Command Collection (page 4)

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-2589
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-2589 (MSN 17725) 13 December 1958: First flight. 21 January 1959: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE

Douglas TA-4F 152847
United States Navy - Douglas TA-4F 152847 (msn 13493, air show ident 186), at the Paris air Show in June1967, with Military Airlift Command C-141A Starlifter 66-0174

USAF - Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-5211
United States Air Force - Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-5211 (msn 43621) of Troop Carrier Command. This aircraft was struck of charge at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 13 April 1971 and scrapped

Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH. 106 Comet C. 4 XR398
Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.4 XR398 from No.216 Squadron of RAF Transport Command, at an air display in the United States. Date: circa 1965

United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130B Hercules 58-0741 (msn 282-3538) of Tactical Air Command. 0741 was converted to WC-130B and back to C-130B

United States Air Force - North American F-86F Sabre 52-5083
United States Air Force - North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre 52-5083 (msn 191-779, Buzz number FU-083) of Air Training Command from Nellis Air Force Base

United States Air Force - North American NF-100F Super Sabre
United States Air Force - North American NF-100F-1-NA Super Sabre 56-3725 (msn 243-1), with the Air Research and Development Command for trials with thrust reversers; seen with experimental thrust

United States Air Force - Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress
United States Air Force - Boeing RB-52B-30-BO Stratofortress 53-0377 (msn 16856), of Strategic Air Command. Date: circa 1959

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport

United States Air Force - Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 70-0449 of the 60th Military Airlift Wing of Military Airlift Command, from Travis Air Force Base. Date: circa 1981

United States Air Force - Lockheed HC-130H Hercules 64-14866
United States Air Force - Lockheed HC-130H-LM Hercules 64-14866 (msn 382-4099) of Military Airlift Command Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS), at RAF Lakenheath

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

Edward, Prince of Wales as Chief Scout
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) () as the Chief Scout of Wales - October, 1922 Date: circa 1907

NAPOLEON AND LEPERS
Napoleon in Egypt, visiting a leper hospital, touches the lepers, and when his staff reproach him, he replies It is my duty, I am the general in command. Date: 11 March 1799

BATTLE OF TALAVERA
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Battle of TALAVERA Wellington decisively defeats the French, under the nominal command of king Joseph Bonaparte, seen on the left Date: 28 July 1809

Officers and Men of the R. A. F. Station at Abingdon, one of the main airfields of
Officers and Men of the R.A.F. Station at Abingdon, one of the main airfields of Transport Command, march past the Mayor of the Borough who is taking the salute

Boeing S-307 Stratoliner N19903 (msn 2003) at. Boeing S-307Stratoliner, NC19903 was delivered to Pan American Airlines on 22 March 1940 at Brownsville, Texas

Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M
Percival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton

Lockheed T-33A-5-LO N64274 Ex USAF 57-569 (MSN 580-1218) to civil registry as N64274. Reported 15 April 2008 at Valiant Air Command Museum, Tico, FL. Date: 1970s

The Silver Jubilee Aldershot Military Tattoo. An annual event dating back to 1894. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo held at the Rushmoor Arena presented displays

Prince Philip inspecting a Bristol Bloodhound surface-t?
Prince Philip inspecting a Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile at Britain?s first guided weapons air defence station at North Coates

WW1 - Uniform of the Allies series - British Officer barking out a command to his troops set against a backdrop of (a slightly stylised version of) the red ensign flag. Date: circa 1915

John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd
The front cover of The Bystander features John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd, two R.A.F. pilots who recently received the Victoria Cross. Hannahs V.C

Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824. Coloured lithograph by C Hullmandel after Denis Dighton, published by J Robins, London, 1825

Spain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1520-1521). Ma
Spain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1550-1521). Maria Pacheco (1496-1531). Spanish Noble woman of the House of Mendoza

General Guderian with Enigma machine
General Heinz Guderian in his armoured half-track command vehicle. To the lower left of the picture is his Enigma coding machine. Date: 1941

LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump
Pictured at the Brigade Headquarters drill yard, Lambeth SE1, a dual purpose appliance which for some reason does not have any hosereels!

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Up Guards and at Them
Wellington issues his famous command, Up Guards and at them ! leading to the decisive rout of Napoleons Garde Imperiale Date: 18 June 1815

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF Bomber Command continued to serve as a long range U-Boat hunter

Vickers VC10 C1 XR810 10 Sqn RAF San Francisco 1968
Vickers VC10 C1 XR810 of 10 Squadron RAF Transport Command at San Francisco Airport in 1968 Date: 1968

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Map showing distant early warning line for defence
Distant early warning line (DEW line) of all-round radar defence. A map of North America, showing the various systems and devices of Conad

Prince Alexander of Teck (1874-1957), later Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary, who had recently been promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on General Staff

Tank Corps souvenir relating to 16th Battalion Tank Corps
Tank Corps souvenir relating to the 16th Battalion Tank Corps. commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel, the Hon. J. D. Y. Bingham, DSO, listing command structure and appointments, individual awards

Lieut-General T. H. J. C. Goodwin
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin KCB, KCMG, DSO (24 May 1871 29 September 1960), known as Sir John Goodwin, British soldier and medical practitioner

Delphinus fitzroyi. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

Abrocoma bennettii. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

First Royal Variety Show performance, 1912
The first Royal Variety Show performance, then known as the Command Performance, at the Palace Theatre in 1912.The royal box

General Pau, French army officer, WW1
General Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau (1848-1932), French army officer during the early part of the First World War. He was recalled from retirement to command the Army of Alsace. Date: circa 1914

London Fire Brigade Command unit at fire, Penge
Scene of fire at commercial premises, 23 Green Lane, Penge, SE London, showing a London Fire Brigade Command unit parked nearby

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff

Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry
General Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry sitting in the back of an open car. At this time Fry (who is best remembered as a cricketer)

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