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Background imageArmed Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 136981

United States Navy - McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 136981 (msn 166 / base code NJ / call-sign 135) of VF-121. 136981 can be seen at Naval Air Station Miramar armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 - Polish Mechanised Cavalry Brigade

WW2 - Polish Mechanised Cavalry Brigade - soldier of the anti-tank Corps, 1940. Organised in France during World War II as part of the Polish Army in France

Background imageArmed Collection: Sailor on boat with monkey and fruit for US Navy Poster Date: 1918

Sailor on boat with monkey and fruit for US Navy Poster Date: 1918

Background imageArmed Collection: Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Background imageArmed Collection: Destroy This Mad Brute Date: 1917

Destroy This Mad Brute Date: 1917

Background imageArmed Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Background imageArmed Collection: Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR. 5 WK281

Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR. 5 WK281
Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281. Built by Vickers Armstrong and delivered on 5 November 1956, WK281 joined No 79 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh

Background imageArmed Collection: United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726

United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726, tactical surface to surface missile. The Mace was to be armed with a nuclear warhead and was deployed in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa

Background imageArmed Collection: Irish Guards, Windsor

Irish Guards, Windsor
Irish Guards marching on parade at Windsor Castle, Berkshire Date: 1989

Background imageArmed Collection: HMS Glorious 77

HMS Glorious 77
Royal Navy - HMS Glorius, aircraft carrier, at anchor in Grand Harbour Valetta.. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First

Background imageArmed Collection: Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114141

Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114141
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114141 (msn 1141). Date: 1999

Background imageArmed Collection: Canadair CC-144 Challenger 144603

Canadair CC-144 Challenger 144603
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CC-144 Challenger 144603 (msn 1006, 601/CL-600-2A12), at the SBAC Farnborough International Air Show on 9 September1990. Date: 1990

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 German Special Armed Forces

WW2 German Special Armed Forces Date: 1940s

Background imageArmed Collection: Armed Coastguards, early 1900s

Armed Coastguards, early 1900s

Background imageArmed Collection: Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114090

Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114090
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114090 (msn 1090). Date: circa 1995

Background imageArmed Collection: Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114070

Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114070
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114070 (msn 1070). Date: circa 1995

Background imageArmed Collection: Westland Whirlwind HAR. 10 XP394

Westland Whirlwind HAR. 10 XP394
Royal Air Force - Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP394 (msn WA.382), at the Woodbridge - Armed Forces Day on 7 August 1976. Date: 1976

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, N. A. A. F. I

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, N. A. A. F. I
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a Naffy, a woman who works at a canteen aimed to provide food for armed forces servicemen. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 - HMS Rawalpindi

WW2 - HMS Rawalpindi
A photograph of HMS Rawalpindi, a British armed merchant cruiser which was sunk in action fighting German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during WW2. Date: circa 1942

Background imageArmed Collection: Salute The Soldier Music Cover

Salute The Soldier Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Salute The Soldier, by Eric Coates, specially composed for the National Savings Committee for the Salute The Soldier campaign

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, The Toast Is Freedom

WW2 Christmas Card, The Toast Is Freedom
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with an illustration titled The Toast Is Freedom. The image shows servicemen of Britain's armed forces and home defence enjoying a Christmas meal. Date: 1944

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Scottish Terriers

WW2 Christmas Card, Scottish Terriers
A WW2 Christmas greetings card illustrated with a number of Scottish terriers wearing hats of the British armed forces. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, The Services

WW2 Christmas Card, The Services
A WW2 Christmas greetings card which promotes the armed forces and services at home for aspiring youngsters, including the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, British Army, Air Raid Precautions, Police

Background imageArmed Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Standing By The Flag

WW2 Birthday Card, Standing By The Flag
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows a Scottish terrier dog wearing a tin hat and armed with a rifle, standing guard beside a Union Jack flag, with the radio active. Date: circa 1941

Background imageArmed Collection: Rocks and Longships Lighthouse, Land's End, Cornwall

Rocks and Longships Lighthouse, Land's End, Cornwall
Rocks (Enys Dooman, The Armed Knight) and Longships Lighthouse, Land's End, Cornwall - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageArmed Collection: HMS Courageous

HMS Courageous
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50'), in August 1938. HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Background imageArmed Collection: Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312

Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312
Forces Armee Canadienne / Canadian Armed Forces ?? Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312 (msn 4061), at Gatwick Airport. Date: circa 1970

Background imageArmed Collection: Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Berlin, Germany

Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Berlin, Germany
Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 7-8 September 1946, Armed Forces Track and Field Championships Date: 1946

Background imageArmed Collection: Jules-Alexandre Grun

Jules-Alexandre Grun
A self portrait side profile caricature of French post-impressionist painter and poster artist, Jules-Alexandre Grun, armed with a handful of dropping paint cans and brushes and a palette

Background imageArmed Collection: The Sans-Culotte

The Sans-Culotte
This illustration shows a finely dressed lady with a fan, standing unaffected by the sight of a charging man armed with a spear, who is deemed a sans-culotte

Background imageArmed Collection: Marching Soldiers

Marching Soldiers
This illustration shows a marching troop of men armed with rifles placed over their shoulders. Date: circa 1901

Background imageArmed Collection: History of Africa. Native Bondei people of Bonde

History of Africa. Native Bondei people of Bonde
History of Africa. 19th century. Native Bondei people of Bonde. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageArmed Collection: History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfare

History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfare
History of Africa. 19th century. Indigenous armed for warfare. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageArmed Collection: White Star Line, HMT Teutonic - mess card

White Star Line, HMT Teutonic - mess card
White Star Line, HMT Teutonic, used for military purposes during the Boer War and WW1. Mess card. 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Date: early 20th century

Background imageArmed Collection: Yuan-Shih-Kai

Yuan-Shih-Kai
Top image, Yuan-Shi-Kai, premier of china, boating in his home town. Yuan- Shi-kai was a Chinese military and government official who rose to power during the late Qing dynasty

Background imageArmed Collection: General Election, Soldier's POV

General Election, Soldier's POV
A General Election, as seen from the point of view of a soldier. We see firstly as it might have been - soldiers being pelted with projectiles by an angry crowd

Background imageArmed Collection: Serbian Encampment, Serbo-Bulgarian War

Serbian Encampment, Serbo-Bulgarian War
Images of the Serbian encampment at Nisch during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885. The war lasted two weeks from 14th - 28th November

Background imageArmed Collection: Bulgarian Outpost, Serbo-Bulgarian War

Bulgarian Outpost, Serbo-Bulgarian War
5 soldiers sit in a circle eating and drinking at a Bulgarian outpost near Hermanli, Eastern Rumelia, in the Serbo-Bulgarian War

Background imageArmed Collection: Types of Soldier, Russian Army

Types of Soldier, Russian Army
8 examples of the types of soldier from different sections and ranks of the Russian Army, and the varying uniforms and equipment they hold

Background imageArmed Collection: The Continuing Balkans Crisis, Bulgaria

The Continuing Balkans Crisis, Bulgaria
Images of the Balkans Crisis from Rustchuk, Bulgaria. We see the Quay of the town (top), and the departure of Bulgarian volunteers lined up, ready to go to the Turkish Frontier (Bottom)

Background imageArmed Collection: No. 4 Detachment, 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers

No. 4 Detachment, 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers
The No. 4 Detachment of the Third Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, the winners of the Queen's prize at the recent artillery meeting at Shoeburyness, 1885

Background imageArmed Collection: The Rocket Brigade

The Rocket Brigade
An unknown Royal Navy rocket brigade asks did that reach her?, enquiring whether their fired rocket reached its intended target, another ship. Date: 1885

Background imageArmed Collection: Volunteers at the Battle of Fox Hill

Volunteers at the Battle of Fox Hill
Volunteers undertake a military training exercise at Fox Hill, Aldershot, 1885. These manoeuvres regularly took place here on Easter Weekend until the end of the 19th Century. Date: 1885

Background imageArmed Collection: The Main Guard of the Palace, Valetta, Malta

The Main Guard of the Palace, Valetta, Malta
Various depictions of the main guard at the Palace, Valetta, Malta. The Palace, also known as the Grandmaster's Palace or Governor's Palace, was built between the 16th and 18th centuries

Background imageArmed Collection: The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland

The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Background imageArmed Collection: Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay

Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay
The torpedo fleet of the Particular Service Squadron putting up torpedo nets, usually made from galvanised iron, to protect the ship the Sultan in Bantry Bay, Ireland

Background imageArmed Collection: The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay

The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Background imageArmed Collection: The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay

The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts



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