1948 Collection (page 13)

Miss Frances (F B ) Bradfield FRAeS (left) and Mrs Kronfeld
Miss Frances (F.B.) Bradfield, FRAeS (left) and Mrs Kronfeld after Miss Bradfield was presented with a RAeS Bronze Medal at the 36th Royal Aeronautical Society Wilbur Wright lecture in 1948

Tom Brooke-Smith Chief Test Pilot Short Brothers
Tom Brooke-Smith, Chief Test Pilot, Short Brothers, 1948 to 1960, in the Short SC1. Date: 1948

Arthur Whitten Brown 1886-1948
Arthur Whitten Brown, 1886-1948. Date: 1948

Cierva W11 Air Horse VZ-724 Southampton Airport
Cierva W11 Air Horse, VZ-724. Southampton Airport, 8 December 1948. Date: 1948

A Junkers Ju86Z-7 from the F21 (Transport) Wing of the Royal Swedish Air Force during a visit to the UK on 7 June 1948. Date: 1948

A Junkers Ju86K-3 from the F21 (Transport) Wing of the Royal Swedish Air Force during a visit to West Malling on 7 June 1948. Date: 1948

The penultimate Handley Page Halifax CVIII PP337
The penultimate Handley Page Halifax CVIII, PP337, was sold to Norway as LN-OAT for Vingtor Airways in August 1947, returning in October 1948 to become G-ALEF for Eagle Airways. Date: 1947

Three Lockheed F-80B-1-LO Shooting Stars including 45-8599
Three Lockheed F-80B-1-LO Shooting Stars, including 45-8599 and 45-8600, of the USAF 36th Fighter Group, 10 February 1948. Date: 1948

Lockheed P-80A-5-LO Shooting Star 44-8533ja during a visit
Lockheed P-80A-5-LO Shooting Star, 44-8533ja, during a visit to RAF Odiham, 21 July 1948. Date: 1948

A modified Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune during trials from the USS Coral Sea off Virginia Capes. c.September 1948. Date: 1948

Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune 39342 ja
Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune, 39342 ja, over the east side of Glacier Bay, southeast Alaska. November 1948. Date: 1948

Armstrong Siddeleys chief test pilot Sqn Ldr Price-Owen
Armstrong Siddeleys chief test pilot, Sqn Ldr Price-Owen about to fly Boulton Paul Balliol T1, VL935, for the first time on 17 May 1948 at Bitteswell. Date: 1948

Reginald Kershaw Pierson CBE FRAeS (1891-1948)
Reginald Kershaw Pierson, CBE, FRAeS, 1891-1948. Date: 1948

The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP during taxi
The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-AKFP, during taxi trials. 2 September 1948. Date: 1948

Orville Wright 1871-1948
Orville Wright, 1871-1948. Date: 1948

A Douglas DC-4 of American Airlines being loaded with a packaging machine. 1948. Date: 1948

A de Havilland DH104 Dove shipped to New Zealand made its first flight from Rongotai Airfield, Wellington, on 9 February 1948. Date: 1948

The TC premises in Corporation Street, Preston, in May 1948 after the departure of English Electric to Warton. Date: 1948

Bristol Brigand TF1 RH742 at Filton in 1948
Bristol Brigand TF1, RH742, at Filton in 1948. Date: 1948

The Ghost-engined de Havilland Vampire F1 TG278
The Ghost-engined de Havilland Vampire F1, TG278, at Farnborough on 12 September 1948. Date: 1948

de Havilland Vampire F1 TG287 at Tangmere
de Havilland Vampire F1, TG287, at Tangmere on 19 January 1948

Armstrong Whitworth AW52 TS368 at Farnborough
Armstrong Whitworth AW52, TS368, at Farnborough, September 1948. Date: 1948

Airspeed AS57 Ambassador at Christchurch 8 December 1948
Airspeed AS57 Ambassador at Christchurch, 8 December 1948. Date: 1948

Bristol Brigand Met 3 VS819 at Filton in 1948
Bristol Brigand Met 3, VS819, at Filton in 1948

Avro Athena T1 VM129
The Armstrong Siddeley Mamba powered Avro Athena T1, VM125, during its first flight on 12 June 1948 at Woodford. Date: 1948

Avro Athena T1 VM128
The Armstrong Siddeley Mamba powered Avro Athena T1, VM125, makes its first flight on 12 June 1948 at Woodford. Date: 1948

Avro Athena T1 VM127
The Armstrong Siddeley Mamba powered Avro Athena T1, VM125, immediately prior to its first flight on 12 June 1948 at Woodford. Date: 1948

Avro Tudor 8 VX195 at Farnborough in 1948
Avro Tudor 8, VX195, at Farnborough in 1948

Avro Tudor 8 VX195 September 1948
Avro Tudor 8, VX195. September 1948

de Havilland Sea Hornet F20 VR851
de Havilland Sea Hornet F20, VR851, was one of three loaned to No806 Squadron for exhibition flying at New York in 1948. It is seen here on the compass rose at Floyd Bennett NAS. Date: 1948

Armstrong Whitworth AW52 TS363 prototype at the SBAC show at Farnborough, 1948. Date: 1948

Lockheed F-80B-1-LO Shooting Stars, 45-8599 and 45-8600, of the USAF 36th Fighter Group c.February 1948. Date: 1948

IMechE council room, etching by Fletcher, 1948 Date: 1948

Car tyre tread pattern development, 1922-1948

Boys picnicking, 1948. The Natural History Museum, London
These boys appear to be on a school trip (incidentally breaking the rule of no eating in the public galleries), and would probably have visited the Childrens Centre

Children with bird specimens, 1948. The Natural History Mus
In December 1948 a Childrens Centre opened at the Museum. Jacqueline Palmer, a teacher seconded from the London County Council, had come up with the idea

Children with Sir John Ramsbottom December 1948
Children around Sir John Ramsbottom with spirit jar, December 1948. At the Natural History Museum, London

GANDHI, Mohandas Karamchand, called Mahatma (1869-1948). Hindu philosopher, ascetic and politician, author of India s

WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Oil on canvas

Advert for Lotus sensible womens shoes 1948
A seletion of womens flat practical shoes. 1948

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray skirts 1948

Who Said Robots? by George Studdy
A humorous illustration of Bonzo faced with robot versions of himself. The illustration mocked the craze for Bonzo merchandise that was popular at the time

Scout Jamboree - Moisson
1947 Scout Jamboree at Moisson, France poster. Date: 1947

Ufos / Hall / Boise
At Boise, Idaho, surveyor E G Hall sees a UFO through his surveying instrument Date: 20 February 1948

LCC-LFB Control Room at Lambeth HQ SE1
Brigade control was located in the basement of the Headquarters building. A view of the card index rotary drums that recorded the address of every London thoroughfare

Advert for Yardley perfume 1948
Bond Street by Yardley... provocative as the skilful play of a fronded fan... as full of beguilement as your eyes can be when you choose

Wool shop window display, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Window display at a wool shop in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex circa 1948

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

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