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Hawk Collection

Background imageHawk Collection: Acherontia atropos, death s-head hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos, death s-head hawk-moth
A mounted specimen of the death s-head hawk-moth, which takes its name from the skull-like image on its thorax. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageHawk Collection: Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement

Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement
(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani

Background imageHawk Collection: Wright 1903 Photo

Wright 1903 Photo
Orville Wright, watched anxiously by his brother Wilbur, achieves the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Background imageHawk Collection: A selection of common British Moths

A selection of common British Moths Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHawk Collection: GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk

GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk
Entering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000. Measuring 45 feet in length, 13.5 inch beam and with a 3.5 foot draft

Background imageHawk Collection: Humber Hawk advertisement

Humber Hawk advertisement
Advertisement for the 1954 Humber Hawk car, packed with power and aready to prove it. Apparently, the powerful overhead valve engine gave vivid exciting acceleration

Background imageHawk Collection: Red kite, Milvus milvus

Red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Background imageHawk Collection: RAF training aircraft

RAF training aircraft. From left: Scottish Aviation Jetstream T1, XX489; the first production British Aerospace Hawk T1, XX154; company demonstrator Scottish Aviation Bulldog

Background imageHawk Collection: Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, Co

Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, Co
Plate 141 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHawk Collection: The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first time

The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, in the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls. The flight from the flight test centre at Dunsfold lasted 53 minutes

Background imageHawk Collection: Accipiter striatus, sharp-shinned hawk

Accipiter striatus, sharp-shinned hawk
Plate 374 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHawk Collection: Miles M. 2L Hawk Six - G-ADGP

Miles M. 2L Hawk Six - G-ADGP
Miles M.2L Hawk Six - G-ADGP at Old Warden. Date: 1989

Background imageHawk Collection: Two Humber Estate Cars - The Hawk and The Super Snipe

Two Humber Estate Cars - The Hawk and The Super Snipe
Two Humber Estate cars advertised in a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure - The Hawk and the Super Snipe. 1960

Background imageHawk Collection: The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time

The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, takes to the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls

Background imageHawk Collection: Rafael Sabatini - 3

Rafael Sabatini - 3
RAFAEL SABATINI Anglo-Italian writer, author of The sea-hawk, Scaramouche and other historical yarns. Date: 1875 - 1950

Background imageHawk Collection: Rafael Sabatini - 2

Rafael Sabatini - 2
RAFAEL SABATINI Anglo-Italian writer, author of The sea-hawk, Scaramouche and other historical yarns. Date: 1875 - 1950

Background imageHawk Collection: The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight

The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight
The first Hawk, XX154, during its second flight, 22 August 1974, chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, again at the controls. Date: 1974

Background imageHawk Collection: The first Hawk XX154 is rolled out at Dunsfold

The first Hawk XX154 is rolled out at Dunsfold
The first Hawk, XX154, is rolled out at Dunsfold, 12 August 1974. Date: 1974

Background imageHawk Collection: Edmund Pendleton Gaines

Edmund Pendleton Gaines
EDMUND PENDLETON GAINES American military commander who served in the 1812 war, the Seminole war, the Mexican war, the Black Hawk war etc

Background imageHawk Collection: Highwaymen / Redington

Highwaymen / Redington
Redingtons horses: famous highwaymen including: Tom King, Captain Hawk, Jack Sheppard, Claude Duval, Captain Macheath & Sixteen String Jack

Background imageHawk Collection: Deaths Head Moth

Deaths Head Moth
DEATHs HEAD HAWK MOTH with its caterpillar Date: 1880

Background imageHawk Collection: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, adult with rabbit prey. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Background imageHawk Collection: Power Plus Humber Hawk (Mk VIA) car brochure

Power Plus Humber Hawk (Mk VIA) car brochure Date: 1956

Background imageHawk Collection: Curtiss Hawk 75 fuselage interior looking rear

Curtiss Hawk 75 fuselage interior looking rear from the baggage compartment. 9 May 1938. Date: 1938

Background imageHawk Collection: The famous photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer

The famous photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer flying at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at 10.35am on 17 December 1903 taken by John T. Daniels. Wilbur Wright stands on the right. Date: 1903

Background imageHawk Collection: Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers 1900 camp

Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers 1900 camp. Date 1900

Background imageHawk Collection: Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist

Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist
Alec (" Sir Affable" ) Knowles (1851-1917) - Theatrical Journalist and member of Londons notorious Pelican Club

Background imageHawk Collection: Client: Ideal Home - Roden Norman

Client: Ideal Home - Roden Norman
Client: Ideal Home - Shoot to promote the selling of advertising space - the Advertisement Manager was Roden Norman (pictured). Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageHawk Collection: Red Arrows at Gibraltar

Red Arrows at Gibraltar
British Aerospace Hawk T.1 trainers of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Red Arrows, lined up waiting to start-up for their routine at the air display. Date: circa 1989

Background imageHawk Collection: Death's Head Hawk Moth

Death's Head Hawk Moth

Background imageHawk Collection: The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk

The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on 17th December 1903. Wilbur watching Orville piloting the plane. Date: early 1900s

Background imageHawk Collection: Eagle Hawk Neck, Tasmania

Eagle Hawk Neck, Tasmania

Background imageHawk Collection: Eagle Hawk Neck Tasmania pre-1900

Eagle Hawk Neck Tasmania pre-1900

Background imageHawk Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6 WV908

Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6 WV908
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV908 (msn 6123), of the Royal Navy Historic Flight, at RNAS Yeovilton. Date: circa 2000

Background imageHawk Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk Mk. 3 WM969

Hawker Sea Hawk Mk. 3 WM969
Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.3 WM969 (msn 6007), at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Date: 1996

Background imageHawk Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk Mk. 101 RB+363

Hawker Sea Hawk Mk. 101 RB+363
Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.101 RB+363, mounted as a gate guardian at Nordholz Air Base, on 18 August 1996. Date: 1996

Background imageHawk Collection: Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA. 6 XE390

Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA. 6 XE390
Royal Navy - Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA.6 XE390 (msn AW6334), with Olive Green upper surfaces with white undersides as an Admiral's Barge of F.O.F.T. (Flag Officer Flying Training)

Background imageHawk Collection: Pilcher Hawk Glider early 1900s

Pilcher Hawk Glider early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHawk Collection: Old Sparrow Hawk Inn, Burnley, early 1900s

Old Sparrow Hawk Inn, Burnley, early 1900s

Background imageHawk Collection: Humber cars cinema advertisement, probably 1940s

Humber cars cinema advertisement, probably 1940s

Background imageHawk Collection: Pointon Hawk glider

Pointon Hawk glider, in flight at Mangere, NZ, in 1931. (rnzaf.proboards. com/thread/30588/hawk-glider-1931) Date: 1931

Background imageHawk Collection: 2577 Night Hawk

2577 Night Hawk
A photograph of the A1 2577 Night Hawk leaving Newcastle for Scotland during wartime. Date: circa 1944

Background imageHawk Collection: Curtiss H75 C. 1

Curtiss H75 C. 1
A crashed Curtiss H75 C.1, being inspected by German forces. (The Curtiss H75 C.1, had the Curtiss designation Hawk 75A-1 and was roughly equivalent to the P-36A Mohawk)

Background imageHawk Collection: Hawk

Hawk
Artwork showing a magnificent hawk stood on a rocky ledge, with blooming pink and purple flowers surrounding it. Date: circa 1918

Background imageHawk Collection: Cessna R172K Hawk XP II G-BHYD

Cessna R172K Hawk XP II G-BHYD Date: circa 1990

Background imageHawk Collection: Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. III G-AFBS A

Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. III G-AFBS A
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer Mk.III G-AFBS A (msn 539, impressed as BB661), at Staverton with the Skyfame Museum. Date: 1966

Background imageHawk Collection: Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon

Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon as he enters a cathedral.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageHawk Collection: BOOK OF THE DEAD/25

BOOK OF THE DEAD/25
The Dove, the Golden hawk and the Divine Hawk, illustrating the chapters of the transformation of the deceased into those mythical forms of the Sun-god



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