Electronic Collection

Greyhound Racing
Humorous illustration by George Studdy showing a rather embarrassed man in the crowd of spectators at a greyhound race, bemused to find his hat blown off

Draughtsmen at work
Draughtsmen prepare technical drawings for an electronic wiring system, in a large open plan room, with plenty of essential natural light. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

English Electric Canberra T. 17 WK111
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra T.17 WK111 EA, of No.360 Squadron, used for Electronic Counter Measures training and simulation for exercises. Date: circa 1980

Birth of a baby, Rochford General Hospital, Essex
Birth of a baby at Rochford General Hospital, Essex. When Janet Gisby was admitted, the chances were high that, after two miscarriages, she would lose her baby

Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C

George Morris inventor of the 12 volt electric Welsh Harp
George Morris inventor of the 12 volt portable electric Welsh Harp, testing his invention in the hills of Snowdonia, North Wales Date: 1988

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666

Learjet 35 N546PA (msn 35-045), of Phoenix Air Group, configured for target and electronic warfare training. Date: circa 1990

Dassault Falcon 20DC G-FRAU
Dassault Falcon 20ECM G-FRAU (msn 213). of FR Aviation, as an electronic warfare threat simulator. Date: circa 1995

Dassault Falcon 20DC G-FRAK
Dassault Falcon 20ECM G-FRAK (msn 213). of FR Aviation, as an electronic warfare threat simulator. Date: circa 1995

Boeing NKC-135A 55-3134
United States Navy - Boeing NKC-135A 55-3134 (MSN 17250), at Davis-Monthan AFB for storage and disposal. Initially converted to JKC-135A test aircraft and then to NKC-135A King Crow I?

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 G-AGPV
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31 G-AGPV (msn 12370, ex VR380), the prototype Freighter / Wayfarer, after disposal by the Telecommunications Research Establishment at Defford

Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 157320
United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed EP-3E Aries II 157320 (MSN 185-5535') Electronic intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1980

Lockheed EP-3E Aries 150494
United States Navy (USN) - Lockheed EP-3E Aries 150494 (MSN 185-5020, base code JQ, call-sign 25') Electronic intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1980

General Dynamics EF-111A Raven 66-0028
United States Air Force - General Dynamics EF-111A Raven 66-0028 (msn EF-28, ex A1-46), an Electronic Counter Measures aircraft converted from an F-111A bomber

Boeing VC-135B-BN Stratolifter 62-4130, of the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air force Base in June 1976, for duties as a support aircraft for presidential / VVIP transports

Dassault Falcon 20EW G-FRAJ (msn 20). of FR Aviation, as an electronic warfare threast simulator. Date: circa 1995

Transall C-160G Gabriel F221
Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160G Gabriel F221 (msn 224), an electronic warfare aircraft, at RAF Fairford on 17 July 2005. (Armee de l'Air - French Air Force). Date: 2005

Learjet 35 N542PA (msn 35-030), of Phoenix Air Group, configured for target and electronic warfare training. ( this aircraft crashed at Fresno on 14 December 1994)

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW664 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Douglas EA-3A 135418, at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola. One of five conversions of early model A-3s for ELINT and ECM missions with four Crows in the bomb-bay compartment operating

Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808GE MM61960
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio-Douglas PD.808GE MM61960 (msn 517), Guerra Elettronica Electronic warfare variant, at Pratica-di-Mare Air Base on 28 March 1998

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II CR. 12-54 - 12-63
Ejercito del Aire - McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II CR.12-54 / 12-63 (msn 904), at an airshow on 14 September 1996. This example was configured for Electronic Warfare / Electronic Intelligence

Boeing 707-351C TM. 17-4 - 408-21
Ejercito del Aire - Boeing 707-351C TM.17-4 / 408-21 (msn 19164, line number 505), one of four 707s operated by Ejercito del Aire, at an airshow on 14 September 1996

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14848 (msn ), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) gatherer, at RAF Mildenhall. Date: circa 1998

Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808GE
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio-Douglas PD.808GE. Guerra Elettronica Electronic warfare variant. (Aeronautica Militare - Italian Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808GE MM61961
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio-Douglas PD.808GE MM61961 (msn 518). Guerra Elettronica Electronic warfare variant. (Aeronautica Militare - Italian Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808GE MM61962
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio-Douglas PD.808GE MM61962 (msn 519). Guerra Elettronica Electronic warfare variant. (Aeronautica Militare - Italian Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Illuminated news bulletin and how it works
The Newspaper of the Streets. The illuminated news bulletin which tells passer-by at night the latest news. Diagram by S. W

Alpha robot 1932
Nickel-plated armour Alpha, an electronic robot, designed by H. May, that could read and answer simple questions, being shown at the Olympia Exhibition. 1932

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of No.51 Squadron. The three original Nimrod R.1s, and the attrition replacement

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356 (msn 9257), seen with JATO bottles fitted for trials. (Note: JATO became superfluous with development of the high-powered steam catapults in)

United States Air Force - Martin B-57B Canberra 52-1564 taken in the 1960s - Converted to EB-57B in the late 1960s to provide electronic target and threat simulation after service in Vietnam

United States Navy - Lockheed EP-2E Neptune 127765 call-sign 202, unit code 7V. Built as a P2V-5 Neptune (Model 426-42-13)

Technologys Orbits Date: 1950

Daughter at Work Day Date: 1950

RAF Lincoln B Mk. 2 and Provost T Mk. 1 - Biggin Hill
Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln B Mk.2 RF505 of 151 Squadron, from RAF Watton, (151 Sqn was the last unit to fly the Lincoln, on Electronic Warfare and Electronic Intelligence missions)

The flight structure of the Prospero X3 technology sate?
The flight structure of the Prospero X3 technology satellite, prior to electronic installation, during vibration testing at the BAC Space Systems Group, Bristol

Soho, London - Tottenham Court Road W1 - outside Laskys radio and hifi shop. 1974

Helmut Schmidts random number generator, used in psychokinetic tests at the Rhine Research Center Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Date: 1960s-1970s

Disabled man wearing electronic walking aid
Disabled man wearing an electronic walking aid known as a Pulser or Electronic Stimulator, designed to help him walk unaided. Date: circa 1980s

Underwater house equipment under construction, Malta
Young man assembling electronic equipment connected with an underwater, inflatable house under construction on a beach in Malta

Ancient radio receiver. Brand Invicta

Advertisement, IBM Corporation
Advertisement, IBM (International Business Machines) Corporation -- speeding business through electronics. 1950

Recruit undergoing heart tests, WW1
Testing a new recruit whose heart conditions the Army authorities are doubtful about. Rather worryingly, the photograph shows the man sitting with one bare foot

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