Nimrod Collection (page 2)

Polar Explorer - Dr Forbes McKay, Antarctica. Thought to be taken on the Nimrod Expedition Date: 1918

Duck Hunt / Alken
DUCK The eccentric Shropshire Squire John Mytton (1796-1834) wearing a nightshirt crawls across the snow on his knees to bag a few wild ducks. Date: 1820s

The Nimrod Gallery, looking North (British Museum)
Black and white lantern slide capturing image of the British Museums Nimrod Gallery, looking North. Part of Box 35 that forms part of the large Boswell lantern slide collection Date: circa 1895

Hawker Nimrod British fighter biplane
Hawker Nimrod British carrier-based single seat fighter biplane with 480hp Rolls Royce Kestrel engine. Date: 1930s

Fred. George Jackson
Sir FREDERICK GEORGE JACKSON Explorer in the Arctic, with two of his bear-dogs, Nimrod and Raving. Date: 1860 - 1938

China - Hsiang Shan Bay (Nimrod Sounds)
Zhejiang, China - Native village on Hsiang Shan Bay (Nimrod Sounds) Date: circa 1930s

Avro Lancaster X G-BCOH en route from Canada
Avro Lancaster X, G-BCOH, en route from Canada to join the Strathallen Collection in Glasgow. It was photographed by an RAF Nimrod over the Western Isles. June 1975. Date: 1975

de Havilland DH106 Comet 4 XW626 (formerly G-APDS)
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4, XW626 (formerly G-APDS), after conversion to test the radar for the AEW Nimrod

The second Hawker Nimrod for Denmark 171
The second Hawker Nimrod for Denmark, 171

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 immediately after launch
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, immediately after launch from the catapult at RAF Leuchars, showing the trolley in its collapsed attitude

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 about to be launched
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, about to be launched from a VIH type, telescopic tube catapult at RAF Leuchars

Hawker Nimrod II K3654
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, at the point of release from the catapult at RAF Leuchars

Hawker Nimrod I S1615
Hawker Nimrod I, S1615

The first prototype Hawker Nimrod I S1577
The first prototype Hawker Nimrod I, S1577

British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 XV259 at Woodford
British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, XV259, at Woodford

British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 XZ285
British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, XZ285, the first production aircraft

British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 XZ280
British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, XZ280

The first British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 XZ286
The first British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, XZ286

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV229
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV229

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV256
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV256

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV253 of 42 Squadron
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV253, of 42 Squadron

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1 XV247
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1, XV247

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV245
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV245

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV241
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV241

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV235
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV235

The first Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV230
The first Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV230, to be delivered to the RAF

Production development Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV228
Production development Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV228. This aircraft later entered RAF service

The first development prototype Hawker Siddeley HS801 Nimrod, XV148

Picking up Party
The Nimrod picking up the Northern Party at the Drygalski Barrier. Date: 1907 - 1909

Nimrod and Floes
Shackletons ship Nimrod pushes through floes on her way to King Edward VII island. Date: circa 1907

Pancake Ice
Pancake ice in the Ross Sea photographed from Shackletons ship Nimrod. Date: circa 1907

Antarctic Iceberg
A tabular berg of typical Antarctic form photographed from Shackletons ship Nimrod. Date: circa 1907

Ice Floes Antarctic
Shackletons ship Nimrod pushes through heavy floes in the Ross Sea. The dark line on the horizon is a water- sky and indicates the existence of the open sea. Date: circa 1907

Shackleton Iceberg
Iceberg seen from Shackletons ship Nimrod in the Antarctic, and nicknamed the Dreadnought. Date: circa 1907

Shackletons Nimrod on display in London

Polar Sandwich-men advertising a screening of Shackleton Pol
Photograph of sandwich-men, dressed in polar clothing to advertise a screening of pictures from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09; Croydon, South London, 1909

Sir Ernest Shackleton lecturing at the Albert Hall, 1909
Illustration showing Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, giving a lecture to the Royal Geographical Society at the Albert Hall, London, 1909

PRS Nimrod moored in London, 1909
Illustration showing Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, and his wife (left foreground) welcoming visitors onto the deck of the Polar Research Ship Nimrod

The Nimrod in a storm, Antarctic Ocean, 1908
Illustration showing the polar research ship Nimrod heading for the Antarctic at the start of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09

The Nimrod returning from Antarctica, 1909
Photograph showing the Nimrod, the polar research ship used in the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, returning to Britain in 1909

The Path of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition, 1908-09
Illustration showing the route followed by Sir Ernest Shackletons (1874-1922) group towards the South Pole, during the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09

Crew of the Nimrod, 1909
Photograph showing some of the crew of the Nimrod and one of the husky dogs, on board the ship as it returned from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09

Polar Explorers on the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 1
Photograph showing members of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09 reaching the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 10th March 1908

The Nimrod, Falmouth Harbour, 1909
Photograph showing the polar research ship Nimrod shortly after its return from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09; off Falmouth, 1909

Snow Car of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition, 1909
Snow car or motor sleigh, used during the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09. This vehicle was reportedly very useful over the flatter areas of Antarctic ice

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