Farman F.40 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SHC19 officers prepare to run up

officers prepare to run up a signal

here three Spitfires are shown on patrol above the fields of southern England during the Battle of Britain

16th May 1943

Size 28 inches x 22 inches (71cm x 56cm)

while plunging shot from Bismarck penetrated deep into the British ships hull

Farman F.40 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SHC19 officers prepare to run upDHM1806APB. Farman F. 40 by Ivan Berryman. Designed the brothers Henri and Maurice Farman, the F. 40 embodied many of the features of contemporary designs comprising a crew nacelle with pusher propeller and a tail supported by narrow booms and struts. Forty French squadrons were equipped with the type which first entered service in 1915 but, just one year later, they were being withdrawn as rapid developments in fighter design rendered them obsolete.