Leslie H Shepherd, original cutaway ink, pencil and watercolour study, on card, of WWII Stirling bomber, showing various named sectional cutaway interior parts, signed Leslie H Shepherd to bottom right, 53.5cm wide x 38cm high, - cutaway and technical drawings of aircraft and airborne weaponry etc. like these were critical to the war efforts of Allied and Axis forces alike, many drawings like these were originally listed as restricted and previously unpublished in any form, many of the graphic artists and technical illustrators employed by the Allies remain anonymous.
An impressive view of a row of Halifax bombers being assembled at the Handley Page factory at Cricklewood. The aircraft can be seen looking from nose to tail, rather than in profile, with the tail of the first aircraft visible in the foreground.