Manoeuvre Collection

William Heath Robinson drawing showing soldiers unaware of the camouflaged famous Stonehenge moving around in Wiltshire. Date: 1941

The R101 before Flight
THE R.101 : hundreds of men are required to manoeuvre the cumbersome airship on the ground, preparatory to its disastrous first (and last) flight

Two Harriers manoeuvre into position for landing on the deck of HMS Eagle during sea trials in 1970. Date: 1970

Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913: the varying fortunes of the East Coast raiding parties. How the Humber Ports were raided last week by the Red fleet

Royal Horse Artillery - Gun Team
Royal Horse Artillery Gun Team - Horse artillery differs from field artillery in that the whole gun detachment is mounted and the gun and wagon aretherefore freed from the load of men

6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936

The Welsh Guards on manoeuvres near Pirbright
Sir William Vivian Makins (1903-1969) on Longdown Fort (Hill) - The Welsh Guards on manoeuvres near Pirbright, Surrey (now Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright) - September, 1932. Date: 1932

Cavalry Manoeuvres, Serbo-Bulgarian War
Bulgarian forces perform cavalry manoeuvres before Prince Alexander at Mala Tirnova. We see a line of horses lying down with soldiers taking cover behind them, pointing their guns outward

Volunteers at the Battle of Fox Hill
Volunteers undertake a military training exercise at Fox Hill, Aldershot, 1885. These manoeuvres regularly took place here on Easter Weekend until the end of the 19th Century. Date: 1885

The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay
The torpedo fleet of the Particular Service Squadron putting up torpedo nets, usually made from galvanised iron, to protect the ship the Sultan in Bantry Bay, Ireland

The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N6715A
Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N671SA (msn 67001), at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, held between 1-8 September 1974. N6715A crashed while conducting a low-level aerobatic demonstration at the Farnborough

The wireless warfare: How the Admiralty's wireless installation that spook to any Britsih warships within 1600 miles of Whitehall

Russian soldiers
A group of Russian soldiers sit in a coniferous wooded landscape in a circle around a small fire. Part of the British Soviet Friendship society. Date: 1950s

Fouga CM. 170 Magister F-GKYE
Fouga CM.170 Magister F-GKYE (msn 201) of Patrouille Crystaline aerobatic formation team. This aircraft was destroyed in a mid-air collission with F-GKYD

WW1 - The War in the West - The Allies Advance - 1914. The Battle of the Aisne. 1914

Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das Rheingold
Behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden demonstrating how the Rhine maidens are made to swim naturally in Wagners Das Rheingold. Date: 1936

Court presentation, the convolutions of the train
As a society lady is presented at court, the logistical difficulty of curtseying to the Queen while simultaneously trying to manage her huge train, is captured by an ILN artist

LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London

1879 / Afghan Accident
Members of the Royal Horse Artillery have an accident while attempting to manoeuvre along the narrow road over the Lundi Kotul Pass in the Kyber. Date: 1879

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows close formation pass
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks pass in close formation manoeuvre in their first year flying Hawks at Cosford in May 1980 Date: 1980

Queen Mary Ocean Liner to Greenock, Inverclyde
Queen Mary set out on its first voyage, from Clydebank where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea

Aeroplanes v. Zeppelins by G. H. Davis
The struggle for aerial supremacy: aeroplanes versus Zeppelins. Left: outmanoeuvring a Zeppelin at sea. Right: an extraordinary optical delusion -- chasing a sunlit cornfield which looks like a

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

Scene on the Humber during rain by G. H. Davis
With our naval artist at Grimsby. The biter bit -- a lively scene on the Humber during the rain, with a rocket exploding in the sky. Scene observed by G. H. Davis during manoeuvres. Date: 25 July 1913

Naval manoeuvres of 1913 by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913. Torpedo versus gun -- the vulnerability of the battleship and the destroyer. Date: 1913

Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. Davis
Annotated illustration showing a company-commander broadcasting his orders to his section-commanders by wireless. The tank in the foreground is seen cut away diagrammatically to show the driver

Manoeuvrability and pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
What fighting at nearly 400 mph means to the airman -- the difficulties of manoeuvrability and pilot blackout. How problems of high speed and wing loading have been solved

The Croxton outrage by G. H. Davis
One of several German attacks on North Sea fishing trawlers, later countered by arming them: the Croxton outrage. How the unarmed Croxton was machine-gunned and bombed until she sank

Montagnards Triumph 2
In a coup involving guns and troops, the Montagnard extremists out-manoeuvre the more moderate Girondins : the events will usher in the Reign of Terror. Date: 2 June 1793

WWI era - French troops on manoeuvres - taking a break Date: 1916

Interior of the engine house at Camden Town
Interior view of the new great circular engine-house at the Camden Town depot of the North Western Railway. The vast circular building accommodates engines

Montagnards Triumph
In a coup involving armed force, the Montagnard extremists out-manoeuvre the more moderate Girondins : the events will usher in the Reign of Terror

Sapeurs Pompiers Engine
French sapeurs-pompiers manoeuvre their engines at the scene of a fire

Reishwehr / Sham Weapons
The Reichwehr (the German army) manoeuvres with sham weapons. Germany had been stripped of most of its military power under the Treaty of Versailles. Date: September 1926

Max Immelmann, Air Ace
MAX IMMELMANN Known today for his " Immelmann turn" manoeuvre, the German was a master of dogfight tactics

Wwi Land Girls / Photo
Land girls of the first World War manoeuvre a heavy log under the appraising eyes of two countrymen

Horse Guards, Whitehall
Sightseers watch as troops manoeuvre on Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall : several carriages and sedan chairs can be seen

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