John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: World War 2

METEOR WD686 – The last plane to fly out of Defford Airfield In the Second World War. Defford Airfield was built in the grounds of Croome Park and the Croome estate in Worcestershire, England. Picture made using SilkyPix Developer Studio pro 9 and Affinity Photo software.

Portsmouth & Southsea, 2010. The loneliness, isolation and exhaustion of a soldier returning home has been captured well by this sculptor. I resisted the temptation to subdue the tones of the base plinth: I think that its intrusiveness reflects the sense of aloneness. "Decades of easy peace may go their way, And Tide and Time may drift us far apart, But you who shared our Savage Yesterday Will hold the highest places in our heart."

Located next to the British Commonwealth War Cemetery at Fontenay-le-Pesnel in Normandy, France, this memorial honours the men of the 49th West Riding (Yorkshire) Division of the British Army for their service and sacrifices during 1944 and 1945 in the “D-Day” invasion of Normandy. The polar bear badge motif central to this structure was adopted in 1940 when the Division was stationed in Iceland. The bear on the Memorial reflects changes to the design adopted in 1943.

At Pleinmont Point on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Leftovers from the German occupation of Guernsey during World War 2 _ an MP4 'L'Angle' artillery observation tower in the distance.

At Pleinmont Point on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Leftovers from the German occupation of Guernsey during World War 2.

At Pleinmont Point on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Leftovers from the German occupation of Guernsey during World War 2.

At Pleinmont Point on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Leftovers from the German occupation of Guernsey during World War 2.