1953 Collection (#10)

POST PARRISH 6
At Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Ethel Post Parrish materialises the spirit of Silver Belle picture 6 of 7 Date: 1953

POST PARRISH 5
At Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Ethel Post Parrish materialises the spirit of Silver Belle picture 5 of 7 Date: 1953

Douglas DC-3C G-AMYJ
Douglas DC-3C-R-1830-90C G-AMYJ (msn 15968/32716) of the Department of Transports Pollution Control contract, operated by Harvestair Ltd at Southend

Taylorcraft Auster 5 G-AMVD (msn 1565). built for the Royal Air Force as TJ565, registered as G-AMVD in the UK on 6 October 1952, it was exported to France as F-BGTF from 26 May 1953

Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando N4877V (msn 22442) of Capitol Airways. 44-78619, disposed of to the Foreign Liquidation commission on 20 August 1947 and bought by Claire L

Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT. 20 WM292
Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT.20 WM292 841. Target tug of the Fleet Requirement and Directions Unit at RNAS Yeovilton

Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M
Percival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton

English Electric Canberra PR. 3 WE146
English Electric Canberra PR.3 WE146 at the 1953 Farnborough SBAC show. (SBAC - Society of British Aircraft Constructors) Date: 1953

Praga E. 114C HB-UAD
Praga E.114C HB-UAD. Built as a Praga E.114M, powered by a 65hp Walter Mikron III. This aircraft was re-engined with a 65 hp Continental A65 to become an E.114C some time after March 1953

English Electric Canberra B. 1 VN799
English Electric Canberra B.1 VN799 (c-n 71001). At the 1949 Farnborough SBAC show, seen taxiing across the grass. The 1st prototype Canberra; first flown

A. S. T. High-speed Towed Target
A.S.T. High-speed Towed Target displayed at Farnborough ca 1953, with a de Havilland Sea Venom in the background. Date: 1950s

MoS Ultralight XJ924
Ministry of Supply Fairey ultralight XJ924. The Ultralight was a cold tip-jet driven helicopter intended for agricultural and utility work. Date: circa 1953

St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade - Highbury Corner, Holloway - run by the Rev Arthur William Goodwin Hudson (1906-1985) (who signed the back of the card in May 1953). Date: circa 1952

Liverpool Coronation Procession - June, 1953
Crowds pack the streets to watch the Liverpool Coronation Procession to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - June

Morane-Soulnier Ms-755 Fleuret Prototype Two-Seat Jet Tr?
Morane-Soulnier Ms-755 Fleuret Prototype Two-Seat Jet Trainer Flying Date: 1953

North American YF-100A Super Sabre
A USAF, North American YF-100 Super Sabre Making the First Landing after the Maiden Flight 25 May 1953 Date: 1953

left his radio on during a German raid on the airfield s?
Squadron Leader Peter Moon ( Actor Michael Denison), B Flight Commander of the Pimpernel Squadron in the Movie Angels One Five (Released 1954)

looks on as a group of fighter pilot from the Pimpernel?
Party Time in the Officers Mess at Neethley RAF Station in the Movie Angels One Five (Released 1954) As a Tribute to The Few of RAF Fighter Command Who Won the Battle-Of-Britain in 1940

Vickers 668 Varsity T-1
A Vickers 668 Varsity T-1 from the Rae Bedford - Blind Landing Experimental Unit Bleu Flying During Autoland Trials and Test-Flights Date: 1953

Saunders Roe SRA-1
Prototype Royal Air Force RAF Saunders-Roe Sra-1 Jet-Fighter Flying-Boat Flying over the Coast As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

Hawker Hunter F-3
Neville Duke Flying Wb188 the Hawker Hunter F.3 World Speed Record-Breaker on Final-Approach Landing at Tangmere, UK with Flaps Extended at the End of the Record-Breaking Flight in September 1953

Bugler in the Ruston & Hornsby band, Grantham
A 16 1/2 year-old girl, who played bugle in the band of Ruston & Hornsby, Grantham, Lincolnshire - Industrial Equipment Manufacturers. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation Naval Review at Spithead - greeting Commander of the Russian Cruiser Sverdlov - Monday, 15th June, 1953. Date: 1953

Certificate from Buckingham Palace, enclosing a medal to be worn by Reginald Alfred Edward Parsons in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II Visit to the Commonwealth
Making a Personal Visit to Lands of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II Date: 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Happy and Glorious
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Waving to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on 2nd June 1953. Happy and Glorious! Date: 1953

Coltness House, near Wishaw, Lanarkshire, where a Barnardos home for physically disabled children was opened in 1953. Date: circa 1906

Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book
Front cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family. Patterns featured include a jumper for a little boy with a soldier on the front

Capital ship of a modern battle fleet by G. H. Davis
The capital ship of a modern battle fleet: a drawing of a typical British aircraft carrier, showing the general arrangements between decks, and two British innovations. Date: 1953

An early production Fairey Gannet AS1, probably WN341, d?
An early production Fairey Gannet AS1, probably WN341, during carrier trials aboard HMS Eagle in October 1953

Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June, 1953. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Royal Family captured in an informal group portrait at the time of the Coronation - 2nd June 1953. Date: 1953

The Royal Line of Succession
The line of succession from King Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II decorated with a beautiful border by Arthur Wragg. Date: 1953

Coronation 1953, Queen accepts pearl sword at Temple Bar
The newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II taking part in a traditional ceremony at Temple Bar in Fleet Street, London on 12 June 1952, 10 days after her Coronation

Coronation 1953, traditional guildhall luncheon
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II attends a a traditional Guildhall luncheon in her honour on 12 June 1953, ten days after the Coronation

Queen Elizabeth II on Coronation Day
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown, waves to crowds from the balcony of the Buckingham Palace following her Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Date: 1953

Coronation 1953, Thanksgiving Service at St Pauls Cathedral
Queen Elizabeth II (front pew, far right) attending the Coronation thanksgiving service at St. Pauls Cathedral on June 9 1953, a week after the Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip pays homage
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey showing the Duke of Edinburgh paying homage. Date: 1953

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
TENZING NORGAY (1914 - 1986), who, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953. Date: 1953

The Mall decorated for the Coronation, 1953
The Coronation decorations in the Mall, London, as they appeared by day, with graceful arches spanning the road, banners and guards in bearskin helmets lining the route. Date: 1953

Coronation 1953, Illustrated London News front cover
Secondary front cover of the ILN featuring a photograph of the soon-to-be crowned Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by crowns, orb, sceptre and other ceremonial paraphenalia. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo
Portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo, specially painted for The Illustrated London News to celebrate the Queens Coronation in 1953. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II making Christmas broadcast
H. M. The Queen seated at the microphone making her Christmas broadcast from Government House, Auckland in 1953. Date: 1953

Princess Margaret arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation)
The sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, enters the Coronation Theatre in Westminster Abbey. Her train is carried by Miss Iris Peake, and she is followed by her page

Coronation 1953, the Mall illuminated
The Mall, London, leading up to Buckingham Palace, pictured bathed in light as the triumphal arches erected for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 are switched on by the newly crowned

The Presenting of the Spurs, Coronation 1953
The Lord Great Chamberlain presents the Golden Spurs of Chivalry to Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Queen sits in Chair of Estate, Coronation 1953
Queen Elizabeth II sits in the Chair of Estate before being divested of her robe for the Ceremony of Anointing. She is flanked by the Sword bearers and her Maids of Honour

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