Test Collection (page 10)

111-ton gun at Woolwich
Firing the 111-ton gun at Woolwich (the largest gun in existence). Constructed at the Elswick Works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co

William Forbes
WILLIAM FORBES Copperbottoms retreat, or a View of Carron Work - a Scottish manufacturer alarmed by a product test ! Date: CIRCA 1797

Dornier Do. X
Seen here on a test flight, the 150-passenger DO.X is the largest aircraft in the world, but as with most grandiose projects, it proves a colossal failure - only 3 are built. Date: July 1929

Krupp Gun Recoil Test
Testing the barrel recoil of a Krupps field gun Date: 1911

Lumiere / Louis / Ils Photo
LOUIS-JEAN LUMIERE French chemist, industrialist and pioneer (with his brother) of cinematography Date: 1864 - 1948

Loyal Masons 1561
Assembling at York, the Masons are suspected of plotting against Q. Elizabeth : Grand Master Thomas Sackville invites her officers to test their loyalty for themselves Date: 27 December 1561

A test of courage
Young boy with a lamp eyeing a fierce whit bulldog at the gate. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Scientist at work in laboratory(Eugene Turpin)
Eugene Turpin (1848 - 1927), French scientist and inventor of melinite, a form of gas warfare

Hypnotism, the falling forward test Date: 1900

Three men with model plane in a field
Three men holding a model plane in a field, ready to test its flying abilities. Date: circa 1930s

Vought Test Pilot team, 28 May 1942 -Lt-Rt Boone Guyton, Charlie Sharpe, Dick Burroughs, Bill Boothby & Lyman Bullard with SB2U

Wendel, Fritz, test pilot

Wendel, Fritz, test pilot with Graf (left) and Nett

Sopwith Bee single-seater biplane (sole model) produced in 1916 as personal transport for Sopwiths chief test pilot, Harry Hawker. Date: circa 1916

Twiss, Peter test pilot flew Hurricanes catapulted from merchantman

Short S81 Only one built for the Royan Navy and used to test various gun armaments from early 1914 until October 1915

Sopwith 2F Camel slung beneath R 23 airship
Sopwith 2F Camel, serial no. N6814 of No. 212 Squadron RAF, slung beneath a Vickers R 23 airship at the RNAS Airship Station at Pulham in Norfolk. Date: circa 1918

Heinkel He 111H -the Luftwaffe standard bomber at the time of the Battle of Britain, some later found a useful role as test aircraft-seen here carrying a Henschel Hs 293 missile

Le Vier, Anthony W, Lockheed test pilot involved with P-38 and P-80 development

Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red Hulse First flown in November 1943, only 13 of these experimental interceptors were built

De Havilland, Geoffrey (the younger), test pilot in DH 108

Avro 503 or Type H sold to German Navy
Avro 503 or Type H, a two-seater floatplane which made its first flight on 28 May 1913. Ironically it was sold to the German Navy, and is seen here undergoing their acceptance trials at Worthing

British Aerospace EAP ZF534 tail Farnborough 1986
British Aerospace EAP ZF534 single prototype, test and development aircraft for the future Eurofighter Typhoon programme showing the tail at Farnborough Air Show in September 1986 Date: 1986

British Aerospace EAP ZF534 cockpit Farnborough 1986
British Aerospace EAP ZF534 single prototype, test and development aircraft for the future Eurofighter Typhoon programme, showing the cockpit at Farnborough Air Show in September 1986 Date: 1986

British Aerospace EAP ZF534 Farnborough 1986
British Aerospace EAP ZF534 single prototype, test and development aircraft for the future Eurofighter Typhoon programme at Farnborough Air Show in September 1986 Date: 1986

Two Persians on horseback clutching a brass ring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

The value of pigeon post, WW2
The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941

Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog

Cricket Match, England Vs. Australia at The Oval 1880
The first test match of the season, being hosteed at the Oval the two teams England and Australia face each other as specators sit in the stands and watch. Date: 1880

Cricket Match, England v Australia 1902
The first test match of the season the batsman makes no runs and returns to the bench. Great start. Date: 1902

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise wearing breathing apparatus Date: 1934

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise carrying casualty Date: 1934

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

LCC-London Fire Brigade recruits undergoing examination in pump drill, connecting a pump to a hydrant

Wolf cubs doing a semaphore test, Canada
Wolf cubs doing a semaphore test (signalling with flags), Canada

Wolf cubs taking swimmers badge test, Bermuda
The Bishop of Bermudas Own Wolf Cub Pack taking their swimmers badge test, May 1927. Date: 1927

Kulture - Mine-Testing at Cuxhaven, WW1 Heath Robinson
A cartoon by Heath Robinson, in which mines are tested for power by pushing someone onto them. For the test subjects sake, we can only hope that ones a dud. Date: 1914

Major H. H. Ranjitsinhji Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, WW1
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (1872 1933) Indian prince and Test cricketer who played for the Sussex English cricket team. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News in

Recruit undergoing heart tests, WW1
Testing a new recruit whose heart conditions the Army authorities are doubtful about. Rather worryingly, the photograph shows the man sitting with one bare foot

Dr. Griffith Pugh, leader of the British medical team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, peforms high altitude tests, checking an athletes heart readings during a five-minute race

Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Seeing in the dark: stringent eyesight tests precede the selection of crews for British night fighters during the Second World War. The men selected have highly developed vision. Date: 1944

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis
Firing rockets across half a continent: the new V2 test range. The UK-Australian experimental guided missiles range, with 1200 miles from firing point to coastline

Testing the Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA
Testing the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA - view of the downstream face and the Power House. Date: 1936

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

Atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll by G. H. Davis
Target for annihilation: an atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, with the fleet of warship victims assembled in the lagoon. Date: 1946

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

R. A. M. C. Sanitary Detachment
The Sanitary Detachment of the Royal Army Medical Corps, whose role was to test water and inspect food on the front line. Date: August 1914

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