Manoeuvring Collection

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Vickers Valentine tank T123358, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

RMS Queen Mary guided by tugs on River Clyde
RMS Queen Mary, dexterous and anxious manoeuvring as tugs guide the ship downstream on the River Clyde Date: 1930s

Parade of White Corps in Acton Turville, Western Contingent of The Officers Training Corps. Outdoor military photograph passing through village

The Naval Steelworks of Saint-Chamond, Loire, France
The Naval Steelworks (with drop hammer forges) of Saint-Chamond, France. The Compagnie des forges et acieries de la marine et dHomecourt (FAMH)

A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus?
A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus National Aviation Day Flypast at Dagenham, UK Date: 1930s

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadway
Lack of stability at speed and when manoeuvring very occasionally resulted in fire engines overturning, because of the relatively high centre of gravity (loading) of the turntable ladder

Graf Zeppelin on Ground
LZ 127 GRAF ZEPPELIN Manoeuvring the greatest of the Zeppelins out of its hangar is a delicate operation Date: 1931

Cartoon, The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Scene: Gulliver manoeuvring with his little Boat in the Cistern. By James Gillray. A satire on King George III and Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: 1804

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

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

Loading a Camel onto a ship at Aden, Yemen
Loading a Camel onto a ship using a crane at Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1930

London Region NFS / AFS fire floats and tenders, WW2
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters crewing fire floats and fire tenders, fitted with trailer fire pumps for wartime use, checking equipment and manoeuvring the craft on the River Thames

Raising the Wellington statue atop the Green Park Arch
Raising the great equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, at the time the largest equestrian statue in Britain, to the summit of Green Park Arch

Boer War / Maxim Gun
British troops manoeuvring a Maxim gun in rough terrain

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