Observer Collection

WW2 poster, Fly with the RAF
WW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun

Dropping from a Kite Balloon 1917
A British observer drops from the car of a kite balloon, attached to the parachute which is hanging over the side of the basket. His colleague has already jumped and is on his way to the ground

World War Two recruitment poster
Poster from the Second World War encouraging women to join the Royal Observer Corps

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark targets
WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark enemy german targets and positions. Date: circa 1918

Pigeon as Military observer 1914
Miniature double camera with two lenses pointing in opposite directions was attached to the pigeon by harness to take automatic photographs at regular intervals over enermies ground. 1914

Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941
Fly with the RAF. Volunteer now! Heres the chance you ve been waiting for - to fly with the R.A.F be a pilot (age 18 - 30), Air Observer (18 - 32) or wireless operator/air gunner (18 - 32)

Sqn Ldr Lord Clydesdale, left, the chief pilot of the H?
Sqn Ldr Lord Clydesdale, left, the chief pilot of the Houston-Mount Everest expedition, and Lt-Col L.V.S. Blacker, the chief observer, fully equipped for one of the final tests of the Westland PV3

WW2 - R. A. F. Photographic Observer
A photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force photographic observer handing out his films, exposed over enemy territory. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Observer School
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force pupils receiving gunnery training at an observer school. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Inside A Reconnaissance Plane
A photograph portraying a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot consulting the sergeant observer while flying over enemy territory in a reconnaissance plane. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Receiving Bombing Training
A photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force air observer receiving bombing training from an instructor. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Machine Gun Practice
A striking photograph which portrays a British WW2 Royal Air Force air observer performing machine gun practice, firing with a camera gun, an exact replica of an actual machine gun

WW2 Air Observer Receiving Instruction
A photograph which portrays a British WW2 air observer receiving final instructions from the pilot of an Avro Anson coastal patrol and general duty plane. Date: circa 1940s

Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly KK995 - E
Royal Air Force - Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly KK995 / E, at RAF north Weald, for the the Royal Observer Corps Stand-down ceremony on 24 June 1945. Date: 1945

Ivor Brown
The Observer's drama critic - and later editor - Ivor Brown (1891-1974) at the Clifton Hotel in Blackpool, Date: 1940

Partenavia P. 68B Observer D-GERD
Partenavia P.68B Observer D-GERD (msn 15), at the 1974 SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held from 5-12 September. Date: 1976

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers administering first aid to a released casualty from the exercise site. The R on the helmet signifies Rescue team workers

The Observer newspaper office
The entrance to the offices of The Observer newspaper, 8 St Andrew's Hill, Blackfriars, London, where it was based until its acquisition by The Guardian in 1993 Date: 1970s

Nationalist Artillery Observer, Ebro, Spanish Civil War, 193
Nationalist artillery observer, with his field telephone, at the Battle of the Ebro, Spanish Civil War, 1938. 1938

Member of the Royal Observer Corps on the cliffs of England
A member of the Royal Observer Corps on the cliffs of England. Date: circa 1941

Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden after a fox. Despite a warning sign reading Steel traps spring guns set in this garden. The Enraged Vicar

Portrait, Mr Henry Hersee, Musical Critic. He wrote for The Observer. 1886

Rachel Beer, British newspaper editor
Rachel Beer (nee Sassoon, 1858-1927), British newspaper editor, editor-in-chief of The Sunday Times and The Observer. 1897

America - Naval Action
H.M. Brig " Observer", Engaging the American Privateer " Jack", Off the Harbour of Hallifax, Nova Scotia. on the 29th of May 1782, Date: 1782

A German observer taking aerial photographs using a pistol-camera over the side of his aircraft. Date: 1916

de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype
de Havilland DH.110 WG240 2nd prototype at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough air-show, (1-7 September). WG 240 was flown by test pilot John Derry in the air display from 1-5 September

Rare image Aviation Militaire Francaise - Nieuport X AR
(Rare image) Aviation Militaire Francaise - Nieuport X AR, two-seat fighter-reconnaissance aircraft. A rare image of the Nieuport X with the machine gun flexibly mounted over the centre-section

French Commander directing operations from tree top 1917
Birds-eye view of the battle behind the lines, showing two French Commanders with periscope and map, directing operations and sending their strategy back to the front lines. Date: 1917

WW2 birthday card, dog and two cats
WW2 pop-up birthday card (inside), a spotted dog and two black cats with binoculars as fire watchers and aircraft spotters, All Good Wishes and the Best of Luck! Date: circa 1942

From left: Frederick Ronald Midgley (1907-1985), Chief ?
From left: Frederick Ronald Midgley (1907-1985), Chief Test Pilot, Sqn Ldr Eric George Franklin OBE, DFC, AFC, Test Pilot and Barratt, Test Observer, in the Armstrong Whitworth AW52G, RG324

Silhouette of RAF Observer, WW2
Silhouette of an RAF Observer. Date: circa 1940s

English Electric Canberra B(I)8 modified to carry Ferranti Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker. From left: Bill Roberts, flight test observer; Len Houston

Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 reconnaisance aircraft
Photograph showing a Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 reconnaisance aircraft, right view, standing on a grass airfield with it?s crew in the cockpits, 1917-1918 (c)

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

Interior- R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar sta
Interior of the receiver or R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar station in 1940. In the centre are the observer and the converter. Date: 1940

Diagram of Zeppelin 1916
The new features of the engines of frightfulness. Showing the observation car with observer lying upon a woollen mattress and the Zeppelin system of gas control. Date: 1916

Daily Chronicle newspaper activity for children
Daily Chronicle national newspaper, activity for children, a puzzle game involving colouring in large letters. Probably at a seaside venue during summer holidays. Date: circa 1920

O- Pip A French observation post in a tree
Artillery observation post in wooded district on hills, with a birds eye view obtained over the enemys lines. Date: 1916

World War I (1914-1918). Use of choking smoke in the attacks on French and British troops. May 1915. Colored engraving

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Pasteur observes the effects of
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Pasteur observes the effects of inoculation of rabies virus, Paris. Engraving by Rico

Reconnaissance Balloons
Rodeks observation balloon for the German Army reduces weight by dispensing with the basket, but the observer might feel over-exposed, and become uncomfortable after a while. Date: 1895

Testing Candidates by William Heath Robinson
Testing candidates for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

Aeroplane that flew itself
A British biplane flies on, though the pilot and observer are both dead. The aeroplane was observing artillery when set upon by enemy Albatros scouts

WW1 - French air reconnaisance, 1914
WW1 - French air-scouts on a Breguet biplane. A Sergeant of Engineers is piloting, one passenger is observing the country below, the other throws out a cylindrical case containing a message

WW1 - Captain Hawker takes on three Germans in the air
WW1 - Captain Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO (1890-1916), was a British flying ace, with seven credited victories. This illustration captures an occassion on 25th July 1915

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 2d two seater plane, with pilot, observer and reconnaissance camera. It helped end the scourge of the notorious Fokker Eindecker. Date: circa 1915-1917

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