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Cygnet Collection

Background imageCygnet Collection: Swans in a punt at Henley

Swans in a punt at Henley
A punt load of swans, and two cygnets, about to be transported higher up the River Thames for their safety, in preparation for the annual Henley Regatta in early July

Background imageCygnet Collection: Thames watermen at work during Swan Upping

Thames watermen at work during Swan Upping, when cygnets need to be rounded up on the Upper Thames River and distinguishing marks cut on their bills

Background imageCygnet Collection: H. M. S. Cygnet - modified Black Swan-class sloop

H. M. S. Cygnet - modified Black Swan-class sloop
H.M.S. Cygnet (F38, formerly U38)- modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy - commissioned in 1943, built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCygnet Collection: Thornycroft Cygnet demonstration bus

Thornycroft Cygnet demonstration bus. Date: circa 1940

Background imageCygnet Collection: General Aircraft GAL. 42 Cygnet II G-AFVR

General Aircraft GAL. 42 Cygnet II G-AFVR
General Aircraft GAL.42 Cygnet II G-AFVR (msn GAL42/109), at RAF Lakenheath Armed Forces Day on 22 May 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageCygnet Collection: General Aircraft Limited GAL. 42 Cygnet II G-AGAU

General Aircraft Limited GAL. 42 Cygnet II G-AGAU
General Aircraft Limited GAL.42 Cygnet II G-AGAU Date: circa 1948

Background imageCygnet Collection: Hawker Cygnet G-EBMB

Hawker Cygnet G-EBMB Date: 1966

Background imageCygnet Collection: Swan and cygnets on a Christmas card

Swan and cygnets on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCygnet Collection: Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, at the1952 Royal Aeronautical Soc?

Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, at the1952 Royal Aeronautical Soc?
Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, at the1952 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at White Waltham Aerodeome on 15 June

Background imageCygnet Collection: Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, is taxied past the crowd by Frank?

Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, is taxied past the crowd by Frank?
Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, is taxied past the crowd by Frank Murphy at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

Background imageCygnet Collection: Abbotsbury Swannery - Chesil Beach, Dorset

Abbotsbury Swannery - Chesil Beach, Dorset Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCygnet Collection: Sydney Camm, H K Jones and P Ws (George) Bulman

Sydney Camm, H K Jones and P Ws (George) Bulman
From left: Sydney Camm, H.K. Jones and P.W.S. (George) Bulman of H.G. Hawker Engineering in front of a Hawker Cygnet, G-EBMB, in 1925. Date: 1925


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