The 4th Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army, created in the period of tension before the outbreak of the Second World War. It defended North West England
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
Firefighters putting out a blaze at a bomb site in Manchester city centre
44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
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44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army. Formed in 1938, it was responsible for protecting Manchester and later the Isle of Wight during the Second World
4th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)
…Western) AA Brigade transferred from the 2nd AA Division and the newly formed 34th (South Midland) AA Brigade based at Coventry. Shortly afterwards, 44th AA Brigade was formed at Manchester. The division came under the control of Anti-Aircraft Command when that was formed in April 1939. The deterioration in…
4.5-inch gun and crew, 1941
Static 3.7-inch gun preserved at Nothe Fort
Home Guard soldiers load a single launcher on a static 'Z' Battery in NW England, July 1942.