Fighters Gallery

Prior to Coltishalls At Home day

Prior to Coltishalls At Home day on the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, September 1960. Six generations of RAF fighters line up together. Hawker Hurricane IIC, LF363; Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX, PM631; Gloster Meteor F8, WL164; Hawker Hunter F6, XK136; Gloster Javelin F(AW)9, XH894 and English Electric Lightning F1, XM137. [See also 56001263.]

© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans Picture Library

Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy. An unidentified goddess is followed by Hephaistos, who raises a two-headed hammer aloft. He is followed by another unidentified kneeling god who thrusts a spear into the body. Next, the goddess Eos rides sidesaddle into battle. She pulls back her horse and is armed with a torch. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

Pergamon Altar. Leto and Apollo fighting against Tityos

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Leto fights using a torch against titan Tityos. At her other side Apollo fights armed with bow and arrow and has just shot Ephialtes, who lies at his feet. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans