Target Collection

Curling in Scotland 1869
A curling match in Scotland

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a biplane against a stylised red, white and grey background. 1933

RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force bombers heading towards their target of Berlin during the Spring of 1943. This drawing shows several types of German anti-aircraft defences which were new to

Markham Colliery, Mining
Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. A smiling coal miner stands in front of a production table notice, which states target, and actual outputs

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a pilot in flying gear, gesturing towards three biplanes in flight. 1934

Soldiers doing target practice on a shooting range
A group of men doing target practice on a shooting range before the outbreak of the First World War. Their success or otherwise is written up on various blackboards

Archery Meeting 1822
The Meeting of the Royal British Bowmen in the Grounds of Erddig (Erthig) Park, Denbighshire, Wales - the seat of Simon Yorke Esq

Colt Guns and Rifles - breech-loading arms. circa late 19th century

French Soldier Sniping
An infantryman gets a target in his sights during the Franco-Prussian war Date: 1870

Miles Monitor -another, even more expensive dedicted target tug from the Miles stable

RAFs new gyro gun sight by G. H. Davis
Details of the RAFs new gyro gun sight, which makes every fighter pilot an accurate marksman. By means of two simple adjustments in action

Northrop T-38A-10-NO Talon 58-1194, Buzz Number TF-194. The first production aircraft, with the rear cockpit canopy blanked off for flight testing

Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes

Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk. 10 RD758, Bahrain
Built as a Beaufighter TF.X (Torpedo Fighter version) RD758 was converted to a TT.X, for target towing Date: 1956

The Globe KD2G-2 Firefly target drone was powered by a Solar PJ32 8 pulsejet. Men of the Naval Air Technical Training Unit developing drone target aircraft push the drone around on its launcher to

FENCING TARGET PRACTICE
A fencer practises his thrust by aiming at a mounted target. Date: 1570

WW2 Valentines Day card, You are my target
WW2 Valentines Day card (inside), You are my target for today. Date: circa 1942

Volley firing by Scott Method by G. H. Davis
The gunnery experiment of which all the naval world is talking: the six-to-one superiority of volley firing by the Scott Method

Two Whirling Dervishes with musicians. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Lancaster heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943

WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark targets
WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark enemy german targets and positions. Date: circa 1918

Sharp shooters, Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA
Sharp shooters in action, firing at targets in Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1910

Duties of a large bombers crew by G. H. Davis
The duties of a large bombers crew of seven during the Second World War. Every man has a special task allotted to him. Showing a 27-ton heavy bomber over its target in Germany. Date: 1942

Clan Mackinnon
Clan MAC KINNON engaged in archery practice

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

Origin of croquet and billiards, 14th century
Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (the origin of billiards and croquet), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation

United states Navy - Grumman F7F-2D Tigercat 80335
United States Navy - Grumman F7F-2D Tigercat 80335 of VU-3 at Miramar NAS. Built as an F7F-2N, the majority of the -2Ns, including 80335

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines

Short S. 38 - SA. 1 Sturgeon S. 1 RK797
Short S.38/SA.1 Sturgeon S.1 RK797, the first prototype of a new carrier-borne strike and reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Navy

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Dropping target for gun prictice Battleship Royal Navy

Learjet 35 N546PA (msn 35-045), of Phoenix Air Group, configured for target and electronic warfare training. Date: circa 1990

Lockheed DC-130A Hercules 57-0497
United States Air Force - Lockheed DC-130A Hercules 57-0497 (msn 182-3204), seen carrying a Northrop / Radioplane Q-4B target drone under one wing

WW2 Greetings Card, The Lion Has Wings
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a saluting Royal Air Force man in his blue uniform, with a background comprising of British fighter planes and a large R.A.F

WW2 Christmas Card From Aussies In England
A WW2 Christmas greetings card from Aussies in England. The image shows a hat wearing Kookaburra perched on a branch in front of an R.A.F. target and Royal Navy anchor. Date: 1943

WW2 Sailor In Pyjamas And Submarine Torpedo
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy sailor having just slept, wearing blue and white striped pyjamas

GAF Jindivik Mk. 2 A92-68
Royal Australian Air Force - Government Aircraft Factories Jindivik Mk.2 A92-68 (msn 48), at the SBAC Farnborough Air-show, held from 1-7 September 1958

The Feline Target
This sketch depicts a scene where a young male archer has taken Cupid's bow to fire an arrow at a young lady reclined on a grassy bank, however the arrow has struck a cat who stands on top of her

Camouflage
This painting shows a large war ship in dazzle camouflage, used as a form of deception for enemy aircraft, mainly during WW1, not necessarily to conceal

Camouflaged Ship
This painting shows a large war ship in dazzle camouflage, used as a form of deception for enemy aircraft, mainly during WW1, not necessarily to conceal

RMS Lusitania - cover design, Life magazine, 13 October 1972, New evidence on the unprovoked sinking that dragged us toward war'. Date: 1972

McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034
United States Navy (USN) - McDonnell F-4N Phantom 153034 (MSN 1574), newly arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, being prepared for storage

Convair PQM-102B Delta Dagger 827 - 56-1293
United States Air Force (USAF) - Convair PQM-102B Delta Dagger 827 / 56-1293 (msn 8-24-03). This aircraft was built as an F-102A-70-CO and converted to a PQM-102B target drone. Date: circa 1985

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 63-13243
Luftwaffe - United States Air Force - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 63-13243 (msn 683-2026), of the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, operating from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 51-4492
United States Air Force - Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 51-4492 (msn 580-5787), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal, circa 1970

McDonnell F-4J Phantom II 153864
United States Marine Corps - McDonnell F-4J-31-MC Phantom II 153864 (msn 2378, base code VM, call-sign 15'), of VMFA-451, at Naval Air Station Miramar in August 1974

Types ofantique armour
Types of antique armour - 1. roundel (shield), 2. target, 3. lead mallet used by archers, 4. iron mace used by cavalry, 5. black bill in armoury of Canterbury Town Hall, 6

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