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Republic P-47B-developed from the P-35 and P-43 fighters, the high powered P-47 became operational in Europe at the end of 1942
Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - first flown in May 1942 when the Japanese were already ashore in New Guinea, the Boomerang became operational in April 1943
Armstrong Whitworth FK 8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber, first flown in May 1916, with an operational debut in January 1917. Production ended in July 1918. Date: circa 1916-1918
Arado Ar 234B-Germanys and the Worlds first operational jet bomber Used from August 1944, it was fast enough to evade any attempt at interception
AEG G III German three-man bomber which made its prototype debut in December 1916, and was delivered to KG I in spring 1917
Fighter bombers v. dive bombers by G. H. DavisFighter bombers versus dive bombers during the Second World War: operational methods defined. The dive bomber is vulnerable to fighter attack -- the fighter bomber is a more versatile weapon
Rommels Panzers by G. H. DavisRommels Panzers: details of the PZ Mark IV, and German methods of tank transportation and refuelling during the Second World War. Date: 1942
Menace of the U-boat by G. H. DavisThe deadly menace of the U-boat: the power and possibilities of Germanys underwater wolves. Some details of the operational methods of enemy submarines working in the Atlantic shipping lanes during
Avro Vulcan B2 XH563 of No 230 Operational Conversion UnitAvro Vulcan B2, XH563, of No 230 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Finningley, Yorks, comes in to land
Hawker Hunter F6 XG196 of No234 SquadronHawker Hunter F6, XG196, of No234 Squadron of 229 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Chivenor. April 1974
MFB Woolwich fire station, SE LondonOne of the last fire stations to be built by the MFB in 1887 prior to the creation of the London County Council and the changing of the name of the brigade to the London Fire Brigade
MFB Woolwich fire station SE18Woolwich fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1879 at a cost of £ 4, 460. It was altered in 1910 at a cost of £ 4, 515
LCC-LFB Kilburn fire station, NW LondonThe elegant frontage of Kilburn fire station, at 138 Maida Vale, Kilburn. This was one of the first fire stations opened for the renamed London Fire Brigade, formerly the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Coach purchased as a Brigade Control UnitThis rather dishevelled looking former coach was purchased by the London Fire Brigade as its new Brigade Control Unit. Following a thorough overhaul
LCC-LFB Brigade photographers at workTwo of the London Fire Brigades team of operational photographers. For well over 150 years a photographic record of the Brigade at fires
GLC-LFB appliance fleet, Photographic UnitThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQThe London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1
Signalman Bayliss stands by his levers in the signal box at Haverstock Hill, London. Date: 1909
Station Masters OfficeThe Station Master in his office at Warden Central with the coat of arms for Midland and South Eastern Railway on the door Date: 1960s
Oiling up a locomotiveA railway maintenance worker oiling up the pistons of a steam locomotive. Date: 1957
French British cooperation WWIIA group of French and British pilots study an operational chart during World War II
Nur CertificateNational Union of Railwaymen : Certificate presented to Brother P Bavidge as a token of their esteem by his colleagues at the Halifax No 1 branch of the Union
V1 bomb counter measures committee, 1944The chairmen of the war cabinet committee on operational counter measures against the " flying bomb" or V1: Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P(centre), with leaders who directed the battle
Steam Locos & SignalsA view from the drivers cab of a mailine steam locomotive nearing Waterloo railway station, London. Two locomotives, spewing out thick smoke, are approaching
Engine Driver PhotoDriver and stoker on the footplate of a night train - a dramatic photograph which effectively captures the excitement of the engine crews job
Booking clerk inside a ticket officeInside the ticket office - the booking clerk serves a passenger, who is paying with a bank note
On the FootplateOn the footplate of the Night Mail : the railwayman is preparing to catch the sack of mail suspended beside the line
Rail SignalsFRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)
Society of Rail ServantsA wonderfully illustrated commemorative certificate, conferring the rail workers of Market Rasen into membership of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Crossing Gate KeeperA French crossing gate keeper, armed with horn and flag to provide aural and visual warnings of an approaching train
At a Level CrossingA country wagon waits at a level crossing while a train headed by a Schools class locomotive is waved at by a boy on the gate
Loading CattleLoading cattle onto a train at a country station
Gnr Repair ShopsThe Great Northern Railways repair shops at Doncaster
Signal Box at YorkEven with colour coding, the signalman at York is faced with a massive array of levers - a mistake could be disastrous
Signals at BlackfriarsInside the signal box at the London terminus of Blackfriars
All-Electric SignalsAn all-electric signal box, replacing the traditional hand-operated signal levers
A Word with the DriverA WORD WITH THE DRIVER - The engine driver as childrens hero : four children talk to the footplate crew who will soon be carrying them to the seaside
Cheltenham Flyer 1935The driver of the Cheltenham Flyer oils its wheels. It was one of the fastest trains of the day covering the 77 miles between Swindon and Paddington in 65 minutes
Talking to the DriverTalking to the engine driver