Operations Collection (page 4)

GERMAN STRAW BOOTS
A German soldier makes himself boots of straw - a hopeful attempt to keep out the cold Date: circa 1943

Lockheed U-2G N808X
Central Intelligence Agency - Lockheed U-2G N808X. One of several U-2s procured by the CIA, for operations from aircraft carriers, fitted with lift-dumping spoilers

Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd

de Havilland Canada DHC. 3 Otter G-ANCM
de Havilland Canada DHC.3 Otter G-ANCM (msn 17) Registered to the de Havilland Aircraft Company Ltd. Hatfield, UK. Delivered 31 July 1953, for operations as the European demonstrator

United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356 (msn 9257), seen with JATO bottles fitted for trials. (Note: JATO became superfluous with development of the high-powered steam catapults in)

A sketch map of the infamous Dardanelles Operations and Gallipoli Campaign, an Allied expedition to gain control of the Dardanelles to open up a Black Sea route to Russia. Date: 1915

Builders at work bricklaying in the outskirts of Moscow, Russia Date: 1890s

Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their precious possessions are hoisted aboard... Date: 1897

Rotary Press Date: 1941

French Commander directing operations from tree top 1917
Birds-eye view of the battle behind the lines, showing two French Commanders with periscope and map, directing operations and sending their strategy back to the front lines. Date: 1917

MAKING A BLACKBERRY PIE
Fresh blackberries (brambles) in an enamel bowl, ready for the rolled out pastry to be put on top and baked into a delicious pie. Date: 1930s

FELLING GIANT EUCALYPTUS
Two men use axes to fell a giant eucalyptus tree Date: circa 1910

MINERS AT COAL FACE
Two miners working at the coal face, one with an electric drill and the other with a pickaxe. Date: 1940s

Reads patent garden watering engine 1851
Reads patent garden watering engine, exhibited at the Crystal Palace in 1851, demonstrated here in a real garden. Date: 1851

A PAINTER AND DECORATOR
A French painter wearing a cap and smock at work decorating panels on the walls of a building Date: 1890s

DIVING FOR PEARLS
Diving for pearls in the Persian Gulf. Date: 1870

TURNING THE CAPSTAN
A barefoot boy lends a hand with the capstan, helping two fishermen to wind in a fishing vessel onto the beach of a fishing harbour. Date: circa 1900

Coal - Steam Engine - 1892
A diagram showing the use of a steam engine in a coal mine. Date: 1892

COAL / CHINA / MULE
A mule at the pit-head of a British coal mine in Kailan, North China. Date: circa 1930

GERMAN SENTRY 1943
A German soldier on sentry duty Date: 1943

FRENCH FORT DESTROYED
France : the Germans destroy Fort 505, near Montmedy, a key French defence position Date: June 1940

GERMAN INVASION DEVICES
France : the German Armys invasion is so rapid because they make good use of high- tech military equipment, such as rail-mounted gun carriers Date: June 1940

BRIT-IT SUBMARINE DUEL
Italian submarine Toti engages a British submarine in combat - and wins ! Viva Italia ! Date: October 1940

BRITISH IN CRETE
Crete : British troops evacuating the island are harassed by Italian air attacks Date: November 1940

BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK
Italian aircraft sink a British destroyer in the Mediterranean : the crew take to the boats as the warship goes down Date: August 1940

BRITISH TANKS DESTROYED
North Africa : the Italians destroy British tanks at Amseat, as they pursue the defeated Allies onto Egyptian territory Date: July 1940

GERMANS USE PERISCOPE
North Africa : a German soldier uses a periscope to observe the positions of the enemy line Date: July 1942

EGYPTIAN BASES BOMBED
North Africa : Italian bombers attack a British air base in Egypt Date: 1940

ITALIAN AIR ATTACK
North Africa : Italian aircraft destroy a British armoured column and shoot down the planes which seek to prevent them, including antiquated Gladiator biplanes Date: August 1940

ITALIANS TAKE BERBERA
North Africa : the Italians triumphantly raise their tricolour as a sign of their occupation of Fort Berbera Date: November 1940

FINN / RUSS BAYONET MELEE
Finland : a bayonet melee between Finns and Russians in the snow - both sides in white uniforms, which must make it difficult to distinguish friend from foe ! Date: January 1940

Russian Finns, hand to hand
Finland : a fierce hand-to- hand combat between Finns and Russians in the snow : the Soviet troops locate their enemy by the fires they light against the extreme cold Date: December 1939

CRYSTAL PALACE ROOF
A view of the immense glass roof of the Crystal Palace viewed from the lead flat, the only portion of solid roofing in this fairy structure Date: 1851

Tapestry - Gobelins
The Gobelins tapestry manufacture, France - various operations being shown to visitors Date: circa 1760

REBUILDING OF OUDENARDE
The comte de Flandres watches the rebuilding of Oudenarde Date: circa 1382

MINE, NORTH SEA
German warships destroy a mine with gunfire in the North Sea Date: February 1940

Astrolabe - Quadrant
Astrolabe and quadrant Date: 18th century

Cartoon, Mr Briggss Pleasures of Housekeeping -- Irish labourers employed to build a house. Date: circa 1850

FRENCH MINERS, LIFT SHAFT
French miners descending a shaft Date: 1869

Pony tramming 1889
Pony tramming in an English colliery Date: 1889

MINING ENGINEERS / 1869
A consultation of engineers in a French mine Date: 1869

Taverdons Drill in use in France Date: 1893

COAL / COMPRESSED FUELS
Manufacture of compressed fuels Date: 1884

1869 / COAL MINE / BORING
Boring operations in a French mine Date: 1869

FRENCH COAL MINE 1867
Interior of French mine. Date: 1867

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
MEDIEVAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES as depicted in a manuscript representing the rebuilding of Troy by King Priam Date: circa 1500

E-2C at Belize
Grumman E-2C of the United States Coast Guard at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, Ladyville, Belize, for anti drug-smuggling operations Date: 1990

Men stand on forepart of part-submerged German Battlecruiser
WW1 - Men stand on the forepart of part-submerged German Battlecruiser SMS Bremse - Orkney - possibly part of the Scapa Flow salvage operations which commenced in 1919. Date: 1919

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