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Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE LondonFirefighters working at scene of pub fire, Eltham, SE London
Fountain and statue of Diana - Mexico CityBeautiful photographic postcard depiction of the Fountain (with statue of Diana, the Huntress) at the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico (later moved to Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico)
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
Tower Bridge jams in summer heatTower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses
Power jets W2 / 700Power jets W2/700
LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire, Langley Street WC2Three firemen died fighting this blaze in a Covent Garden warehouse in Langley Street. The first crews to arrive, from Clerkenwell fire station, found the warehouse well alight
Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQLondon firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1
RAF Harrier Jump Jets, No. 1 Squadron, set up in 1969. The jump jet is a vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft. Seen here are staff at work in a control tower
Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London
NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941
British Airways passenger jets at Ringway AirportTwo British Airways VC-10 passenger jets at Ringway Airport, now known as Manchester International Airport. Date: circa 1975
LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
Firefighters at scene of commercial premises fireFirefighters working at the scene of a commercial premises fire, South Woodford, London
Caravelle JetsThree Societa Aerea Mediterranea Caravelle Jets being refuelled at London Gatwick Airport
Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumpingMoored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water
Motor Fire-Boat / LondonThe Beta III one of the London Fire Brigades several fire-boats, constructed by Merryweathers in 1926
Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPSthe Dornier Do 32E was a simple, collapsible one-man helicopter from Germany powered by a BMW 6012L gas turbine, driving a compressor which supplied compressed air to the rotor tip jets
Raymond Baxter interviewing an airline pilot: discussing the use of simulators for training navigation and airfield approach procedures, on 6 November 1958
Raymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A. F. CRaymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A.F.C, a BOAC Comet pilot: discussing the recent introduction of the de Havilland Comet and Boeing 707 on trans-Atlantic airline routes
LFB firefighters in action in a London streetLFB firefighters in action with ladders and hoses at a fire in a London street. Date: mid-20th century
Fatal fire at HMV record store, Oxford Street, LondonFatal fire at the HMV record store, Oxford Street, London, 27 December 1937, showing firefighters in action with hoses at night. Date: 1937
Napier Oryx gas generator turbine engine on the D. Napier & sons stand at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The Oryx was designed to power the Percival P.74 helicopter rotor which was driven by
Vichy, France - Thermal Baths - Water Massage. The male attendant in the foreground appears to be checking his patients pulse - one hopes the water jets did not have an adverse effect
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hose, WW2Blitz in London -- a group of firefighters in action with a hosepipe, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s
Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, RomfordFire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action
Ufo over BrusselsTriangle-shaped UFO sighted over the outskirts of Brussels and seen on radar by two F16 jets of the Belgian airforce
Poster, Indian Air Force jets with elephantPoster, Indian Air Force jets (Folland Gnats) with elephant in the foreground, design by Laurence Fish, original artwork for a magazine advertisement. Date: circa 1950
Messerschmitt Me 328 -seen in wind tunnell model form, it was designed to use pulse jets It proved an expensive failure
Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2Firefighters at work in in Londons main shopping district, Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage
Firefighters at scene of shop fire in Oxford StreetFirefighters working at scene of shop fire, New Look store in Oxford Street, Central London
Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, SE15Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, Peckham, London SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London
LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden PierLCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London
LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament
Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder
Barcelona, Spain - Fountain at Great Universal ExhibitionBarcelona, Spain - The Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona) - located in the Plaza de Carles Buigas, in the Sants-Montjuic. Date: 1929
Gravel pit arrester being tested by RAFTesting a gravel pit arrester for stopping runaway jets, using an RAF lightning jet fighter. The idea was that an aircraft unable to stop before the end of the runway would be brought quickly
Boy scouts practising firefighting, EgyptBoy scouts practising their firefighting skills, Egypt
Firefighters in action, Fanshaw Street, London N1Firefighters in action with turntable ladders and hosepipes at a building in Fanshaw Street, London N1, 28 February 1956. The fire had gone through the roof before the first appliance arrived
Firefighters in action with ladder and hosepipesFirefighters in action at the scene of a fire with a turntable ladder and hosepipes. Date: circa 1950s
Firefighters in action, Victory Place, SE17Firefighters in action with hosepipes during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Seen here in the main entrance of the building -- two jets had been at work
Blitz in London -- inside a bombed church, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with a hosepipe inside a bombed church, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in City of London -- Newgate Street, WW2Blitz in the City of London -- a group of firefighters in action in Newgate Street with a hosepipe, perched on a pile of rubble. Date: 1940s
LFB firefighters in multi-hose displayLFB firefighters in a multi-hose display at headquarters, with pumping machine and vehicle