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Background imageTest Collection: Sir Donald Bradman

Sir Donald Bradman Unquestionably the greatest batsman ever to play Test cricket. Averaged an amazing 99.94 runs for Australia

Background imageTest Collection: Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

Background imageTest Collection: Cricket at the Oval

Cricket at the Oval
Lord Harris saving a 4 for the home side during their Test against the Australians at the Oval. England won by 5 wickets

Background imageTest Collection: Brian Jacks

Brian Jacks
World Champion for the arm dips, Brian Jacks gives a demonstration

Background imageTest Collection: First to fight - Democracys vanguard US Marine Corps - Join

First to fight - Democracys vanguard US Marine Corps - Join now and test your courage - Real fighting with real fighters. Poster showing marines storming a beach. Date 1917

Background imageTest Collection: Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March?

Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March?
Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March 1946: From left: Flt Lt P. Wigley DFC, Sqn Ldr W.J.G. Morgan DFC, Lt Cdr Jeffrey K. Quill AFC, Chief Test Pilot; Flt Lt Leslie R

Background imageTest Collection: Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

Background imageTest Collection: Rolls Royce / Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 engine in a test cell

Rolls Royce / Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 engine in a test cell
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk602 engine in a test cell. circa 1975. Date: 1975

Background imageTest Collection: Aerial View of Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1921

Aerial View of Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1921
Aerial photograph of Lords Cricket Ground during the second Test Match between England and Australia, 11th June 1921

Background imageTest Collection: BAC TSR-2

BAC TSR-2
A Vickers Valiant Wing with the British Aircraft Corporation Tsr.2 Prototype and One of the Two Bristol 188 Prototypes Xf926 Parked Behind at Proof and Experimental Establishment

Background imageTest Collection: Concordes First Flight

Concordes First Flight
Front page (not cover) of the Illustrated London News showing the first flight of the supersonic air liner Concorde at the Sud-Aviation airfield at Toulouse. The chief test pilot was M

Background imageTest Collection: Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington

Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington and renamed ZR2. Completed in 1921. It crashed over the Humber in August 1921 while on a test flight with a mixed British and American crew. Date: 1921

Background imageTest Collection: Gloster Meteor F8 WA820

Gloster Meteor F8 WA820
Gloster Meteor F8, WA820, was used to test two Armstrong Siddeley Saphire axial-flow turbojets

Background imageTest Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

Background imageTest Collection: Testing a new type of steering gear / W Heath Robinson

Testing a new type of steering gear / W Heath Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Background imageTest Collection: Compton and Edrich leave the Oval pitch, 1953

Compton and Edrich leave the Oval pitch, 1953
Photograph showing the two English batsman, Denis Compton and Bill Edrich, leaving the pitch at the Oval Cricket Ground, London, 19th August 1953

Background imageTest Collection: Test Match by David Wright

Test Match by David Wright, showing a blonde woman wearing a pink sundress and hat. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageTest Collection: Boeing B-29 Superfortress prototype from a dramatic asp

Boeing B-29 Superfortress prototype from a dramatic aspect taken during early test flying

Background imageTest Collection: The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first time

The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, in the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls. The flight from the flight test centre at Dunsfold lasted 53 minutes

Background imageTest Collection: The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the game

The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the game
Verity winning the match for England, sending down a ball to Woodfall, the Australian captain

Background imageTest Collection: Trial of Anchors at the Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, July 1852

Trial of Anchors at the Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, July 1852
Engraving of a trial of various anchor designs, held at the Royal Dockyard Sheerness, from the Illustrated London News, 17th July 1852

Background imageTest Collection: Lie detector 1923

Lie detector 1923
American instrument for the detection of uttered fibs, falsehoods, and other untruths, based on responses of the subjects heart and lungs

Background imageTest Collection: A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton

A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton. Stanley White stands with his back to the camera wearing a flat cap and long overcoat. The site is now covered by the Filton Works Lab and Odeon

Background imageTest Collection: Monte Bello atomic test

Monte Bello atomic test
First British atomic test, Monte Bello islands, Australia on the 3rd October 1952 Date: 3rd October 1952

Background imageTest Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageTest Collection: Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research

Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Undated photograph of corner of the sance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, with trumpets on table. HPG/1/2/1 (vi)

Background imageTest Collection: Sport / Cricket / Ashes

Sport / Cricket / Ashes
The Ashes - The original announcement mourning the loss to the Australians ina test series

Background imageTest Collection: Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer

Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer
A test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, Kennington. The spectators in the foreground have scaled a nearby gasometer. Date: 1931

Background imageTest Collection: John Derry, Supermarine test pilot

John Derry, Supermarine test pilot, at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14 September. Date: 1947

Background imageTest Collection: Chrysler Jupiter-C sounding rocket at Cape Canaveral

Chrysler Jupiter-C sounding rocket at Cape Canaveral on 8 August 1957 prior to the third and final sub-orbital test of a re-entry nose cone

Background imageTest Collection: Boeing SM-80 Minuteman ICBM is launched

Boeing SM-80 Minuteman ICBM is launched on a test flight from Cape Canaveral on 19 May 1961. The rocket had to be destroyed after it veered off course following second stage ignition

Background imageTest Collection: Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G

Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G
Consolidated Liberator GRV, FL927/G, fitted with rocket projectile sponsons and a Leigh Light under the starboard wing, under test at the Aircraft and Armaments Experimental Establishment

Background imageTest Collection: Australian Speedway Team, 1936

Australian Speedway Team, 1936 when they met England at the first official Speedway Test Match at Wembley on 28th May 1936. Final result was England 65 points and Australia 48 points

Background imageTest Collection: Handkerchief Knot Test

Handkerchief Knot Test
Test at the National Psychical Laboratory on Rudi Schneider the Austrian spiritualist physical medium. Here, a knot has allegedly been tied paranormally in a handkerchief

Background imageTest Collection: Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden Island

Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden Island
British naval personnel in special protective clothing watch a thermonuclear H-bomb test over Malden Island in the central Pacific Ocean. Date: 1956

Background imageTest Collection: William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )

William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )
William Rowland Ding, 1885-1917, chief test pilot for Blackburn Aircraft. He is shown here sitting in the cockpit of a modified Handley Page G in 1914. Date: 1917

Background imageTest Collection: The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time

The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, takes to the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls

Background imageTest Collection: Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oils

Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oils
Advertisement for Pratts high test petrol and motor oils, the essence of refinement. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTest Collection: Vickers R 23 British airship

Vickers R 23 British airship, one of four built at Barrow-in-Furness

Background imageTest Collection: Pilot (on first job) This war-flying seems easy, but WW1

Pilot (on first job) This war-flying seems easy, but WW1
Pilot (on first job). This war-flying seems easy, but I wish people would not test their guns quite so close

Background imageTest Collection: A Lincolnshire Handicap by Heath Robinson

A Lincolnshire Handicap by Heath Robinson
A race between cranes at the test ground of excavation specialists, Ruston-Bucyrus, who commissioned the ingenious Heath Robinson to draw a number of comical engineering drawings for a booklet

Background imageTest Collection: The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight

The first Hawk XX154 during its second flight
The first Hawk, XX154, during its second flight, 22 August 1974, chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, again at the controls. Date: 1974

Background imageTest Collection: Pre-production Concorde 01 G-AXDN

Pre-production Concorde 01 G-AXDN
Pre-production Concorde 01, G-AXDN, the third Concorde to join the flight test programme

Background imageTest Collection: Chemistry Lesson

Chemistry Lesson
A male teacher leans over a group of schoolboys as he explains something to them during a Chemistry lesson at Nuffield Junior School, London. Date: 1960s

Background imageTest Collection: Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory

Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory
Part of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt

Background imageTest Collection: The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background imageTest Collection: Neil Harvey batting in the Fourth Test Match, Headingley, 19

Neil Harvey batting in the Fourth Test Match, Headingley, 19
Photograph of (Robert) Neil Harvey, the Australian batsman, playing a shot in the Fourth Test Match between England and Australia, Headingley Cricket Ground, 1948

Background imageTest Collection: Patrons of the Cafe Royal

Patrons of the Cafe Royal
Sketches by H. H. Harris of various well-known artists, writers and celebrities of the 1930s who were regular patrons of the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London

Background imageTest Collection: Paris / Eiffel Tower 1912

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1912
Francois Reichett tests his parachute by jumping from the Tour Eiffel, Paris; sadly, the test fails, and he is unable to make a second try Date: 1912

Background imageTest Collection: The Motor Picture Book, The Finish of a Hill-Climbing Test

The Motor Picture Book, The Finish of a Hill-Climbing Test Date: 1930

Background imageTest Collection: Watneys Happy Families - Mr Reid

Watneys Happy Families - Mr Reid, the Brewer. circa 1930

Background imageTest Collection: Reitsch, Hannah, test pilot in sailplane, 19 May 37

Reitsch, Hannah, test pilot in sailplane, 19 May 37

Background imageTest Collection: A Thor IRBM is launched from Air Force Missile Test Centre

A Thor IRBM is launched from Air Force Missile Test Centre
A Thor IRBM is launched from the Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick AFB, Florida, USA

Background imageTest Collection: The second de Havilland DH88 Comet G-ACSR ready for flight

The second de Havilland DH88 Comet G-ACSR ready for flight
The second de Havilland DH88 Comet, G-ACSR, ready for flight test just before dark following the pre-race accident

Background imageTest Collection: Townshend Esp Test

Townshend Esp Test
Testing a hypnotised subject for ESP : the hypnotiser holds up a card, concealed from his subject who tries to name it. Townshend found mesmerism enhanced psi ability

Background imageTest Collection: Artists impression of the Hall-Scott A-8 500hp inline engine

Artists impression of the Hall-Scott A-8 500hp inline engine
Artists impression of the Hall-Scott A-8 500hp 12-cylinder inline engine on a test stand

Background imageTest Collection: Psychometric Test

Psychometric Test
A young woman, wired up to a Psychometer machine, undergoes a psychometric test. Date: early 1930s

Background imageTest Collection: The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson

The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Background imageTest Collection: Gas mask trials

Gas mask trials
A trial of gas masks, to test their effectiveness

Background imageTest Collection: H. Verity after Englands 1934 Test Match victory

H. Verity after Englands 1934 Test Match victory
Hedley Verity (1905-1943), cricketer, resting in his hotel in London with a newspaper after Englands victory against Australia at the 1934 Test Match

Background imageTest Collection: The King with the English cricket team

The King with the English cricket team
King George V, accompanied by Lord Cromer, President of the M.C.C and Mr. R.E.S Wyatt, the captain, shakes hands with the English cricke players at Lord s. Left to right are:- Mr. C.F Walters, H

Background imageTest Collection: V T Trumper - Cricketer

V T Trumper - Cricketer
Victor T Trumper - Australian Test cricketer

Background imageTest Collection: EYE TEST / 1958

EYE TEST / 1958
The school matron tests the eye sight of a few young boys

Background imageTest Collection: Testing Rasmussen

Testing Rasmussen
Apparatus used by Christian Winther to test Danish medium Anna Melloni Rasmussen (born 1898) at Copenhagen : positive results were obtained

Background imageTest Collection: Spirit Photo Boddington

Spirit Photo Boddington
H Boddington and a female spirit form, photographed under test conditions

Background imageTest Collection: Joule / Electricity Test

Joule / Electricity Test
James Prescott Joule, English physicist, measures the rate at which heat is produced by an electric current. The joule, a unit of work or energy, is named after him

Background imageTest Collection: Recruiting for R.A.F. - Nerve Test 1918

Recruiting for R.A.F. - Nerve Test 1918
A medical examination for the recruitment for the R.A.F. at Upper Brook Street. Date: 1918

Background imageTest Collection: Speedway England Test Team at Belle Vue

Speedway England Test Team at Belle Vue July 6th 1935 Date: 1935

Background imageTest Collection: Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825

Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825
United States Navy - Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825 (MSN 12071), at an air display on 15 May 1965

Background imageTest Collection: Handley Page Jetstream 1 G-8-9

Handley Page Jetstream 1 G-8-9 (msn 222, to G-AXUI), outside the Handley Page production hangar at Radlett

Background imageTest Collection: Pratt's High Test Plan of the New Forest

Pratt's High Test Plan of the New Forest. Date: 1930

Background imageTest Collection: Pratt's High Test Plan of the Roads to the South Coast

Pratt's High Test Plan of the Roads to the South Coast. Date: 1932

Background imageTest Collection: Pratt's High Test Plan of Wales with Neighbouring Counties

Pratt's High Test Plan of Wales with Neighbouring Counties. Date: 1932

Background imageTest Collection: Pratt's High Test Plan of the Eastern Counties and Midlands

Pratt's High Test Plan of the Eastern Counties and Midlands. Date: 1932

Background imageTest Collection: Pratt's High Test Plan of the Bath Road

Pratt's High Test Plan of the Bath Road Date: 1930

Background imageTest Collection: A Seki examination, Japan, early 1900s

A Seki examination, Japan, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Background imageTest Collection: A Seki examination, Japan, early 1900s

A Seki examination, Japan, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Background imageTest Collection: Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560

Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560
Empire Test Pilot's School - Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560 (msn 333), at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 22 July 1989. Date: 1989

Background imageTest Collection: ATR 42-312 F-WWEC

ATR 42-312 F-WWEC (msn 24), of ATR, with test registration prior to delivery to Cimber Air. Seen at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show on 5 September 1986

Background imageTest Collection: Larsen Special LN-11

Larsen Special LN-11. Carl Larsen designed and built the all-metal single-seat Special in spare time

Background imageTest Collection: Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 RF533

Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 RF533
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 RF533, of the Armaments Flight at Farnborough, with a modified nose housing a test engineer and a mounting for Radar equipment under test

Background imageTest Collection: English Electric Thunderbird Mk.1 surface-air-missile

English Electric Thunderbird Mk.1 surface-air-missile, with a test article on display at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow in September 1959, Date: 1959

Background imageTest Collection: Hovercraft Development HD-2 GH-9000

Hovercraft Development HD-2 GH-9000 at the Wales Air Museum, Cardiff-Rhoose Airport on 22 May 1983

Background imageTest Collection: Heenan & Froude Dynamometers & Test Plant Equipment

Heenan & Froude Dynamometers & Test Plant Equipment - Heenan & Froude Ltd. Date: 1952



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