Operations Collection (page 2)

New Tower Blocks Go Up
A striking impression of modern flats being constructed on a slum clearance site, the Woodside Development Plan, in Sheffield

COAL GOING UP / 1910
Tubs of coal arrive at the bottom of the lift shaft, ready to be hauled up to the surface, at the Clay Cross mine at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

At the Coal Face / 1842
By the light of a Davy safety lamp, two miners work at the coal face

1837 / COAL MINE
A cross-section of a coal mine showing all the underground chambers and tunnels

German Pilots Briefed
German pilots attend last briefing before a mission - aircraft in background is a Stuka

Work in a Coal Mine
Various workings of a coal mine in Northumberland, England

Construction of Blackfriars bridge, London
Builders involved in various tasks atop two huge arches under construction. One of the arches clearly shows the scaffolding required to form such a huge structure. Date: August 1764

American submarine chasers, WW1
Six American submarine chasers during the First World War. They served in minesweeping operations in the North Sea. Date: 1917-1918

Tools of an Architect
A plan for a neo-classical building is rested against the tools of the surveyors architects and builders who will construct this edifice

German Tanks in Russia
A German tank, accompanied by infantry, advances across the Russian steppes

Women Ground Crew
Soviet female ground-crew re- arm a fighter bomber. Almost all the Soviet ground crew were female

Sebastopol Liberated
LIBERATION SCENES The liberation of Sebastopol

Raf Vs Soviet Airforce
Anglo-Soviet soccer match, Murmansk, RAF and Soviet Airforce. The RAF provided air-cover for convoys in their Hawker Hurricanes (background)

Greeting Soviet Tank
Ukrainian farmer greets a Soviet Tank crew with traditional gifts - bread and salt

Soviet Tank Parade
Tanks leave Moscow after a parade, going straight to the front-line. This is a view of Gorky Street

Crossing Caucasus
Soviet soldiers cross the Caucasus Mountains on the way to the front

Soviet Cavalryman
A Soviet cavalryman shares a drink with his horse, at the Dneiper river

Soviet Tank and Gun
A Soviet T-34 tank passing a 76.2mm field gun

Russian Soldiers Oath
A Soviet soldier makes the Soldiers Oath, kissing his rifle

Combined Operations by David Wright, showing a model surrounded by pictures of soldiers. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

First Photo of a Diver
Illustration based on the first underwater photograph of a diver

British Sub Rammed
An Italian torpedo boat heroically rams and sinks a British submarine

Stacking Reed for Thatch
Stacking reeds to dry at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. Once they have dried, they will be used for thatching roofs

Plastering Cottage Walls
Renovating the walls of a cottage at Chagford, a picturesque Devon village

Shes Baked a Pie
She has baked a pie in her Servall grate - 63, 000 sold since 1920 !

Concrete Transporter
A builder climbing into a ready-mix concrete transporter lorry

German Paras Norway
German paratroopers landing during invasion (near Narvik)

Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855
Landing at the bottom of the shaft in a mine in Northumberland, England

Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise. The first Orbiter built, used for atmospheric flight testing and never up-graded to flight status

United States Air Force - Beechcraft QU-22B 69-7702 (msn EB-10) The QU-22B was developed as very quiet un-piloted relay station for the Igloo White movement detection system deployed on the Ho Chi

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier, at anchor, steaming up. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

United States Navy - Goodyear ZSG-3 airship K-120 (BuAer number 33512), based at Oakland Naval Air Station in California, being used as a recruitment billboard for the US Naval Reserve

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

Anti-British First Day Cover - Port Said Raid - Suez Crisis
Anti-British Egyptian First Day Cover (printed in Alexandria) - critical of British military operations in the 1956 Suez Crisis - November, 1956

HMS Glorious 77
Royal Navy - HMS Glorius, aircraft carrier, at anchor in Grand Harbour Valetta.. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First

WW2 - Fighter Station Operations Room
A photograph of some figures working inside a British WW2 operations room of a Royal Air Force fighter station. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Preparing For A Night Raid
This photograph shows a group of young British WW2 Royal Air Force crewmen checking over the route of their operations before setting off for a night raid. Date: circa 1940s

Trainee paratroops descending from a Barrage Balloon
Royal Air Force - Trainee paratroops descending from a Barrage Balloon, during training. The RAF's Balloon Operations Squadron, flying barrage balloons, was active training paratroops

Book cover, Deep Diving and Submarine Operations, one of two books, Sir Robert Davis inscribed inside, former property of C Kaile and Knocker White

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 158712
United States Navy (USN) - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 158712 (msn 14333, base code C, call-sign 484'), of TW-3, for carrier operations training, operating from USS Lexington. Date: circa 1990

Lockheed EC-130E Rivet Rider 63-9817
United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed EC-130E Rivet Rider 63-9817 (msn 382-3978), used for strategic and battlefield psychological operations, using TV and Audio broadcasting. Date: circa 1990

Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 156730
United States Navy (USN) - Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 156730 (msn 318-45), of VT-4, the carrier operations training squadron, operating from USS Lexington. Date: circa 1990

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 158078
United States Navy (USN) - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 158078 (msn 14115), of VT-4, the carrier operations training squadron, operating from USS Lexington. Date: circa 1990

Hughes MH-6H Cayuse 81-23651
United States Army - Hughes MH-6H Cayuse 81-23651 (msn), of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Night Stalkers'

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 59-1520
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker 59-1520 (msn 18008), of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, at Beale AFB, California, supporting Lockheed SR-71A operations

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