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Background imageCapt Collection: Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy

Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy selected for the England to Australia flight. In the front from left: Capt Ross Smith, Lt Keith Smith and Sgt W.H. (Wally) Shiers. In the rear cockpit is J.M

Background imageCapt Collection: Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel

Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel honouring Louis Ble

Background imageCapt Collection: Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader

Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader with the Air AttachÚá┤o the British Embassy in Madrid and the Colonel-in-Charge of the Barajas Airport on their arrival in Madrid

Background imageCapt Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI

Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI
Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta, G-ABTI, after Brackles delivery flight to begin Imperial Airways new service at Cape Town

Background imageCapt Collection: Harry Wilkes by George Wilkes - dam Molly Walker by Capt. Wa

Harry Wilkes by George Wilkes - dam Molly Walker by Capt. Walker. Date c1885

Background imageCapt Collection: Chitral Expedition

Chitral Expedition
Members of the Chitral Expedition, including Lieut. Cheyne, Capt. C.R Ross, Major Sawyer, Capt. Gordon, Lieut. Henderson and a Sikh priest. 14th Ferozepore Sikhs. Date: April 13 1895

Background imageCapt Collection: Malan, AG Sailor, Grp Capt and Spitfire

Malan, AG Sailor, Grp Capt and Spitfire

Background imageCapt Collection: The crew of the first Comet 4 (G-APDC)

The crew of the first Comet 4 (G-APDC) service to New York on 4 October 1958. Capt. J.B. Linton (extreme left front row), Capt. Roy Millichap (centre front row) and Capt

Background imageCapt Collection: Fokker FVIIa G-EBTS The Spider

Fokker FVIIa G-EBTS The Spider
Fokker FVIIa, G-EBTS, The Spider, which was flown to the Cpae and back in 20 days by Capt C.D. Barnard

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Webb / Niagara / Scrap

Capt Webb / Niagara / Scrap
Captain Matthew WEBB survives Niagara Falls

Background imageCapt Collection: Sir Yeo Cribbett, Lord Packenham, Grp Cpt John Cunningham

Sir Yeo Cribbett, Lord Packenham, Grp Cpt John Cunningham
From left: Sir Yeo Cribbett, Lord Packenham, Gp Capt John Cunningham, CBE, DSO**, DFC*, HonFRAeS, 1917-2002, Lindgren and Sir J. Bowhill in front of the prototype Comet airliner in 1949. Date: 1917

Background imageCapt Collection: Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D. Barnard presents Indias First Aerial Pageant, with passenger flights in the famous monoplane Spider, parachute descents, daring acrobatics by famous pilots

Background imageCapt Collection: Modern Athenians plate 37 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 37 - Edinburgh
Capt. The Honorable Augustus G. F. Jocelyn (d. 1847) approaching Lieutenant General Sir Niel Douglas (1790-1853) commander and chief of the British army

Background imageCapt Collection: Prince George, Duke of Kent - Group Captain in the RAF

Prince George, Duke of Kent - Group Captain in the RAF
Prince George, Duke of Kent, right, shortly after becoming a Group Captain in the RAF with Gp Capt Ellwood, 27 May 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachi?

Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachi?
Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachim Kuettner at Cape Canaveral after witnessing the launch of a Mercury capsule carrying a chimpanzee on top of a Redstone launcher

Background imageCapt Collection: Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a vis?

Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a vis?
Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a visit to Rotol Ltd, Gloucester. Capt N.F. Harrison, DSO, SaF, extreme right; and H. Read, Rotol Instruction School, in civilian dress

Background imageCapt Collection: Boulton Paul group at Mousehold Aerodrome in 1933. From?

Boulton Paul group at Mousehold Aerodrome in 1933. From?
Boulton Paul group at Mousehold Aerodrome in 1933. From left: Major Jack Stewart, OBE; Capt J. Dawson Paul, John Carter, J.D. North and Sqn Ldr C.A. Rea, AFC. Date: 1933

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, a?

Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, a?
Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, at Peterborough prior to the first helicopter-operated public mail service in the UK on 1 June 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageCapt Collection: Central Flying School, Upavon, January 1913. From left: ?

Central Flying School, Upavon, January 1913. From left: ?
Central Flying School, Upavon, January 1913. From left: (standing) Capt E.G.R. Lithgow, Asst Paymaster J.H. Lidderdale RN, Major H.M. Trenchard DSO, Capt G.M. Paine MVO RN, Lt and Qr Mr F.H

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Virgil Ivan ?Gus? Grissom, USAF, 1926-1967, April 1961

Capt Virgil Ivan ?Gus? Grissom, USAF, 1926-1967, April 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageCapt Collection: General and Staff, Maj F. S. Maude, Maj Hon A. H. Hamilton

General and Staff, Maj F. S. Maude, Maj Hon A. H. Hamilton
General and Staff, Maj F.S.Maude, Maj Hon A.H. Hamilton, Lord Methuen Col Mackinnon, Capt C.F. Vandeleur - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Background imageCapt Collection: WW2 - A. R. P. Spy

WW2 - A. R. P. Spy
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, A.R.P. Spy, written by Capt. A. O. Pollard, V.C. M.C. D.C.M. The image portrays a young woman, bound on the floor, speaking into a telephone

Background imageCapt Collection: Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822

Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822
Brian Boru in top hat and cockle-picker Peg O Shambles crashing a two-horse carriage in a Belfast street, 1822. Hawkers knocked on the street, urchins eating potatoes, a man with shillelagh

Background imageCapt Collection: Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery

Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery
The cemetery was used by the 85ths Staffs, 9th East Surreys and Field Ambulances from January 1916 to 1918. It contains UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand

Background imageCapt Collection: Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Background imageCapt Collection: Memorial to Capt Brodie, Glencorse Wood, Ypres area

Memorial to Capt Brodie, Glencorse Wood, Ypres area Date: 2016

Background imageCapt Collection: Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area

Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area Date: 2016

Background imageCapt Collection: Grave Sjt. D. Gallaher, ex Capt All Blacks, Nine Elms CWGC C

Grave Sjt. D. Gallaher, ex Capt All Blacks, Nine Elms CWGC Cem Date: 2016

Background imageCapt Collection: SGW Lt Turnor & Capt Sir F. S. G. Rose R Hussars, Zandvoord

SGW Lt Turnor & Capt Sir F. S. G. Rose R Hussars, Zandvoorde Date: 2016

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. the Hon. Henry Denison, Vanity Fair, WH

Capt. the Hon. Henry Denison, Vanity Fair, WH
Captain the Hon. HENRY DENISON (Born 1849) Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. Friend of King Edward VII. Caption Captain the Hon Henry Denison Date: 1912

Background imageCapt Collection: WILLIAM HARRISON, CAPT

WILLIAM HARRISON, CAPT
Captain WILLIAM HARRISON commander of the Great Eastern steamship. Date: 1812 - 1860

Background imageCapt Collection: HRH Infante Don Alfonso of Spain at the works of the Gl?

HRH Infante Don Alfonso of Spain at the works of the Gl?
HRH Infante Don Alfonso of Spain at the works of the Gloucestershire Aircraft Co, Cheltenham. From right: Capt Gordon W. Charley, H.P. Folland, HRH The Infante and his son Prince Albert

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt S. C. Winfield-Smith, East Surrey Regiment

Capt S. C. Winfield-Smith, East Surrey Regiment
Capt S.C. Winfield-Smith, East Surrey Regiment attached to the RFC, who became a Prisoner of War in 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageCapt Collection: A section of the students and staff of the Empire Test ?

A section of the students and staff of the Empire Test ?
A section of the students and staff of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a visit to Rotol Ltd, Gloucester. Grp Capt S.R. Ubee, Commandant of the School, 11th from left; Lt Cdr W.F

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, r?

Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, r?
Capt John Theilmann in Sikorsky S-51, G-AKCU, of BEA, receives a Royal Mail Penant at Peterborough prior to the first helicopter-operated public mail service in the UK on 1 June 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageCapt Collection: Hawker test pilots Flt Lt Ralph S. Munday and Cpt Hs Broad

Hawker test pilots Flt Lt Ralph S. Munday and Cpt Hs Broad
Hawker test pilots circa 1943, from left: Flt Lt Ralph S. Munday and Capt Hubert Stanford Broad. Date: circa 1943

Background imageCapt Collection: Hawker test pilots alongside a Hawker Tempest. From lef?

Hawker test pilots alongside a Hawker Tempest. From lef?
Hawker test pilots alongside a Hawker Tempest. From left: Capt Hubert Stanford Broad, Sqn Ldr Richard Vivian Muspratt, Bright and William ?Bill? Humble

Background imageCapt Collection: Sgt W. H. Shiers, AFM; Lt Sir Keith M. Smith, KBE and others

Sgt W. H. Shiers, AFM; Lt Sir Keith M. Smith, KBE and others
From left: Sgt W.H. Shiers, AFM; Lt Sir Keith M. Smith, KBE; Capt Sir Ross Smith, MC, DFC, AFC; and Sgt J.M. Bennett, MSM, AFM

Background imageCapt Collection: Cpt Stanley Key with Cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagar

Cpt Stanley Key with Cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagar
Capt Stanley Key, left, with Cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, 1934-1968, in the cockpit of Vickers Viscount 806, G-AOYN, Sir Isaac Newton, of BEA after a flight from London to Manchester

Background imageCapt Collection: Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between N

Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & Charleston, South Carolina. Steam ship Southerner, Capt. Berry. Regular packet between New York & Charleston, South Carolina

Background imageCapt Collection: Prince Christian Victor and Capt Stuart-Wortley

Prince Christian Victor and Capt Stuart-Wortley
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867-1900). Eldest son of Princess Helena - third daughter of Queen Victoria - died of malaria when serving in the Boer War

Background imageCapt Collection: Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, designer and pilot

Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, designer and pilot
Captain Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), aircraft designer and pilot, in RFC uniform, standing in front of his Airco DH 9. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Franklyn Leslie Barnard, 1896-1927, is carried alof?

Capt Franklyn Leslie Barnard, 1896-1927, is carried alof?
Capt Franklyn Leslie Barnard, 1896-1927, is carried aloft at Croyden after winning the 1925 King?s Cup race on 4 July in an Armstrong Whitworth Siskin V, G-EBLQ

Background imageCapt Collection: Liqueur set in a preserved elephants foot, 1903

Liqueur set in a preserved elephants foot, 1903 (c). Silver and glass, made by R P, hallmarked Chester, 1903-1904. Two-handled elephants foot bound with silver

Background imageCapt Collection: Map: Capt Lawrences Military Plan of Delhi

Map: Capt Lawrences Military Plan of Delhi and its Contonments from the un-published plans of the Hon E I Company, 1860 (c) (?). Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Date: circa 1860

Background imageCapt Collection: In search of Dacoits

In search of Dacoits. Pencil sketch by Melton Prior, 1885 (c). Interview between Capt Woodward and a native chief. Associated with the 3rd Burma War. Date: circa 1855

Background imageCapt Collection: Leather paymaster?s wallet, 1799

Leather paymaster?s wallet, 1799.Used by Capt Lt Joshua Gregory, paymaster to the Middlesex (Westminster) Militia.Name and regiment of the owner are inscribed in ink on the inside flap. Date: 1799

Background imageCapt Collection: THE LOCK STEP, or drilling for the Review

THE LOCK STEP, or drilling for the Review.Coloured etching after Capt Charles Aylmer, 11th Regiment of Foot.Published bys W Fores, London, 4 Aug 1797.Having served in the Army from 1789 to 1799

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. Craig at Holywood, Co. Down

Capt. Craig at Holywood, Co. Down (1911). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby 1853 - 1943. 1 of 4 drawings mounted on 1 sheet Date: 1911

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. Craig at Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down

Capt. Craig at Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down (1912). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby 1853 - 1943. Date: 1912

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. Arthur Forrest

Capt. Arthur Forrest
Captain ARTHUR FORREST British naval commander, notably in the West Indies. Date: ? - 1770

Background imageCapt Collection: Postal Courier, C17

Postal Courier, C17
Capt. Bedlow carrying letters to Forraigne Parts. Date: 1684

Background imageCapt Collection: Dickens as Capt Bobadil

Dickens as Capt Bobadil
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens acting in the part of Captain Bobadil in Ben Jonsons Every Man in His Humour. Date: 1812 - 1870

Background imageCapt Collection: Cunningham, John, Group Captain RAF Retired

Cunningham, John, Group Captain RAF Retired
Cunningham, John, Grp Capt RAF Retd

Background imageCapt Collection: Brown, AR Capt RFC, pilot of No209 Squadron - claimed t

Brown, AR Capt RFC, pilot of No209 Squadron - claimed to have shot down Baron von Richthofen

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Shield Somewhere in France

Capt Shield Somewhere in France
Capt. Shield. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageCapt Collection: The Kangaroo Marines by Captain R W Campbell, WW1

The Kangaroo Marines by Captain R W Campbell, WW1
Book Cover mounted on card - The Kangaroo Marines by Captain R W Campbell - Author of Private Spud Tamson (published by Cassell)

Background imageCapt Collection: British soldiers with three large shells, WW1

British soldiers with three large shells, WW1
A group of British soldiers with three large shells addressed: To Capt. Fryatts Murderers, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Charles H. L. Beatty, Vanity Fair, GDG

Capt Charles H. L. Beatty, Vanity Fair, GDG
CAPT. CHARLES HAROLD LONGFIELD BEATTY (1870-1917) Trainer at Newmarket. Won his 1st steeplechase at 20 and went on to ride many winners

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. David Woodward

Capt. David Woodward
captain DAVID WOODWARD sea-captain or soldier ? its anyones bet but its a very nice silhouette... Date: circa 1800

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt John Stewart

Capt John Stewart
Captain JOHN STEWART naval commander during the Napoleonic wars. Date: CIRCA 1812

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt. Charles Lydiard

Capt. Charles Lydiard
Captain CHARLES LYDIARD Officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War. Date: CIRCA 1808

Background imageCapt Collection: William Harrison, Capt

William Harrison, Capt
Captain WILLIAM HARRISON commander of the Great Eastern steamship, depicted standing on her deck. Date: 1812 - 1860

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt G. T. R. Hill (centre) with a group of mechanics in f?

Capt G. T. R. Hill (centre) with a group of mechanics in f?
Capt G.T.R. Hill (centre) with a group of mechanics in front of a Handley Page O/7

Background imageCapt Collection: de Havilland DH4A, G-EAMU, City of York, flown by Capt F?

de Havilland DH4A, G-EAMU, City of York, flown by Capt F?
de Havilland DH4A, G-EAMU, City of York, flown by Capt F.L. Barnard into fourth place in the 1923 King?s Cup race

Background imageCapt Collection: The Duchess of Bedford with Capt C. D. Barnard, left, pil?

The Duchess of Bedford with Capt C. D. Barnard, left, pil?
The Duchess of Bedford with Capt C.D. Barnard, left, pilot, and Robert ?Bob? Little in front of their Fokker FVII, G-EBTS, The Spider, in August 1929 following their record-breaking flight of 10

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt C. D. Barnard, fourth from left, pilot, in front of ?

Capt C. D. Barnard, fourth from left, pilot, in front of ?
Capt C.D. Barnard, fourth from left, pilot, in front of Fokker FVII, G-EBTS, The Spider

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt O. P. Jones, left, at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical So?

Capt O. P. Jones, left, at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical So?
Capt O.P. Jones, left, at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt O. P. Jones, left, being received by the Royal Aeron?

Capt O. P. Jones, left, being received by the Royal Aeron?
Capt O.P. Jones, left, being received by the Royal Aeronautical Society President and Mrs E.T. Jones at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

Background imageCapt Collection: From left: Sir Sydney Camm listens to Capt Laurence Prit?

From left: Sir Sydney Camm listens to Capt Laurence Prit?
From left: Sir Sydney Camm listens to Capt Laurence Pritchard and Mrs Pritchard who wore dark glasses against the flashlights, at the 94th Anniversary Luncheon at the Dorchester Hotel, London

Background imageCapt Collection: E. M. J. Schaffter, retires as Royal Aeronautical Society ?

E. M. J. Schaffter, retires as Royal Aeronautical Society ?
E.M.J. Schaffter, retires as Royal Aeronautical Society Secretary 1973-1983. Capt Eric Brown, RAeS President 1982-1983, is on the right and Mrs Schaffter on the left

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt George Eystons Thunderbolt world landspeed record car

Capt George Eystons Thunderbolt world landspeed record car of 1937/38

Background imageCapt Collection: The committee of the Royal Aero Club at Londonderry House

The committee of the Royal Aero Club at Londonderry House, London. Back row from left: C.F. Uwins, OBE, AFC; John Cunningham, DSO, DFC; Capt A.G. Lamplugh, CBE; W/C N.H. Woodhead, DSC, AFC; A

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt Neville Stack and J P Chaplin

Capt Neville Stack and J P Chaplin
Capt Neville Stack and J.P. Chaplin in front of a Vickers Vivid, G-EBPY

Background imageCapt Collection: Hon Capt Frederick Edward Freddie Guest, CBE, DSO

Hon Capt Frederick Edward Freddie Guest, CBE, DSO (1875-1937) was the Government Chief Whip 1917-1921 and Secretary of State for Air 1921-1922

Background imageCapt Collection: Lord Londonderry, then Secretary of State for Air

Lord Londonderry, then Secretary of State for Air, centre, takes delivery of his first aircraft at Heston Aerodrome, an Avro Club Cadet painted in Londonderry colours

Background imageCapt Collection: Grp Capt Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

Grp Capt Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO*, DFC*, FRAeS, (1910-1982) in 1977

Background imageCapt Collection: Prince Chichibu of Japan (1902-1953), left

Prince Chichibu of Japan (1902-1953), left, with Capt Geoffrey de Havilland alongside (possibly) a de Havilland DH90 Dragonfly in 1937

Background imageCapt Collection: From left: H W R Fedden, chief engineer

From left: H W R Fedden, chief engineer
From left: H.W.R. Fedden, chief engineer and engine designer, Bristol Aeroplane Co; Capt Cyril Uwins, chief pilot, Bristol Aeroplane Co and R.K

Background imageCapt Collection: Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes

Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes (25 January 1881 to 17 March 1960) of the Royal Berkshire Regiment was the first serving officer of the British Army to be awarded a Pilots

Background imageCapt Collection: The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1950

The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1950
The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1950, in the Council Room at No.4 Hamilton Place. Clockwise from the far end on the right: Florence Barwood, Capt J.L. Pritchard, Major G.P

Background imageCapt Collection: Air Transport Auxiliary pilots in front of an Avro Anson

Air Transport Auxiliary pilots in front of an Avro Anson. From left: Flt Capt R. Vincent, Capt F. White, Cdre Gerald DErlanger, Commanding Officer; Flt Capt Stewart Keith Jopp, Capt G

Background imageCapt Collection: R E Bishop (right) and Gp Capt John Cunningham CBE

R E Bishop (right) and Gp Capt John Cunningham CBE
R.E. Bishop (right) and Gp Capt John Cunningham, CBE, DSO**, DFC*, HonFRAeS, 1917-2002, (second right). Date: 1917

Background imageCapt Collection: Gp Capt John Cunningham CBE

Gp Capt John Cunningham CBE
Gp Capt John Cunningham, CBE, DSO**, DFC*, HonFRAeS, 1917-2002, right, with Brazilian delegates in front of the Comet airliner. Date: 1917



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