The Increasing Hitting Power of the R.A.F.
A three-column pictogram chart for 1940, 1941 and 1942 shows heavy bomber numbers (100, 300, 1,000), maximum bomb weight (500 pounds to 2 tons) and bomb load per bomber (2, 6, 8 tons). The card-stacking tell is that only growth in RAF striking power is charted, with no losses, bomber-force attrition or results shown.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- British government (issuer not named); printed in England by W. R. Royle & Son Ltd.
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- War and the military, Science and technology
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
British government (issuer not named); printed in England by W. R. Royle & Son Ltd.. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-400j.
Text on the object
The increasing hitting Power of the R.A.F 1940 | 1941 | 1942 SIZE OF HEAVY BOMBER FORCES (Each [aircraft symbol] equals 20 bombers) 100 planes | 300 planes | 1,000 planes MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF BOMBS IN GENERAL USE 500 Pounds | 1 Ton | 2 Tons MAXIMUM BOMB LOAD (per heavy bomber) 2 TONS | 6 TONS | 8 TONS [imprint:] G.P.G./AU./4. Printed in England by W. R. Royle & Son Ltd. 51-2969
