A Raid by "Hudsons" of the Coastal Command on German Shipping at Aalesund, Norway, in which Eleven Ships were Hit - Back Them Up!
A painted Hudson aircraft with RAF roundels and a Union Jack on its nose banks over a burning harbour at night while other aircraft attack; the caption claims eleven ships were hit. The tell for card-stacking is the one-sided success claim with no aircraft losses shown; for transfer, the flag and roundels tie the raid to national symbols under the slogan 'Back Them Up!'.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- UK government ('Back Them Up!' series; issuer inferred); artist C. E. Turner (signed); printed in England by Chromoworks Ltd., London
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- 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
- Public domain basis stated by NARA as Unrestricted; UK wartime poster, hosted by owner decision
UK government ('Back Them Up!' series; issuer inferred); artist C. E. Turner (signed); printed in England by Chromoworks Ltd., London. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-91h.
Text on the object
A raid by "Hudsons" of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, in which eleven ships were hit. BACK THEM UP! [signature:] C.E. TURNER [imprint:] PRINTED IN ENGLAND by CHROMOWORKS LTD. LONDON. 51-2326.
