Intelligence Collection

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia. Seen here in RAF uniform on a Brough Superior SS100 motorbike

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia

Phrenological Head / Scrap
A phrenological head, showing the different categoies of the brain which should exist in healthy humans. These include self perceptive, aspiring and animal morals

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia, in traditional Arab costume

Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major Martin
Fake naval identity card of Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

Operation Mincemeat - site of grave of Major Martin
Site of the grave of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943

Operation Mincemeat - gravestone of Major Martin
Gravestone of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943

Figure 25 from The Horten tailless aircraft Item No25 File
Figure 25 from The Horten tailless aircraft, Item No25, File No XXIII-6, Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee, May 1945. Date: 1945

British Officers interrogating a prisoner, East Africa, 1916
Photograph showing General Hannyngton and his intelligence officer (seated in chairs) interrogating an enemy porter (seated on floor) in German East Africa, 1916

Army Intelligence Satire
Cartoon on the comparitive intelligence of British Privates and Officers. the Sergeant-Major stating hes " ad orficers whats d more h intellec than what you got!"

Reform Club / New Ministry
Gentlemen members in the Reform club- house await intelligence of the formation of the new ministry Date: 1853

Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C

Ufos / Varginha, Brazil
Two creatures, 1 metre tall, said to be Extraterrestrials, are captured alive by Brazilian army intelligence, who take them away secretly and deny the whole affair

USN - CIA - Republic of China Air Force Lockheed EP-3B
United States Navy / Central Intelligence Agency / Republic of China Air Force Lockheed EP-3A 149673 (msn 185-5014). Built as a Lockheed P-3A-15-LO Orion

Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence Officer
Colonel David George Carr Sutherland CBE MC TD DL (1920-2006) - British Army officer, intelligence officer (1939-1977) and military author

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666

WW2 Christmas Card, F. A. N. Y
A WW2 Christmas greetings card illustration which portrays a saluting woman working for The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, a British independent all female charity which was heavily active in nursing

Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 157320
United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 157320 (MSN 185-5535') Electronic intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1980

Lockheed EP-3E Aries 150494
United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed EP-3E Aries 150494 (MSN 185-5020, base code JQ, call-sign 25') Electronic intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1980

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841 (MSN 18781), a highly specialised Signals and Communications intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1990

Boeing RC-135U Stratotanker 64-14849
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing RC-135U Stratotanker 64-14849 (MSN 18789). Converted to RC-135U Combat Sent 2 intelligence gathering aircraft, with the 45th RS / 55th Wing

Boeing VC-135B-BN Stratolifter 62-4130, of the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air force Base in June 1976, for duties as a support aircraft for presidential / VVIP transports

Highland officer Georgeson, by Muirhead Bone, WW1
Lieutenant D H Georgeson, Seaforth Highlanders, Intelligence Officer 44th Brigade Headquarters, by Muirhead Bone, First World War. 1917

Corpse Deception World War Two 1943 Operation
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Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0152
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0152 (MSN FE-006), fitted with Common Sensor System 4, for airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection. Date: circa 2000

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Lockheed A-12 Oxcart 60-6925 (msn Article 122'), formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency, on the flight deck of USS Intrepid, moored in New York Harbour

Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0148
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0148 (msn FE-2), of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 24 July 1993. Date: 1993

Grumman OV-1D Mohawk 68-15953
United States Army - Grumman OV-1D Mohawk 68-15953 (msn 157C), of 2 Military Intelligence Battalion, at RAF Mildenhall for the Mildenhall Air Fete on 26 May 1990. Date: 1990

Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0154
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0154 (msn FE-8), of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion, at RAF Mildenhall for the Mildenhall Air Fete on 26 May 1995. Date: 1995

Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0155
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0155 (msn FE-9), of 1 Military Intelligence Battalion, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 21 July 1995. Date: 1995

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW664 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, November-December 1997

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, December 1997. Date: 1997

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II CR. 12-54 - 12-63
Ejercito del Aire - McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II CR.12-54 / 12-63 (msn 904), at an airshow on 14 September 1996. This example was configured for Electronic Warfare / Electronic Intelligence

Boeing 707-351C TM. 17-4 - 408-21
Ejercito del Aire - Boeing 707-351C TM.17-4 / 408-21 (msn 19164, line number 505), one of four 707s operated by Ejercito del Aire, at an airshow on 14 September 1996

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14848 (msn ), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) gatherer, at RAF Mildenhall. Date: circa 1998

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846 (MSN 18786), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall circa January 1999

RAF intelligence officer with Polish pilot, WW2
RAF squadron intelligence officer noting down the details of a Polish sergeant pilots air fight as soon as he lands, WW2 Date: 1941

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of No.51 Squadron. The three original Nimrod R.1s, and the attrition replacement

Lockheed U-2G N808X
Central Intelligence Agency - Lockheed U-2G N808X. One of several U-2s procured by the CIA, for operations from aircraft carriers, fitted with lift-dumping spoilers

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G
United States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field

The exterior of a pigeon-loft in the rue Magenta, Paris, where birds would arrive carrying messages from outside the city (2 of 2) Date: Jan-Feb 1871

The interior of a pigeon-loft in Paris, where birds would arrive carrying messages from outside the city (1 of 2) Date: Jan-Feb 1871

RAF Lincoln B Mk. 2 and Provost T Mk. 1 - Biggin Hill
Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln B Mk.2 RF505 of 151 Squadron, from RAF Watton, (151 Sqn was the last unit to fly the Lincoln, on Electronic Warfare and Electronic Intelligence missions)

Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies
Sidney George Reilly (c.  1873 c.  1925), commonly known as the " Ace of Spies", secret agent of the British Secret Service Bureau

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