137th (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
137th (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery formed during World War II. It was one of the first 'Mixed' regiments in which women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service were integrated into the unit's personnel. It defended the United Kingdom against aerial attack until it deployed to Belgium in January 1945 to defend Brussels against V-1 flying bombs.
Royal Artillery cap badge
An ATS member of a mixed 3.7-inch HAA gun battery, December 1942.
A static Mk IIC 3.7-inch gun on a Pile platform during Operation Diver.
A V-1 and launching ramp section on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
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.
