Operated Collection (page 6)

146 Typhoon Wing RAF Memorial ALG B3
The Memorial plaque is on the wall of the small commemorative area in Ste Croix-sur-Mer. Both RAF and RCAF Squadrons operated from here. It is thought that 126 Wing RCAF flew into here on 13 June

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Boys churning butter Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900

Macpherson Distributing Home, Knowlton, Quebec
The Distributing Home in Knowlton, Quebec, operated by childrens emigration promoter Miss Annie Macpherson to receive a distribute children she brought to Canada from England

Culver PQ-14 near B-29 tail -this diminutive lightplane was normally operated as a target drone, but could be piloted

Horse having operation under chloroform, WW1
A horse is operated on under chloroform by the Army Veterinary Corps during the First World War. Date: 1915

Vickers Viscount 803 EI-AOI
Vickers Viscount 803, EI-AOI, operated by British Air Ferries but was leased from Aer Lingus

de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYP of BOAC
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1, G-ALYP, of BOAC. This aircraft operated the first scheduled passenger service of a jet-propelled airliner on 2 May 1952

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Deysbrook House
Deysbrook House - a childrens convalescent home operated by Liverpools West Derby Union. Date: 1925

Eddystone Lighthouse cross-section, 1759
Engraving, showing the rooms of John Smeatons Eddystone Lighthouse (built 1759). This lighthouse operated between 1759 and 1882, being replaced due to erosion of its foundations

Motor Bus / London C1900
A single-decker London bus operated by the London Power Omnibus Company (route from Marble Arch to Kilburn)

Indian soldiers using a Bren gun
Photograph of Indian soldiers using a Bren gun. A gas-operated weapon, the Bren used the same. 303 ammunition as the standard British rifle, the Lee-Enfield

Advert for Portable hand-held electric lights 1902
A selection of Christmas portable electrical presents. 1902

Modder River near Kimberley, South Africa, with people on a pont (hand-operated foot ferry). Date: circa 1904

Waifs and Strays Society Cold Ash Industrial School
The Cold Ash Industrial School for Girls operated by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1890

Willow Park, Philadelphia
Willow Park, also known as Willow Grove Park due to its location within Willow Grove, Philadelphia. Operated as an amusment park from 1896-1975

Turner Working a Lathe
A turner using a treadle- operated turning-lathe to carve a piece of wood Date: 1827

Maxim / Hiram / Cig Card
SIR HIRAM STEVENS MAXIM British inventor, born in America, best known for the Maxim recoil-operated machine gun (1884) Date: 1840 - 1916

Letter Press Printing
A letter press printer being operated with both hands and feet. A typesetter works in the background and sheets of printed paper are drying on lines above him. Date: 1827

POTTERS 1827
Potters at work, using a manually-operated wheel. Date: 1827

Four Wheeler Scrap
A four-wheeler (Victoria) operated by the Great Western Railway Date: late 19th century

Macpherson Home, Stratford, Ontario
The distributing home at Stratford, Ontario, operated by emigration promoter Miss Annie Macpherson. A horse-drawn sledge stands in the snow. Date: early 1900s

Craven Hall Wesleyan Cr裨e
Interior of the cr裨 e operated by West London Mission of the Methodist Church. Between 1894 and 1907 the cr裨 e was based at Craven Hall, Fouberts Place, Westminster. Date: circa 1896

Craven Hall Wesleyan Cr裨e - Sister Hope
Sister Hope who, for 44 years, ran the cr裨 e operated by West London Mission of the Methodist Church. Between 1894 and 1907 the cr裨 e was based at Craven Hall, Fouberts Place

WW1 - Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in Gallipolli
WW1 - The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that was formed in Egypt in 1915

Westland Whirlwind I -despite the engine problems, two squadrons operated the type during 1941-1942, harrying German forces in North Western France

Northrop P-61A -first flown in May 1942, 706 were built and operated by the US Army Air Force and US Marines

Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat biplane
Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat reconnaissance and escort fighter biplane with two observer-operated Lewis guns. Date: circa 1915-1916

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito IV -here is one of a handful of civilianised Mosquitos that operated a vital shuttle between Scotland and Sweden

Bell P-39N Airacobra-most US operated P-39 were deployed in places where meeting enemy fighters was unlikely

Douglas DC-3 N24V USAF Minn-St Paul
Douglas DC-3 N24V operated and mpdified by the USAF at Minneapolis-St Paul Date: circa 1960

Douglas DC-3 N15 Fa Nassau 1963
Douglas DC-3 N15 operated by the Federal Aviation Authority at Nassau on 19 March 1963 Date: 1963

Douglas DC-3 G-AGKE Gulf Aviation Bahrain 1970
Douglas DC-3 G-AGKE operated by Gulf Aviation out of Bahrain on 15 February 1970 Date: 1970

De Havilland Leopard Moth G-AIYS Chrisair Croydon 1954
De Havilland Leopard Moth G-AIYS operated by Chrisair at Croydon on 26 May 1954 Date: 1954

South Africa - De Beers Diamond Mines, Kimberley
Black and white image of diamond mine operated by De Beers at Kimberley, present-day South Africa.. Part of Box 287, South Africa Diamond Mines, Boswell Collection. Slide number 40.250

Sydney, Australia - Zigzag
Slide showing a photograph of a zigzag railway tracks up the side of a mountain. Probably the Great or Lithgow Zig Zag which operated between 1869 and 1910 in New South Wales.. Boswell Collection

Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD BEAC LAP
One of 20 Ambassadors ordered by BEA in 1948 and operated as the Elizabethan class from 1952 to 1958. Date: 1954

Lockheed L-1011-193P Tristar JA8501 All Nippon AW Tokyo
Lockheed Tristar JA8501 was delivered to ANA in 1973 and operated by them until 1981 when it was taken over by Air Lanka. Date: 1974

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar N305EA demonstrator Hong Kong
Lockheed Tristar N305EA was used by Lockheed aircraft on their Whisperliner Worldwide Sales tour of 1972. Later operated by Eastern and then Delta Airlines before being scrapped in 2002 Date: 1972

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar G-BBAH British Airways Heathrow
Delivered in 1975 Lockheed Tristar G-BBAH was operated by British Airways until 1990 when it was taken over by Caledonian Date: 1975

Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAE Dan-Air - Le Bourget
Airspeed Ambassador 2 G-AMAE was delivered to BEA in 1952, flown to Australia where it operated for Butler Air Transport from 1957 to 1958. Operated by Dan-Air for 10 years from 1960 to 1970

De Havilland DH89A G-AGHI BEAC Prestwick
De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide operated by British European Airways Cargo. It was inherited when BEA took over Allied Airways in 1947 Date: 1947

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 VH-BFB Ansett-MAL Bankstown
A Bristol 170 freighter operated in Australia by Ansett-MAL, created when Ansett took over Mandated Air Lines. Flew with them from 1962 to 1967 mainly between Bankstown, Sydney and Madang

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Steam-operated fire pump, Paris
Steam-operated fire pump, as used by the Paris fire brigade. It was built by A Thirion and photographed by Berthaud. Date: 1872

Ladder, carriage frame and runners (battery operated). Showing the Miles mounting quadrant

Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, Lo
Mothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women

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