| Original caption: “Food in England. Members of the Royal Air Force, stationed in Southern England, use horsepower to plow the land of the farm they operate, which produces most of the food requirements of their station.” This Royal Air Force (RAF) station under the command of Group Captain Wilfred Sanderson (March 30, 1899 – January 20, 1975) in southern England ran its own farm, where a Corporal and 5 men looked after 8 sows and litters, hundreds of chickens, geese, ducks, and turkeys, and 18 acres (7 hectares) of potatoes. The whole station was fed from the farm, and little is bought outside. In the picture, some of the RAF airmen are starting off to plow with “Dobbin,” the station horse, stepping out past an Avro Anson aircraft. British food was heavily supplemented by the Dominions. England could not grow enough to feed its native population, let alone the armies arriving from all over the world. “Land girls” – young women who volunteered to replace men on farms – took over many farming jobs in Britain. | |
| Image Filename | wwii0278.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 2924 x 2353 |
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| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | April 1, 1943 |
| Location | |
| City | London |
| State or Province | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Archive | Library of Congress |
| Record Number | LC-USE6- D-010013 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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