Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth and primarily produced by A.W. Hawksley Ltd, a subsidiary of the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was one of many aircraft which entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle of No. 296 or 297 Squadron RAF, taking off from Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, with an Airspeed Horsa Mark I in tow.
Prefabs in the United Kingdom
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Prefabs were a major part of the delivery plan to address the United Kingdom's post–World War II housing shortage. They were envisaged by war-time prime minister Winston Churchill in March 1944, and legally outlined in the Housing Act 1944.
An AIROH prefab on permanent display at the St Fagans National Museum of History, as it would have appeared in 1950
Airey houses in Seacroft, Leeds
BISF houses in Port Glasgow with modified (left) and original (right) cladding
Cornish Unit houses in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.