A Stick of Paratroopers jumping at Ringway, 1945

'A Stick of Paratroopers jumping at Ringway, 1945', by war artist William Dring.

Dring was one of many artists to be recruited by the War Artists Advisory Committee during the Second World War.

Image: Five British paratroopers are preparing to jump through the open door, attended by their instructor. An aerial view of the landscape below can be seen through the door, a few paratroopers having already jumped. Paratroopers are: Flight Lieutenant H Murphy, Lance-Corporal S Brunton, Lance-Corporal G S Comley, Private S Clay, Lance-Corporal Hipperson.

Source: iwm.org.uk