1956 Collection (page 4)

Photograph of Common Gate PH, Walthamstow, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Some of the 72 members of the British Olympic Team, who arrived back from the Melbourne Games into London Airport on December 9. Date: 1956

Dalai Lama addressing a huge crowd in Tibet, 1956
Where insurrection and deep anti-Chinese unrest are reported: Tibet - a photograph showing the Dalai Lama addressing a huge religious gathering at the Jokhang Temple in the capital, Lhasa. Date: 1956

Boats in Brixham Harbour, Devon
A jumble of rowing boats and fishing boats in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: 1956

Off to the Continent? - British Railways Cross-Channel Services Date: 1956

Drystone Walls of the North - First-class drystone walling beside the River at Langdale in the Lake District: Many of the stones for the wall have been picked from the river-bed - a frequent

Winifred Atwell on the cover of her recording of Make it a Party which was a top ten chart success. Winifred Atwell (1914-1983)

Polish poster for a film, Wraki (Wrecks), directed by Ewa Petelska and Czeslaw Petelski. circa 1956

Morane-Saulnier MS. 502 Criquet F-BEJQ
Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet F-BEJQ (msn 670), equipped as a banner tug. This aircraft was used as a launch platform for Birdman Leo Valentin

SNCAN NC. 856A Norvigie number46
Aviation legere de l armee de Terre - SNCAN NC.856A-1 Norvigie number46. (Aviation legere de l armee de Terre - ALAT - Army Light Aviation). Date: circa 1956

Clayton & Shuttleworth portable engine, owned by J.Wood, at Kegworth on 28 July 1956. Date: 1956

Hawker Hunter T. 8B XF967
Royal Air Force - Hawker Hunter T.8B XF967 (msn 41H/695343 / HABL-003122) First flown on 9 April1956, delivered on 15 may 1956

Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948. 46-0685 was used in filming of Toward the Unknown as the fictitious Gilbert XF-120 and crashed on take-off from El Paso

United States Army - de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver 54-1716 (msn 862-1559), delivered 3 February 1956. Later registered N5343G with the Civil Air Patrol. Date: circa 1958

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
(ex Missouri Air National Guard) - Republic F-84F-30-GK Thunderstreak 51-9422, late of the 110th Fighter Squadron, on gate guard duties at St. Louis Air National Guard Base, MO

United States Navy - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141701, fresh off the Calverton production line. 1956: VC-62 as PL-51. 1964: Naval Air Development Centre Johnsville, PA

Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 124587 (msn 7464), 2nd prototype of the F4D at Edwards Air Force Base, on loan to General electric for engine development

Short S. 45 Solent Mk. 3 N9946F
Short S.45 Solent Mk.3 N9946F Isle of Tahiti of South Pacific Airlines at San Francisco. Delivered to the Royal Air Force as Short Seaford I NJ203

United States Air Force - Bell P-59B Airacomet 44-22650
United States Air Force - Bell P-59B-1-BE Airacomet 44-22650 (msn 27-58) at Wright-Patterson AFB. 30 October 1944 :taken on strength by USaF, (delivered prior to contract cancellation)

Curtiss C-46A Commando N1385N (msn 449-CK427), of US Airlines Inc. Date: 1956

Douglas DC-6 N37529 Mainliner Michigan (msn 43018 - UA number: 6229), of United Air Lines at Chicago-Midway Airport Date: 1956

MASS Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 51-5500
Massachusetts Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5500 (msn 780-7453) of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS)

Temco Model 51 Pinto N78856, the protoype of the TT-1, first flown on 26 March 1956. The production TT-1 was ordered by the United States Navy in a small batch

Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T. 5 XG873
Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T.5 XG873 (msn F9402) at Farnborough. First flown on 9 March 1956, delivered on 23 March 1956, later tested to destruction at the Fairey facility at Hayes

Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. III G-AJJI
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer Mk.III G-AJJI (msn 1985, ex T9698). Registered after wartime use as G-AJJI, on 21 October 1947 and crashed at Elstree on 19 August 1956. Date: circa 1955

United States Navy - Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind 13172 of VR-2 at Naval Air Station Alameda. Number 13172 was converted to a 4-hose refuelling tanker. Date: 1956

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C Starfire 51-5594
United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C-1-LO Starfire 51-5594 (msn 880-8190), of the 84h Fighter Interceptor Squadron, at an air-show on Naval Air Station Oakland

Comper C. L. A. 7 Swift G-ABUS
Comper C.L.A. 7 Swift G-ABUS, race Number 41, flown by A.L. Cole and David Ogilvy in the 1956 Grosvenor Trophy Race at Baginton (Coventry Airport), achieving second place. Date: 1956

United States Air Force - North American F-100C Super Sabre
United States Air Force - North American F-100C-25-NA Super Sabre 54-2110 (msn 217-371) of the 476th Fighter-Day Squadron / 479th Fighter-Day Wing at Palmdale

United States Air Force - Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
United States Air Force - Convair F-102A-25-CO Delta Dagger 53-1817, of Air Proving Ground Command. This photo shows the original short fin fitted to the proto Types and first 66 production aircraft

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948

6-ton rigid 6-wheeler Wagon Merlin UR 1328
Foden 6-ton rigid 6-wheeler Wagon, regn. UR 1328, number: 13156, Merlin. Built in 1928 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a compound steam engine

Foden Tractor Mighty Atom MJ 369
Foden Tractor, regn. MJ 369, number: 14078, Mighty Atom. Built in 1932 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 4 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1956

Foden D Type Tractor Victor DF 8187
Foden D Type Tractor regn. DF 8187, number: 13358, Victor. Built in 1929 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 4 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1956

Foden 6-ton Tractor The Dorset Wanderer HX 2197
Foden 6-ton Tractor, regn. HX 2197, number: 13832, The Dorset Wanderer. Built in 1930 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 4 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1956

Foden M Type Agricultural Tractor OFU 567
Foden M Type Agricultural Tractor, regn. OFU 567, number: 13730. Built in 1930 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 4 Nhp double cylinder steam engine. Date: 1956

Fowler General Purpose Engine MO 780
Fowler A9 class General Purpose Engine, regn. MO 780, number: 15710, Tommy at the 1956 Andover Steam Rally. Bult in 1922 by John Fowler & Co

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine Victoria NK 967
Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine 13073, Victoria (aka Davey Crockett ). Built in 1907 by Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: circa 1956

Burrell General Purpose Engine CE7825
Burrell General Purpose Engine, regn. CE7825, number: 2536, Her Majesty. Built in 1902 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford, in Norfolk, powered by an 6 Nhp single crank compound steam engine

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine KE 2700
Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine, regn. KE 2700, number: 19412, Drumtochty. Built in 1916 by Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: circa 1956

Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine Fair Rosamund
Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine, regn. BL 4707, number: 7370, Fair Rosamund - Old Bill ). Built by Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke in 1914, powered by a 6 Nhp single cylinder steam engine

1956 Chevrolet Bel-Air Date: 1955

FALL / DOBERMANN / 1956
Caprice of Cantergate. Date: 1956

GINGER KITTEN ON BOOK
A charming ginger kitten sits upright upon a book. Date: 1956

BULL TERRIER PUPPY / 1956
A small bull terrier puppy standing on a box. Owned by Johnstone. Date: 1956

FALL / WESTIE / 1956
CHAMPION WOLVEY PHILIPPA OF CLAIRDENE Owner: Pacey Date: 1956

FALL / ENGLISH SPRINGER / 56
An unnamed English Springer spaniel with her 6 puppies. More details untraced. Date: 1956

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