Rockets Collection (page 3)

Hale Rocket making process
Bramah-type hydraulic press introduced by William Hale to fill his rockets Date: 1855

Congreve rocket making process
A monkey press, or small pile driver, as used for filling Congreve rockets Date: 1855

WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home
WW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944

Firing mortars over pagodas at Meiktila, Burma
Firing mortar shells over the historic pagodas at Meiktila, Burma - 28th February 1945

German V2 Rocket 1945
The V2 Vergeltungswaffe (revenge weapon) rocket was the first long-range ballistic missile, carrying a 1-tonne warhead which it delivered at a speed of 5000 k/h

When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space
A 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929

WW2 - Rocket Gun Battery in action
Photograph, 1941 (c): rocket gun battery in action. The trail of scores of rockets shooting towards the sky and bursting. Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

Defence against the deadly long-range missiles 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing some ideas for missile interception, based on radar, computers, satellite and missile rockets in the future, and the continuing need for manned aircraft

Susi - with white flag and fireworks
Susi - with white flag -- Join My Anti-Fireworks Demo! 1950s

Rockets Fired from Boats
Congreve rockets being fired from men-of-war boats, to attack enemy coastlines, the purpose for which William Congreve originally developed his rocket in 1804 Date: 1827

Congreve / Earthworks
The rockets developed by William Congreve in 1804 are here shown fired from earthworks in bombardments Date: 1827

Congreve / Fireships Use
Rockets introduced by William Congreve in 1804 shown in use in British navy fireships Date: 1827

Congreve / Cavalry Repulse
The rockets introduced by William Congreve in 1804 are here shown used for the repulse of cavalry and for the storming of a town Date: 1827

Annihilator rocket leaving for Mars
The Annihilator rocket leaves Earth for Mars Date: 1910

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