Landing Collection (page 18)

Flights into the Future - space age exploration
A futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

Allied landings in southern France by G. H. Davis
The scene of successful Allied landings in southern France during the Second World War: a pictorial map from coasts to mountains. Date: 1944

Invasion coast of Normandy by G. H. Davis
The invasion coast of Normandy, showing the terrain of operations during the Second World War. A panoramic map of the coastal regions from Cap Gris Nez to the Cherbourg Peninsula. Date: 1944

Allied occupation of French North Africa by G. H. Davis
The Allied Anglo-American occupation of French North Africa during the Second World War. A contour map of the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, with distances from Algiers to important sites

Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck
Various apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy

Deck flying by G. H. Davis
Deck flying: problems met by pilots of the Fleet Air Arm. The arts of flying from and landing on naval aircraft carriers: difficulties created by rolling and pitching ships, by bumpy air

Allied troops landing for the Western Front, WW1
Allied troops (probably Belgian) landing in preparation for the Western Front in the early days of the First World War. The ship is the Princesse Clementine of Ostende. Date: 1914

The Role of the horses in WWI 1914
Thousands of War horses were bought from all over Britain to serve with British Forces in World War One. They were used to carry supplies and ammunition, transport the wounded and to pull guns

Allied landing in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied landing in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Landing aircraft in fog by G. H. Davis
The dot and dash radio beam system of landing aircraft in fog: a method which prevented many accidents during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Troop-carrying gliders by G. H. Davis
Winged invaders of Crete: details of troop-carrying gliders during the Second World War. German gliders and the JU52 Sky Tug; landing technique. Date: 1941

British Expeditionary Force in Boulogne
Some of the British Expeditionary Force with their horses on the quay at Boulogne outside the main town station, their landing point in France

Indian troops arriving in France, WW1
Indian troops arriving in France (Marseilles) during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Bringing in the Fishing Boat
Five fishermen bringing in the fishing boat on Whitby beach Date: 1930s

The Boat Landing - Derwentwater, Lake District, Cumbria Date: 1911

Landing stores at Lundy
A small rowing boat lands stores on the beach at the Island of Lundy. Around 1645, Barbary Pirates under command of the Dutch renegade Jan Janszoon operating from the Moroccan port of SalÚá»ccupied

Whitehall Stairs
The landing-place at Whitehall, before the construction of the Embankment. Date: early 19th century

Temple Stairs
The landing-place at Temple Stairs, seen from the river. Date: 1801

Buckingham Water Gate
Old landing place on the banks of the Thames near Charing Cross. Date: 1830

Landing Fish at Billingsgate Market, London, 1881
Engraving showing the busy, early morning scene outside Billingsgate Market as fresh fish was unloaded from boats moored in the River Thames, 1881

Airborne troops landing in Caen
British Horsa gliders and parachutes near Caen after allied airborne landings. The detachable fuselages have been removed from the wings. Date: June 1944

Landing in London
Passengers alighting from a B.E.A. aeroplane which has just landed at London (now London Heathrow) Airport, Middlesex, England. Date: 1960s

Parliament Cottage
WILLIAM OF ORANGE Parliament Cottage, Longcombe, near Totnes, Devon, England, where King William III held his first council after landing in England in 1688. Date: 1650 - 1702

Landing of King William of Glorious Memory at Carrickfergus, 1690 (c.1728). Hagen, Willem van der 1675-1745. Date: 1728 (circa)

The LZ129 Hindenburg landing at Franfurt airship port

EWR VJ101C X1 making a conventional landing

EWR VJ101C X1 during landing transition

The D-Day Landings - 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle - WW2
WW2 - The D-Day Landings - Operation Overlord - Normandy, France, 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle surveys the beaches. Date: 1944

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Landing Herring at the harbour Date: circa 1907

Samsun, Turkey - Landing Flour at the quay. Date: circa 1910s

Essaouira (formerly Mogador) - Morocco
Essaouira (formerly Mogador) - tourist resort on the Western Moroccan region of Marrakesh on the Atlantic coast - occupied since prehistoric times

Assembly Hall - Westminster City School - Gym Lesson
Assembly Hall - Westminster City School - Converted for a Gym Lesson. Located at 55 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HJ. Date: 1910s

Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Landing Stage at Chemulpo (now Incheon, Korea) erected in only eight hours to a state whereupon it could be used to unload heavy transport. Date: circa 1905

Thessaloniki - WW1 - English soldiers arrive to aid the International Expeditionary force, fighting on the Macedonian front. Date: circa 1916

How the Royal Navy lands a heavy gun between two boats
How the Royal Navy lands a heavy gun, lashed between two boats. Date: circa 1910

Thessaloniki, Greece - Landing place on Liberty Square. In the background can be seen a large French troop ship, bringin soldiers of the Allied International force, stationed at Salonica during WW1

WW1 - British soldiers land fish killed by shell Dardanelles
WW1 - Two British soldiers landing a fish killed by an Asiatic Annie shell fired from Turkish Fort Gunners during the Dardanelles Campaign

Allies troops landing at Thessaloniki, Greece - WWI
Allies troops landing at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1915, during World War I, a large Allied expeditionary force landed at Thessaloniki as the base for operations against pro-German Bulgaria

Landing Herring at Minehead, Somerset (and the fleet)
Landing Herring at Minehead, Somerset (and the fleet setting out in the inset image). Date: 1904

The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York to Skye
The Duke and Duchess of York arrive on the pier at Kyleakin, Skye, Scotland on 11th September 1933 to be met by Lord MacDonald and a party of local dignitaries

Malta - Sliema Landing Place Date: circa 1920s

Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France

WW2 - The re-capture of the Island of Kiska, Alaska
The re-capture of the Island of Kiska, Alaska from Japanese forces during WW2. On August 24th, 1943, Kiska was declared secure by the American forces

WW2 - US and Auz troops land - Cape Gloucester, New Guinea
WW2 - US and Australian troops land at Cape Gloucester, New Guinea. Date: 1943

The Turin Exposition of 1911 - Landing stage on River Po Date: 1911

Kolkata, India - Kidderpore Dock Date: circa 1905

British Landing, Mackinac Island, Michigan Date: 1902

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