Towed Collection

Short Sunderland flying boat, WW2
Short Sunderland flying boat RBO, seen here being towed up a jetty. Date: circa 1940s

Emigrant Ship Leaving Belfast (1852). Wilson, James Glen 1827-1863. This painting, by a young artist from County Down, shows a departing ship, probably bound for America

Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2
A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps

Items of interior decoration at the seat of Sir Savile Crossley - Somerleyton Hall near Lowestoft - Household Gods. These include a marble statue of Sir Savile as a boy, a bronze figure of Atalanta

Lowestoft, Suffolk - Sailing trawlers towed to Sea Date: circa 1920s

Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer towed back to launch point
The Brown 1931 Southdown Skysailer being towed back to the launch point at Ditchling Beacon, by a 1929 REO flying Cloud, imported from the United States

After launch being towed to fitting-out basin, construction of RMS Queen Elizabeth

A Pilot cobble being towed by a ship in 1907 Date: 1907

HMS Indomitable 92
Royal Navy - HMS Indomitable 92, a modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, being towed into Valletta harbour in March 1952. Date: 1952

Africa. Pilot-boat in tow of a steamship, on the Congo River
History of Africa. 19th century. Pilot-boat in tow of a steamship, on the Congo River. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Aeroplane in Sea, Spithead
A British aeroplane had fallen into the sea at Spithead due to the bad weather and high winds. The plane can be seen getting towed away by R.A.F Auxiliary vessel Adastral. Date: 1925

L'Atlantique liner towed into Cherbourg harbour
The burned out shell of French luxury cruise liner L'Atlantique towed into Cherbourg harbour Date: 1933

Towed by a swan, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

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

HMS Escort, E-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion

Death of a stuntman, Eastbourne
Death of a stuntman at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne. John Bell, aged 23, was being towed behind a car on a wooden sledge when, as part of the stunt

Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter 10541 (msn N.6202), on display at the Hellenic Air Force Museum, on Tatoi AB, Dekeleia, Greece, with a towed target and two target drones. Date: circa 2000

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Gas Bus the first one [in photo] was in public service between Kingston and Epsom Downs yesterday [2 Nov 1939]. Towed by the bus, the trailer produces gas from a stove burning solid fules

Captain Roger Wietzel Memorial, near Hermanville
Wietzel was the Captain of the French ship Courbet, an old French cruiser, which without engine or guns and filled with concrete, was towed across the Channel and sunk 1

L Atlantique, French luxury liner, Cherbourg, France
L Atlantique, French luxury liner, towed home in a battered state into Cherbourg harbour, Northern France, January 1933. 1933

Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703
United States Navy - Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703 (call-sign 103 ), target tug, of the Pacific Missile Centre, at Point Mugu Naval Air station, on 15 May 1965

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94A-5-LO 49-2498 (msn 780-7020) built as a Lockheed EF-94A-5-LO, assigned to Flight Testing Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and redesignated EF-94A

Fokker F. XX - PH-AIZ - Zilvermeeuw
Fokker F.XX PH-AIZ (msn 5347).ilvermeeuw of NV Amsterdam (Nederlandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek), for KLM being towed out of the factory ready for flight testing

Japanese Air Self-Defence Force - Lockheed-Mitsubishi F-104J Starfighter 36-8546, with an A/A37U-15 towed target pod, under the left wing, with the towed dart target

LONDON AIRPORT 1950S
One of the B.O.A.C. Speedbird Aeroplanes of the Argonaut class being towed from the hangar at London (now Heathrow) Airport. Date: 1950s

A. S. T. High-speed Towed Target
A.S.T. High-speed Towed Target displayed at Farnborough ca 1953, with a de Havilland Sea Venom in the background. Date: 1950s

British Aerospace ATP is towed into Final Assembly hangar
The first British Aerospace ATP is towed into the Final Assembly hangar at Woodford

1st British Aerospace ATP - Final Assembly hangar
The first British Aerospace ATP is towed into the Final Assembly hangar at Woodford on 2 January 1986. Date: 1986

Baron Munchausen is towed through the air by ducks
Baron Munchausen is towed through the air by a flight of friendly ducks. A fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book. Date: circa 1910

Medusa Raft Abandoned
When French vessel wrecks on African coast, all take to boats or a raft, to be towed by the boats : but the raft is abandoned, the 157 on it suffer terribly, only 15 survive. Date: July 1816

HMS Lion of the Royal Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Vice-Admiral Beattys flagship, the battle cruiser HMS Lion of the Royal Navy, towed into port amid cheers after a victory in the North Sea

Supermarine Walrus -seen being towed by elephant

Ski Girl Towed by Dog
A little girl is towed along on skis by a dog. Date: circa 1910

Skiers Towed by Cars 23
Skiers in California are towed by cars, just for the thrill of it. Date: 1923

Bathing Beauty / Sporty
A sporty young woman balancing on a kind of raft towed by a powerboat, and loving every minute of it. Date: 1917

Triplane Glider 1922
At a gliding contest near Clermont Ferrand, France, aviator Sardier is towed into the air in his Clement triplane Date: 1922

The newly-launched Baikal under tow
A postcard with a view of the newly-launched hull of the Baikal being towed by another vessel. Date: 1899

Airspeed AS 51 Horsa-these 24 await their compliment of troops and light vehicles before being towed to landing zones in occupied Europe

Horse-drawn ammunition column and artillery towed
French Reinforcements on the road to This drawing is inscribed G.H. to F.S. Horse-drawn ammunition column and an artillery piece being towed by a traction engine

Emigrant ship St Vincent
The emigrant ship St Vincent, bound for Sydney, Australia, being towed out. The ship left Deptford, south London, preparatory to sailing for Plymouth, then Cork in Ireland

Napier aeroplane, 1916
A Napier aeroplane en route to the army authorities, towed by a car with a large trailer. Date: 1916

Drifting derelict warship, Richelieu, by G. H. Davis
The drifting of the derelict French warship, Richelieu. While being towed from Toulon to Rotterdam, the ship broke loose from her tugs at Brest

Lorne Welch in Olympia glider G-ALJZ is towed to height ?
Lorne Welch in Olympia glider G-ALJZ is towed to height at the 1950 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at White Waltham Aerodrome on 14 May

L. C. Marmol in a Lunak L107 sailplane, G-ALSI, is towed ?
L.C. Marmol in a Lunak L107 sailplane, G-ALSI, is towed to height at the 1950 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at White Waltham Aerodrome on 14 May

A geophysical survey bird towed by de Havilland DH104 Dove 1, G-AMKS

Gloster Meteor F4 RA449
Gloster Meteor F4, RA449, is towed past an Avro Lincoln engine testbed

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