Catapult Collection (page 2)

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

Heinkel He 58 on a catapult aboard Europa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supermarine Walrus, ?8338, launched from a catapult

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photographic, 10841494
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The Aerodrome ready for flight rests on the catapult
The Aerodrome, ready for flight, rests on the catapult. 7 October 1903. Date: 1903

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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