Modified Collection (page 5)

Avro Lancaster modified to test a Folland Midge wing on its mid-upper fuselage

Avro Lancaster III TW911
Avro Lancaster III, TW911, just after take off, modified to take two 3, 670shp Amstrong Siddeley Python I turboprops in the outboard positions

Voisin biplane modified into a Triplane

London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew
A London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle

Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Furious, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

Giant Cabbages
A bumper crop of giant cabbages, long before the days of genetic modification. Date: early 1930s

HMS Furious aircraft carrier, WW1
The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948

Sopwith Pup landing on deck of HMS Furious, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

Sopwith aircraft on deck HMS Furious, WW1
Sopwith biplanes on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

British Troops in Brunei
Ammunition boxes make an improvised, but effective pillbox for British troops in Brunei. The light automatic weapon held by the soldier on the left is a bren gun modified to take Nato ammunition

AVRO 652
Originally designed as a light transport for Imperial Airways, this twin-engine monoplane will be modified as the Anson reconnaissance aircraft widely used in WW2

Hawker Super Fury
The single-seat Fury fighter goes into service in 1931, and soon improved or modified models make their appearance, such as this Super Fury offering enhanced performance. Date: 1933

The Electric Light
Engraving of electric light apparatus, known as the Dynamo-Electrical machine. Made by the Russian engineer M. Jablochkoff

Newcomen Engine / 1775
Newcomen atmospheric engine modified by Richard Trevithick, senior, at Bullan Garden, Dolcoath in 1775

Zeppelin Lz-2 (Cig. Card)
ZEPPELIN LZ-2 A modified version of the original LZ-1

Cody Biplane Dismantled
Codys biplane - British Army Aeroplane No 1 - was continually being modified 1908-9, and re-named each time; here it is dismantled for transportation

Nulli Secundus Airship
A modified version of the Nulli Secundus, intended for military use

Tissandier Airship 1
Gaston and Albert TISSANDIERs first project for a dirigible powered by electricity : a modified version flew two years later

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