Operation Collection (page 8)

Sails drying - Arab Dhows in the harbour at Beirut, Lebanon
Sail drying - Arab Dhows in the harbour at Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS, was part of a 12-man Special Boat Service unit which made a daring raid

Rainbow Corner, London - American Red Cross. Provided entertainment, hospitality and food for G.I.s in E.T.O. (European Theatre of Operation) during WWII. Date: 1944

Curtiss P40 Warhawk Fighter Aircraft - WWII
Pilot getting into the cockpit of his RAF North American P-51 Mustang. It was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber

Medals of Valour for Heroes of Pit Disasters
Postcard celebrating (with a poem) the medals of Valour awarded by King Edward VII to the Heroes of the Pit Disasters at Whitehaven

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

The third Operation Backfire V-2 shortly after launch from Cuxhaven on its way to a landing in the North Sea. 15 October 1945. Date: 1945

Safety ladle in operation, Fraser & Chalmers Foundry, 1890?s Date: 1890s

?Britannic?, ?Operation Pluto?
?Britannic?. ?Operation Pluto?, 1946 Date: 1946

?Operation Pluto?, 1946 Date: 1946

Logging operations in Brunei
View of felled logs and forest in Brunei

Odontological operation in the Middle Age. Manuscript 13th Century. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

British train in a military operation, near

Hydraulic platform in operation, Bermondsey
Hydraulic platform in operation at scene of fire in Bermondsey, SE London

Turntable ladder escape in operation, Bermondsey
A turntable ladder escape in operation at scene of fire in Bermondsey, SE London

Turntable ladder in operation at a commercial property fire, Paddington, West London

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps in action, WW2
The London Salvage Corps was not part of the London Fire Brigade but operated in harmony with it. It came under the umbrella of the NFS during WW2

Montage of images of parish fire pumps
Four examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment

Normandy gilders, D-Day
An aerial shot of gliders landed in a field in Normandy, at the time of the D-Day landings. 1944

Stolen property display, Operation Bumblebee
A display of stolen property, forming part of Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. This display consists of musical instruments: guitars, violins, saxophones

Woman on telephone reporting something suspicious
A woman seen through the front window of her house, speaking on the telephone to report something suspicious, possibly an attempted burglary

An operation at Yezd Hospital, Iran
An operation at Yezd (Mission) Hospital, Iran, A card produced by the Medical Mission Auxiliary, London Date: 1907

Advertisement for Sun Fire Insurance
An advertisement for the Sun Fire Office, Threadneedle Street, London, offering insurance against fire damage and other calamities in its 204th year of operation. Date: 1913

Operation Table
(above) the Table adjusted for the Trendelenbug Position (below) for gynecological and rectal examinations [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930

Penshurst, Kent
Rebuilding work in progress at Penshurst, Kent, home of the Sidney family. Date: 1843

Cat on Operating Table
A young veterinary nurse, Elizabeth Greaves, 17, bandages the leg of an unconscious cat, which has just had an operation to remove a tumour from its leg Date: late 1960s

RAILBUS CONDUCTOR
A friendly conductor collecting rail fares on a British Rail Railbus on the Ipswich to Lowestoft line, Suffolk, England. Date: 1980

Train Driving Lesson
Driver Instructor CYRIL BULL, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England (left), explains the cab layout of an electric locomotive to Preston train driver RICHARD THOMAS. Date: circa 1980

Operation dugout of field ambulance, Western Front, WW1
An operation dugout of a field ambulance of the 42nd East Lancashire Division during the First World War. A bullet has just been removed from a mans arm. Date: 1914-1918

Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, Naval Intelligence, WW1
Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall (1870-1943), British Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) during the First World War. He was jointly responsible for setting up the Royal Navys codebreaking

Shrewsbury Schools c. 1931WHS Derwent Series
The main building of Shrewsbury School, originally erected in 1784 as the Shrewsbury Incorporation workhouse. The workhouse ceased operation in 1871 and the School moved in in 1882 Date: circa 1931

The old prison, Winkle Street, Southampton
The ivy-covered remains of the old prison, Southampton. A row of horses and carts stand alongside. A statue of Prince Albert stands in the grounds. The prison ceased operation in around 1855

Joseph Chamberlain - Balancing Act
Fiscalitis Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) performs a balancing act, standing precariously on a glass globe entitled Class whilst juggling a loaf of bread

Surgery on a North African lady
European surgeons operate on a North African lady. Date: circa 1930s

Surgeon 1930S
A surgeon cuts the surgical wire with his scissors following a successful operation. Date: 1930s

Eye Operation / C. 1760
An eye operation is performed on a youth by two bewigged gentlemen Date: circa 1760

Schweitzer Leg Operation
ALBERT SCHWEITZER - performing a leg operation at Lambarene Date: 1875 - 1965

RAF air cadet shovelling coal
Cartoon of a Royal Air Force air cadet on training at Heaton Park, Manchester, shovelling coal

Brunei released from rebel hands
Casualties of the operation: Royal Marines of 42 Commando and two naval ratings from the minesweeper Chawton arriving back at Labuan

Surgeons operating at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Three surgeons operating at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

French British cooperation WWII
A group of French and British pilots study an operational chart during World War II

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Temples of Philae, being moved to prevent submersion, the Tutunkhamun Exhibition in London part-financed this operation. Photograph by Lionel Coates

D-Day - Captured German soldiers
German soldiers captured by the invading allied forces on Omaha 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

D-Day - Metal Detectors in use after invasion
American GIs stroll through a captured village close to the Normandy coast following the invasion. Two metal detector operators check the road ahead of the troops for hidden/buried mines or booby

D-Day - Limbering up for the Invasion
American soldiers use the dockside in a small English harbour to keep fit during the pre-landing period. The landing ships are berthed alongside

D-Day - US troops waiting for the moment of attack
A tension-filled photograph depicting American troops and medical personnel awaiting the moment of attack during the Normandy landings. The horror of the beaches would only be moments away

D-Day - US Troops resting following initial assault
US troops rest after the initial assault on the Normandy coast. 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

D-Day - American troops taking cover
American troops, including a heavy machine gunner (r) take shelter behind an earth bank during the assault on the normandy coast

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