Winston Churchill watches a female riveter at work on a Supermarine Spitfire at the Castle Bromwich factory in Birmingham, 28 September 1941. William Orpen Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery

Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery

A 15cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed along a desert track

an Indian cavalry regiment

Searchlights pierce the night sky during an air-raid practice on Gibraltar

Lieutenants D Knight (extreme left) and H A Kuhlberg (extreme right)

Winston Churchill watches a female riveter at work on a Supermarine Spitfire at the Castle Bromwich factory in Birmingham, 28 September 1941. William Orpen Field Marshal Sir Bernard MontgomeryThe Prime Minister Winston Churchill observes a female riveter working on a Supermarine Spitfire at the Castle Bromwich factory in Birmingham, England, on 28 September 1941.