Wings for Victory — The Sky’s the Limit for Wartime Saving
Original vintage Second World War poster

Lithograph
50 x 37 cm
Dated to 1943

This ‘Wings for Victory’ poster was a propaganda piece designed to encourage public investment in war savings programs. As part of this campaign, members of the public were encouraged to invest in war bonds and savings certificates to fund military production, in this case to ‘buy’ air craft through these bonds and savings certificates. Over the course of its run, this campaign was extremely successful, managing to raise millions of pounds and increase public involvement in the war effort.

In a way, this poster aimed to show the British public where they were putting their money. As a result, it featured a number of key Allied bombers, including the Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax and the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. It thereby hoped to highlight their role in securing victory.

With its dramatic red and black colour scheme, strong formation of bombers and memorable slogan, this poster leaves a striking impression. Very few examples of this poster still exist day, though one is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, making this an exciting opportunity to own a museum-grade historical poster.