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Background imageCatapult Collection: North American RA-5C Vigilante 146701

North American RA-5C Vigilante 146701
United States Navy - North American RA-5C Vigilante 146701 (MSN NA247-10), of RVAH-9, waiting for the catapult on USS Saratoga, somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea in July 1967

Background imageCatapult Collection: Grumman A-6E Intruder 160421

Grumman A-6E Intruder 160421
United States Navy - Grumman A-6E Intruder 160421 (MSN I-583, unit code 'AD', callsign '500'), of VA-42. (Lost off a soft catapult launch from USS Independence on 17 May 1979). Date: 1978

Background imageCatapult Collection: WW2 - Seaplane Catapulting From HMS Sussex

WW2 - Seaplane Catapulting From HMS Sussex
A photograph of a British WW2 seaplane leaving the catapult of HMS Sussex, a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCatapult Collection: Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine

Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine, used to launch long-distance projectiles. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageCatapult Collection: Roman weapon. Onager. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883

Roman weapon. Onager. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Onager. It was an imperial Roman torsion powered siege engine. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageCatapult Collection: Henry cartoon, Catapulting Flies, by Carl Anderson

Henry cartoon, Catapulting Flies, by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Background imageCatapult Collection: RAF Supermarine Walrus, Amphibian Airplane

RAF Supermarine Walrus, Amphibian Airplane being catapulted from HMS Sheffield Date: 1938

Background imageCatapult Collection: RAF Hawker Nimrod II, K3654

RAF Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, preparing for catapult launch at No.1 RAF Flying Training School, Leuchars, Scotland Date: 1938

Background imageCatapult Collection: Roman Catapult, Siege of Carthage

Roman Catapult, Siege of Carthage - Carthage must be destroyed is carved into the wood in Latin. Date: 146 BCE

Background imageCatapult Collection: Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 142094

Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 142094 (MSN 11348), displayed at NAS Leemore, CA, with the hump from an A-4F, in the colours of 150033 which suffered a bad catapult launch

Background imageCatapult Collection: Roman soldiers with spoils of war on the Arch for Titus

Roman soldiers with spoils of war on the Arch for Titus
Roman soldiers march in procession with spoils of war or spolia on the Arch for Titus, the arch of triumph celebrating Emperor Tituss victory over Jerusalem

Background imageCatapult Collection: Counterweight machines for throwing darts and stones

Counterweight machines for throwing darts and stones from Lipsius and others. One double that fires a stone from a sling. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a

Background imageCatapult Collection: Onager, a type of catapult to project stones

Onager, a type of catapult to project stones. Constructed by Newton under the direction of Lt. General Melville. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Background imageCatapult Collection: The catapulta. Ancient machine for projecting darts

The catapulta. Ancient machine for projecting darts. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Background imageCatapult Collection: The balista. Ancient machine for projecting stones

The balista. Ancient machine for projecting stones. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Background imageCatapult Collection: Confession of Japanese Penitents

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

Background imageCatapult Collection: Radioplane RP-77D

Radioplane RP-77D on its launch catapult. Date: circa 1953

Background imageCatapult Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch

LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch at the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 waiting for launch

LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 waiting for launch
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader 3, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 and 33 awaiting launch

Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 and 33 awaiting launch
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 and 33 awaiting launch at the catapult, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from catapult

Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from catapult
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 launches from the catapult

LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 launches from the catapult
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusaders 3, launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise. (Note: Foch and Clemenceau were two almost identical ships)

Background imageCatapult Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader cockpit close-up

LTV F-8FN Crusader cockpit close-up
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader cockpit close-up, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusaders 39, 17 and 35

LTV F-8FN Crusaders 39, 17 and 35
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusaders 39, 17 and 35, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageCatapult Collection: Heinkel HD. 55

Heinkel HD. 55
Heinkel HD.55 prototype catapult launched scout for Soviet battleships. Forty aircraft were acquired by the AV-MF (Aviatsiya voyenno-morskogo flota)

Background imageCatapult Collection: Martin MO float-plane

Martin MO float-plane observation aircraft, on catapult trials in harbour. Date: 1924

Background imageCatapult Collection: Army of the Roman Empire. Officers in the review

Army of the Roman Empire. Officers in the review of the formed legions. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Background imageCatapult Collection: Fairey Swordfish I, L2742, of No 701 Catapult Flight on ?

Fairey Swordfish I, L2742, of No 701 Catapult Flight on ?
Fairey Swordfish I, L2742, of No 701 Catapult Flight on floats in the air near Gibralter in 1938

Background imageCatapult Collection: Fairey Queen IIIF MkIIIB S1536 on the catapult

Fairey Queen IIIF MkIIIB S1536 on the catapult
Fairey Queen IIIF MkIIIB, S1536, on the catapult of HMS Valiant January 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageCatapult Collection: The double catapult. Designed by Leonardo da Vinci. 15th cen

The double catapult. Designed by Leonardo da Vinci. 15th cen
Renaissance. Military Engineering. Drawn in the Atlantic Codex (folio 152 1485-1490) of Leonardo Da Vinci. The double catapult, with bucket and sling. Model

Background imageCatapult Collection: Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageCatapult Collection: Supermarine Walrus -the standard Royal Navy catapult ai

Supermarine Walrus -the standard Royal Navy catapult aircraft carried aboard its larger warships -at Kerba, Tunisia, 1943

Background imageCatapult Collection: Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk-the last of the big warship catapu

Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk-the last of the big warship catapult aircraft Retired from the US Navy in 1950

Background imageCatapult Collection: Dornier 10t Wal Lufthansa on catapult

Dornier 10t Wal Lufthansa on catapult
Dornier 10t Wal aboard its tendering ship. First flown 6 November 1922, 264 of the Wal family were built. Some carried 8-10 passengers, but Lufthansa used them as trans-Atlantic mailplanes

Background imageCatapult Collection: Battering ram and catapult

Battering ram and catapult.. Artillery- Aries or wooden battering ram and catapult used by Lord Heathfield at the siege of Gibraltar

Background imageCatapult Collection: Siege Weapon - Catapault

Siege Weapon - Catapault
A detailed drawing of a 16th century catapult, indicating its various and numerous forms of ammunition. Date: 1588

Background imageCatapult Collection: Dornier DoJ IIfBos Wal D-AGAT Boreas of Lufthansa

Dornier DoJ IIfBos Wal D-AGAT Boreas of Lufthansa
Dornier DoJ IIfBos Wal, D-AGAT, Boreas of Lufthansa, being hoisted on to the catapult of the Schwabenland

Background imageCatapult Collection: Fairey Swordfish I L2742

Fairey Swordfish I L2742
Fairey Swordfish I, L2742, of No 701 Catapult Flight on floats in the air near Gibralter in 1938. Date: 1938

Background imageCatapult Collection: Roman Catapult

Roman Catapult
ROMAN SIEGE WEAPON

Background imageCatapult Collection: WW2 Launching seaplane from deck catapult of a US Battleship

WW2 Launching seaplane from deck catapult of a US Battleship
WW2 - Launching a seaplane from the deck catapult of the USS Colorado (BB-45), , the lead ship of the Colorado-class of battleships. Date: circa 1943

Background imageCatapult Collection: Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo. Rome

Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo. Rome
Italy. Rome. Catapult and ammunition. Castel Sant Angelo

Background imageCatapult Collection: Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno. Andalusia. Spain

Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno. Andalusia. Spain
Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno built by caliph Abd al-Rahman III in 960. Cadiz province. Andalusia. Spain

Background imageCatapult Collection: Heinkel He 114A -catapult launched for use aboard Germa

Heinkel He 114A -catapult launched for use aboard German battleships and cruisers

Background imageCatapult Collection: Heinkel He 58 on a catapult aboard Europa

Heinkel He 58 on a catapult aboard Europa

Background imageCatapult Collection: Edo XOSE-1 -another one-off scout meant to be carried a

Edo XOSE-1 -another one-off scout meant to be carried and catapulted from warships that never made it into production

Background imageCatapult Collection: British troops practising with new catapult

British troops practising with new catapult
British troops practising with new bomb thrower catapult, for use in trenches Date: 1915

Background imageCatapult Collection: Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Background imageCatapult Collection: A popular new sport, the glider, by G. H. Davis

A popular new sport, the glider, by G. H. Davis
The coming vogue of the glider. A popular German sport -- motorless flight -- about to start in England. Flying for men of moderate means: the motorless aeroplane -- catapult launching

Background imageCatapult Collection: Cruiser Southampton at Spithead by G. H. Davis

Cruiser Southampton at Spithead by G. H. Davis
The cruiser visited at Spithead by the King as representing the new units in the Navy: the recently commissioned Southampton, a vessel of novel features, including 6-inch guns in triple turrets

Background imageCatapult Collection: Fleet air arm by G. H. Davis

Fleet air arm by G. H. Davis
The Fleet Air Arm -- cruisers as modified by aircraft equipment. A feature of the Navy represented in the Jubilee Review programme

Background imageCatapult Collection: French catapult

French catapult
French using catapults, where the trenches were close together, using lengths of steel springs or even resilient tree branches as propellants

Background imageCatapult Collection: Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

Background imageCatapult Collection: Supermarine Walrus, ?8338, launched from a catapult

Supermarine Walrus, ?8338, launched from a catapult

Background imageCatapult Collection: French Navy Jaguar prototype M-05 during catapult trials

French Navy Jaguar prototype M-05 during catapult trials at RAE Bedford. July 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageCatapult Collection: The prototype Supermarine Seagull V

The prototype Supermarine Seagull V, now identified as N-2, during catapult tests at RAE Farnborough in January 1934. Date: 1934

Background imageCatapult Collection: A Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior 138968 on the catapult

A Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior 138968 on the catapult
A Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior, 138968, on the catapult ready to depart the USS Independence. circa 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageCatapult Collection: Hawker Nimrod II K3654 immediately after launch

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 immediately after launch
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, immediately after launch from the catapult at RAF Leuchars, showing the trolley in its collapsed attitude

Background imageCatapult Collection: Hawker Nimrod II K3654 about to be launched

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 about to be launched
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, about to be launched from a VIH type, telescopic tube catapult at RAF Leuchars

Background imageCatapult Collection: Hawker Nimrod II K3654

Hawker Nimrod II K3654
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, at the point of release from the catapult at RAF Leuchars

Background imageCatapult Collection: Photographic, 10841494

Photographic, 10841494
10841494

Background imageCatapult Collection: The Aerodrome ready for flight rests on the catapult

The Aerodrome ready for flight rests on the catapult
The Aerodrome, ready for flight, rests on the catapult. 7 October 1903. Date: 1903

Background imageCatapult Collection: Two Vought F8U Crusaders preparing to catapult off

Two Vought F8U Crusaders preparing to catapult off the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

Background imageCatapult Collection: Three Vought F8U Crusaders from VX-3 taxi

Three Vought F8U Crusaders from VX-3 taxi to the starboard catapult of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during early morning operations

Background imageCatapult Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk I WF145

Hawker Sea Hawk I WF145
Hawker Sea Hawk I, WF145, was an early production aircraft used in trials, including landing and catapult trials aboard HMS Eagle

Background imageCatapult Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk I WF144

Hawker Sea Hawk I WF144
Hawker Sea Hawk I, WF144, was an early production aircraft used in trials, including landing and catapult trials aboard HMS Eagle

Background imageCatapult Collection: Radioplane OQ-19A target drone

Radioplane OQ-19A target drone circa 1947 perches on its 60ft catapult prior to take off

Background imageCatapult Collection: Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at control

Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor

Background imageCatapult Collection: Thoughtfulness of young / W H Robinson

Thoughtfulness of young / W H Robinson
A very thoughtful young boy uses a catapult to quickly remove a fly from the top of a bald mans head in church. Please note

Background imageCatapult Collection: Boy W / Catapult 1898

Boy W / Catapult 1898
A boy demonstrates a catapult to a friend

Background imageCatapult Collection: Catapult C15

Catapult C15
A rather lethal looking catapult with a huge sling on a wooden base



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