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Avro Lancaster I R5868s for Sugar being bombed upAvro Lancaster I, R5868,s for Sugar, being bombed up. The veteran of 137 wartime sorties, was initially preserved as a gate guardian at its former base
Bank of England FoundedProposed by William Paterson, the Bank of England is formed with Sir John Houblon its first Governor, initially located in Mercers Hall, then in Grocers Hall till 1734
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1980. Built as the second TF-15A
Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag
SNCAN Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ATBG at Elstree, with another Pingouin II G-ASTG. The Nord 1000 family was post WWII production of the Messerschmitt Bf 108
Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ASTG (msn 183), previously F-BGKI, built in 1945 by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord (SNCAN)
Boeing NKC-135A 55-3134United States Navy - Boeing NKC-135A 55-3134 (MSN 17250), at Davis-Monthan AFB for storage and disposal. Initially converted to JKC-135A test aircraft and then to NKC-135A King Crow I?
Lockheed JetStar N329J (1st prototype)Lockheed JetStar N329J (msn 1001). The 1st prototype JetStar, powered by two Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet engines, at a JetStar demonstration event, in company with a cabin mock-up on a trailer
Farmer's Sydney AdvertisementAdvertisement for Farmer and Company, a Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution
Boeing EC-135P 58-0019United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing EC-135P 58-0019 (msn 17764) (initially converted to EC-135A radio relay link aircraft. Later converted to EC-135P airborne command post). Date: circa 1980
Martin RB-57A-MA 52-1426 The first RB-57A produced and was initially retained by the manufacturer and from Aug 1973 at the Yankee Air Force, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Date: circa 1980
HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleshipRoyal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy
English Electric Canberra B. 2 WV787Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment - English Electric Canberra B.2 WV787 (msn 71644), water-spray tanker for icing tests
Vintage 19th century photograph: Garden of the Kings, Valley of Gehanna. Gehenna or Gehinnom is thought to be a small valley in Jerusalem
Greenwich PalaceThe Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443
Sexton Self Propelled Gun Ver sur Mer NormandyThe 25pr is in Espace Robert Kiln named after Dr Kiln who presented it. His father fought here. Initially the gun was mobile but the engine had to be sold to raise finance
General Pattons HQ with Sherman tank Nehou NormandyPatton had his Command Post here from 6 July to 2 August 1944. The memorial area was initially set up by the State of Connecticut
Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War
Boeing DH-4M-1 110 of the US Air Mail Service, seen before its modern restoration. The Boeing DH-4 was initially almost identical to the original de Havilland design
Lockheed JetStar N329J 1st prototype (msn 1001). The prototype JetStars were powered by two Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet engines
Lockheed JetStar prototype N329J (msn 1001). The prototype JetStars were powered by two Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet engines
BATTLE OF FONTENOY Though initially successful, the British, let down by their Dutch allies, lose the day to the French who proceed to take Tournai Date: 11 May 1745
Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Base of Eiffel Tower - Looking through base of tower to statue and buildings in distance. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to
Bacqueville 1742The marquis de BACQUEVILLE attempts to fly across the Seine at Paris; initially successful, he gets into difficulties, falls on a boat and breaks his leg Date: 1742
Nakajima Ki-34 AT-2 Thora -initially flown as a light airliner, the type saw wartime use with both the Japanese Amy and Navy
Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - used initially as a defensive fighter, the Boomerang really proved itself as a close-support type
Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC of No 252 Squadron in Libya Initially deployed to Malta in early 1941, Beaufighters helped sweep Rommels forces from North Africa
James Earl of BerkeleyJAMES, 3rd earl of BERKELEY, British naval commander, active throughout his life, initially at sea, in later life in administrative posts related to the Navy. Date: 1680 - 1736
PZL P-11 -initially flown in August 1931, these antiquated fighters were pitted against the Luftwaffe when Germany invaded Poland and sustained heavy losses
Fokker DrI produced to counter the Sopwith Triplane, it initially had fatal weak wing
Convair XB-36 -initially ordered in November 1941, the first of these giant six engined bombers did not fly until August 1946
Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West IdlewildStratocruiser Washington of North West Airlines was delivered in 1949. Initially used on the Honolulu route it eventually flew the long distance Tokyo route as well. Date: 1954
de Havilland DH106 Comet C2 XK669 (initially G-AMXB)de Havilland DH106 Comet C2, XK669 (initially G-AMXB), of RAF Transport Command
Gloster Meteor F4 RA491Gloster Meteor F4, RA491, was initially flown powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon axial-flow turbojets. It is seen here at the 1950 SBAC show. Date: 1950
Portrait of Prince Alfred, the Duke of EdinburghPrince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria. Married the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia
Enlisting for WarEnlisting for Charles XIIs rash war with Russia : though initially successful, he will ultimately be decisively defeated at Poltowa in 1709
Colossal impudence: Protection against English gas-bombsGerman illustration showing a German Red-Cross worker wearing protection against English gas-bombs. The image is accompanied by indignant ILN editorial
Lord Morpeth / Health BillSANATORY MEASURES. LORD MORPETH THROWING PEARLS BEFORE - ALDERMEN Morpeths bills, to be passed as the Public Health Act 1848, initially encounter opposition
Spion Kop - AnonAt SPION KOP, the British are initially successful, but are compelled to retreat from the hilltop they have captured, failing to break through the Boer lines