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D-DAY MAP 1944Plan 1C - Operation Neptune, an elaborate map detailing the proposed D-Day Normandy assault landings by Allied troops on the French beaches. Date: June 1944
Cub Scouts taking part in Operation ShoeshineTwo Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro
D-Day - British and Canadian troops landing - Juno BeachBritish and Canadian 3rd Division troops land at Juno Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an
D-Day - Supplies pour ashoreA stunning panorama photograph of a French invasion beach with the channel waters thick with US military shipping, as reinforcements
D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha BeachAmerican assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault
The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944
Gliders ready for Operation Market Garden Second World WarPhotograph showing gliders and men of the Allied Airborne Army, on an airfield somewhere in Britain, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan
Normandy Invasion 1944A depiction by C.E.Turner of a scene during the early morning of 6th June 1944 as British forces make an amphibious landing on one of the Normandy beaches during D-Day
Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major MartinFake naval identity card of Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents
Agricultural Show, Penistone, Sheffield, EnglandAgricultural Show, Penistone, Sheffield, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. Showing the mills in full operation. Date: 1905
D-Day - Glider reinforcement teamA team of paratroopers amuse themselves whilst awaiting the call to take flight in their glider to back up the initial assault phase on the Normandy coast
British First Airborne dug in at Arnhem; Second World War, 1Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division, in shallow trenches along a road side near Arnhem, September 1944
Nurses Watch SurgeryNurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony
Paratroops landing on the outskirts of ArnhemPhotograph: Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 17 Sep 1944
D-Day - Bomber giving air support to infantry invasionA B-26 Martin Marauder of the 9th Airforce over the Normandy coast, giving air support to the landing craft on the beaches below
Soldier of the British First Airborne in action in Arnhem; SPhotograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing his Sten gun at Germans near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944
Major-General R. E. Urquhart in Arnhem; Second World War, 194Photograph showing Major-General R.E. Urquhart, Commander of the British First Airborne Division, standing outside his headquarters near Arnhem, the Hartenstein Hotel, September 1944
Chloroform / ExperimentHannah Greener, who became the first fatality under chloroform anasethesia during a minor operation to have a toe nail removed
Allied Airborne Army Parachutes in Holland; Second World WarAerial photograph showing parachutes of the Allied Airborne Army floating down to earth and discarded ones, after landing, in Holland, September 1944
Horace Wells / AnaestheticHorace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him
Boy / Hairdressers 1930SA seat inside a model toy car ensures a boys co-operation at the hairdressers Date: 1930s
D-Day - Assault of American troopsUS Assault troops wading ashore. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an amphibious assault by
British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second WorlPhotograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised by
British First Airborne Troops march towards Arnhem; Second WPhotograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division marching into Arnhem with their guns and equipment, after landing outside the town, September 1944
Germans in Russian TownGerman infantry clear a Russian town street by street
Saving of Audacious CrewAudacious, one of the most powerful members of the Allied fleet, is sunk by a German mine. A rescue operation is immediately begun
German Tanks AdvanceA German tank column, accompanied by infantry, advances into Russia
Operating Table 1930SA group of student nurses in theatre, observing a surgeon performing an operation
Rail Operations CentreA British Rail operations and track maintenance centre
Testicle Growth DrainedRemoving fluid from a large testicular growth
Nettuno-Anzio Front, Italy, by G. H. DavisThe battle of the beachhead -- an airmans view of the terrain. A pictorial map of the Nettuno-Anzio Front, showing roads, with the Alban Hills in the background
Operation Mincemeat - site of grave of Major MartinSite of the grave of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943
Operation Mincemeat - gravestone of Major MartinGravestone of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943
John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWIIJohn Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS
18th century surgical equipmentBone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779
Churchill and Montgomery crossing the Rhine, 1945British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, with Field Marshall Montgomery (in beret) and Field Marshall Brooke (immediately behind Churchill)
LFB major control unit in operation at a fireLFB firefighters in action, and a major Control Unit vehicle in attendance at a fire, 7 October 1955. The Control Unit had its own dedicated operational staff
Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; SecoPhotograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division in a glider on the way to Arnhem, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan
British First Airborne Troops using a mortar, Arnhem; SecondPhotograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division using a 3-inch mortar in one of the woods surrounding Arnhem, in Holland, September 1944
Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, WW1Suvla Bay, Gallipoli: close quarters at the seas edge. Showing landing conditions on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Date: 1915
Cartoon - WWI - HaircutA cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers
Army airship crash at FarnboroughAn army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road
Aerial View of the bridge at Nijmegen, Holland; Second WorldAerial photograph showing the road bridge across the Waal at Nijmegen, Holland, 1944. This photograph was taken prior to Operation Market Garden ; the audacious plan to lay an Allied carpet of
German Foot SoldierA German foot-soldier on the attack
German Tanks in RussiaA German tank, accompanied by infantry, advances across the Russian steppes
Barber-Surgeon OperationA barber-surgeon performing an operation
Maginot LineOn ne passe pas ! (They shall not pass !) This magazine cover expresses the touching faith of the French in their western defence, the MAGINOT LINE Date: 1940
Rail / Break of GaugeThe break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages
Operation / ParisEminent surgeon Dr Doyen performs an operation at the Maison de Sante, Paris, watched by students and colleagues
Operation / Charing XAn operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, watched by students and colleagues
Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885
WW1 - Allies use gas, October 1915WW1 - The British army charging under cover a cloud of gas smoke, using the German Infantrys battle tactics against them. In the war-damaged battle ground landscape between Loos and LA Bassee
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944
The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American ExpeditioEngraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877
An operation screened live in a medical lectureAn invention by Mr Herbert A. Silver enabling medical students to watch surgery from the lecture theatre. A circle of electric lamps is suspended over the operating table while the image is projected
Tattooist, SamoaTATTOOING IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed
Operation / Lister SprayOperation with Listers antiseptic spray in use
Headstone Major Gus March-Phillips, St Laurent sur MerThe grave is in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. March-Phillips commanded a Small Scale Landing Force that came ashore here in a Commando operation named Aquatint on 12 September 1942
Examples of 18th century bandages, tongs and suturesExamples of 18th century bandages 1, bec-de-corbin tongs 2, bec-de-canne tongs 4, bullet-remover tongs 4, and various sutures 5-11
Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision
St Bartholomews Hospital, London - An operating TheatreSt Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - An operating Theatre. Date: circa 1907
Polikarpov UTI-4 fighter trainers, captured by German forces during Operation Barbarossa. In the foreground is a late model UTI-4 with retractable undercarriage
SS Atlantic Conveyor, roll-on roll-off container ship, at anchor near Ascension Island, with a Sea Harrier about to land on before being cocooned for the voyage to the Falkland Islands
HMS Wakeful - W-Class Destroyer Date: 1939
Horsa Glider Memorial, Wolfheze, HollandWolfheze is a small village about 10km to the west of Arnhem beside which the Operation Market Garden 17 September 1944 Landing Zones Z ands (gliders) and Drop Zone X (parachutists) were located
18th century tweezers and speculum for obstetricsWire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1, 2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4, 5
Eye surgery, 18th centuryLacrimal gland conditions 1, 2, bandages for lacrimal gland swelling 3, and cataract surgery 4, 5, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet
Normandy landings WW2: Utah BeachPart of the 4th Infantry Division moves inland from Utah Beach, 1944. 6th June 1944
RADIO / WW2 GERMAN ARMYGerman army with field radio in operation Date: 1940
United States Navy Curtiss SC-1 SeahawkCurtiss SC-1 Seahawk, a ship-board float-plane scout, for operation from capital ships with catapults, or seaplane tenders with launch and recovery apparatus. Date: circa 1945
Black Buck bomb craterOne of the Operation Black Buck1 1, 000 lber bomb craters, in the bondu surrounding Stanley Airport in the Falkland Islands. Date: 1984
Major John Howard DSO, 1912-1999, who led a glider-borne assault on two bridges between Benouville and Ranville in Normandy, France, codenamed Operation Deadstick
Bren. 303 in Mk I light machine gun, 1942; original round dial sight. One of the finest light machine guns ever produced, the Bren was the centre of a platoons firepower in all theatres of operation
HMS Argus 149Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum
MV Royal Daffodil, Eagle SteamerM.V Royal Daffodil Eagle Steamer, WW2 service including Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk evacuation
Dr Auguste Nelaton, French surgeonDr Auguste Nelaton (1807-1873), French surgeon, famous for a successful operation on Garibaldi in 1862. In 1866 he was appointed surgeon to Napoleon III. Date: circa 1860s
surgical operation, Paris Date: 1925
McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0114United States Air Force (USAF) - Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0114 Wolfhound (msn 74), of the 319th Bombardment Wing, at RAF Mildenhall, on 27 May 1989. (This aircraft crashed 30 mi N)
Boeing RB-52B-10-BO Stratofortress 52-0013 (msn 16503), at the National Atomic Museum, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. (52-0013 was operated by the 4925th Test Group, Kirtland AFB, NM during the ?)
Fairchild UC-123K Provider 55-4577United States Air Force Reserve - Fairchild UC-123K-16-FA Provider 55-4577 (msn 20238), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal, circa 1985
