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Pontoons Collection

Background imagePontoons Collection: Temporary emergency bridge in Belgium, Sept 1939

Temporary emergency bridge in Belgium, Sept 1939
Temporary emergency bridge constructed in Belgium in case of a German invasion. The bridge is supported by five barges which function as pontoons

Background imagePontoons Collection: Westland Whirlwind Series 3, G-APWN

Westland Whirlwind Series 3, G-APWN
A Westland Whirlwind Series 3, G-APWN, of Bristow Helicopters, on inflatable pontoons

Background imagePontoons Collection: An early Westland Whirlwind 1 on inflatable pontoons

An early Westland Whirlwind 1 on inflatable pontoons

Background imagePontoons Collection: Battle of Mons 1914

Battle of Mons 1914
German forces attempt to cross the Mons-Cond頃 anal by throwing pontoons across the water. Several times this was done

Background imagePontoons Collection: Pontoons looking left towards Antwerp

Pontoons looking left towards Antwerp
Siege of Antwerp 1914. Pontoons looking left towards Antwerp. Made and painted by the men of the 1st Royal Naval Division who were interned at Groningen, Holland. Signed Seaman S

Background imagePontoons Collection: Pontoons looking right towards Antwerp

Pontoons looking right towards Antwerp
Siege of Antwerp 1914. Pontoons looking right towards Antwerp. Made and painted by the men of the 1st Royal Naval Division who were interned at Groningen, Holland. Signed Seaman S

Background imagePontoons Collection: British soldiers sheltering under pontoons, WW1

British soldiers sheltering under pontoons, WW1
British soldiers sheltering from the sun under pontoons on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePontoons Collection: The America Cup challengers: Shamrock II launched at Dumbart

The America Cup challengers: Shamrock II launched at Dumbart
A symbol of three kingdoms: the pontoons " Thistle", " Rose" and the yacht " Shamrock II". The Illustrated London News claimed that at the time of publication this was

Background imagePontoons Collection: Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1

Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1
Some of the 25 Turkish pontoons captured at Ismailia, Egypt, during action on the Suez Canel on 3-4 February 1915, when the Turks attempted to cross the canal. The pontoons were destroyed

Background imagePontoons Collection: Boat bridge on River Kabul, Nowshera, Pakistan

Boat bridge on River Kabul, Nowshera, Pakistan
Boat bridge on River Kabul, Nowshera, North West Frontier Province (Pakistan)

Background imagePontoons Collection: Egypt - Bridge for Mecca-bound caravan trains

Egypt - Bridge for Mecca-bound caravan trains
Egypt - Bridge of boat pontoons across the Suez Canal for the caravan trains bound for Mecca

Background imagePontoons Collection: Ludlows Flying Machine and a United States Warship, 1907

Ludlows Flying Machine and a United States Warship, 1907
Photograph of the Flying Machine built by Mr. Israel Ludlow at the Aeronautical Building in the Jamestown Exhibition, 1907


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