiple Z Battery launcher.