80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. It landed on D-Day and saw action throughout the campaign in North West Europe, providing early warning of attacks by V-1 flying bombs against Antwerp during the winter of 1944–45.
3.7 inch HAA gun preserved at Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Used in HAA and medium roles in Normandy.
Bofors gun and crew, summer 1944.
Troops of 3rd Division sheltering on Sword Beach on D-Day, with Bofors gun in background.
Crusader AA tank mounting 40 mm Bofors gun.
103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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.
