1953 Collection (page 4)

Lady Anne Coke, later Lady Glenconner, one of the Queens maids of honour at the 1953 Coronation. She was the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Leicester and married Colin Tennant

Radioplane SD-1 surveillance drone developed from the OQ-19 family, seen on its zero-length launcher for JATO (Jet-Assisted Take-Off) boosted take-off. Date: circa 1953

Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation

Leduc 0. 21 01, mounted on a S. E. 161
Leduc 0.21 01, mounted on its SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc mother-ship, parked next door to the second 0.21, also mounted on a Languedoc mother-ship

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Napier Nomad, a 12 cyl. compound diesel aircraft engine, with auxiliary turbine power recovery and supercharger. Seen in the exhibition hall at the 1953 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1953

United States Air Force - North American F-86D Sabre 50-0496
United States Air Force - North American F-86D-5-NA Sabre (Dog) 50-0496 (Buzz number FU-496) *1952-53: USAF 3200th PTG.*1956

United States Navy - Martin P5M-1 Marlin 127718 (unit code LM, call-sign 8) with VP-44, based at Norfolk Naval Air Station, Virginia

Airspeed AS. 57 Ambassador 2 G-AMAH
Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 G-AMAH (msn 5230), Elizabethan Class airliner named RMA Sir Christopher Hatton, of British European Airways at Blackbushe Airport. Date: 1953

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR (msn 80) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The prototype Beaver 2 was built in Canada and first flew at Downsview, piloted by George Neal

Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH and Bell 47B-3 G-AKFN
Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH (msn WA15) at Gatwick. Built 1953 and delivered from Yeovil to Gatwick on 2 November 1954 for British European Airways

Vickers Valiant B-2 Pathfinder
RAF Vickers Valiant B-2 Pathfinder V-Bomber Flying Date: 1953

Grumman F9F Panther
Us Navy Grumman F9F Panthers Waiting for Take-Off on the Aircraft-Carrier Uss Antietam While a Sky Knight Departs from One of the Dual Parallel Catapults Near Portsmouth, England Date: 1953

Supermarine Swift F-4
Supermarine Swift F.4 Wk198 Parked at RAF Chilbolton on 22 September before Departing to Libya - Piloted by Commander Mike Lithgow Broke the World Absolute Speed Record

Queen Elizabeth II in her Coronation gown
A photograph taken at the special request of the Queen in order to showcase the workmanship of the gown, the work of Norman Hartnell

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Street Party 1953

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Children's Street Party 1953

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Party 1953

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Children's Party 1953

Avro 696 Shackleton MR. 1 VP254
Royal Air Force - Avro 696 Shackleton MR.1 VP254, the first production aircraft, seen in storage with radar and armament removed, at RAF Langar, awaiting attention at the Avro factory on site

RMS Queen Mary, Southampton in 1953

HMS Eagle R05
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle R05, an Audacious-class aircraft carrier, seen before being fitted with an angled flight deck, in June 1953. Date: 1953

HMAS Sydney R17
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Sydney R17, was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier, seen in May 1953. Date: 1953

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36
United States Navy - Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight performing touch and goes on the newly installed Angled Deck of USS Antietam CVA-36

HMS Implacable R86
Royal Navy ?? HMS Implacable R86, an Implacable-class aircraft carrier, in June 1953. Date: 1953

Poster, Skiing in the Italian Alps - Limone, Piemonte Date: 1953

The bar at the Hotel Walliserhof, Zermatt, Switzerland
The wood-panelled bar at the Hotel Walliserhof in Zermatt, Switzerland. Date: 1953

Vickers-Armstrong Elswick Works. Newcastle Upon Tyne - Loading Dock at Vickers-Armstrong, Elswick. Date: 1953

An Embroidered Jumper for Coronation Year
Knitting pattern, An Embroidered Jumper for Coronation Year, with a lion design Date: 1953

Beecraft Honey-Bee N90859 (msn 1) Date: circa 1953

Douglas R4D-8 50772
United States Navy - Douglas R4D-8 50772 (MSN 43337) (ex USAAF 43-49092 / 14908/26353). Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43337 and operated as JM 772 from September 1952 to June 1954

Music cover, When Santa got stuck up the Chimney, by Jimmy Grafton, broadcast and recorded by Billy Cotton Date: 1953

RMS Titanic - poster for Spanish film version
RMS Titanic poster for Spanish film version of the American movie Titanic starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. 43. x 29 inches. Date: 1953

RMS Titanic - poster, Spanish version of Titanic film
RMS Titanic: Spanish colour 20th Century Fox poster for the 1953 film Titanic, staring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck, 29 x 43 inches. Date: 1953

Cover design, Other Worlds, pulp science fiction magazine, January 1953 Date: 1953

Hole and Harvey, third test against England
Australian cricketers Hole and Harvey, whose partnership of 173 runs lasted into the third morning of the Third Test against England, 1953 Date: 1953

Hole batting to Truman in final test
Australian cricketer Hole batting to Fred Truman in the Final Test. England field L-R Hutton, Laker, Lock, Bailey, Bedser, Edrich and Evans Date: 1953

Steam Railway locomotive 2900 Class 4-6-0 St David 2920
Steam Railway locomotive Saint 2900 Class 4-6-0 St David 2920 Date: 1953

Steam Railway locomotive C Class 0-6-0 No. 31166 Date: 1953

Italian film director and screenwriter Mario Camerini (1895-1981), seen here on the set of his film "Ulysses" which was released in 1954. Date: circa 1953

A scene from the film "Ulysses", directed by Mario Camerini and starring Kirk Douglas in the title role. Here, Ulysses and his crew are disembarking on the island of the Cyclops Polythemus

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

Ticket to Empire State Observatories, New York, USA Date: 1953

Tour of the United States Capitol, Washington DC, USA
Souvenir of Tour of the United States Capitol, Washington DC, USA Date: 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Tuesday June 2nd 1953
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Tuesday June 2nd 1953 Date: 1953

Advert, National City Bank Travelers Checks
Advert, Smooth Sailing When You Carry National City Bank Travelers Checks Date: 1953

Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Programme cover, Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, USA Date: 1953

Race Card on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Cover design, Race Card, 27 July 1953, on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

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