Unit Collection

Colonel David Stirling with a patrol in the desert
Colonel David Stirling with a patrol of Special Air Service (SAS) men in the Middle East. Date: 1944

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

British India - East Bengal - Barisal - Indian Army unit and the British Governor and his wife

Elizabeth Ann kitchen units advertisement
Advertisement for the Elizabeth Ann kitchen unit in stainless steel for the aristocrat of kitchen equipment for...a bright, easy kitchen. c.1955

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute

British First Airborne dug in at Arnhem; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division, in shallow trenches along a road side near Arnhem, September 1944

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade

LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2
A Fordson Unit and trailer pump at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. These were just some of the 2000 adapted vehicles utilised as AFS fire appliances

Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem
Photograph: Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 17 Sep 1944

Members of a Republican Militia; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing two female members of a Republican militia unit taking a break on their march towards the frontline in the Guadarrama Mountains, 1936

Fire-Fighting Motorcycle
Merryweathers fire-fighting motor-cycle and sidecar unit of 1910, with manual fire- pump mounted on a platform

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XV757
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XV757 of 233 Operational Conversion Unit (233 OCU), based at RAF Wittering, still in the colours of the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit

The Globe KD2G-2 Firefly target drone was powered by a Solar PJ32 8 pulsejet

Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London

LFCDA-LFB Heavy fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade

GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB emergency dam unit and trailer pump, WW2
Emergency water supplies were vital to supplementing the available mains supply for fighting the vast swathe of fires that swept parts of London during the Blitz

Mother and four children on the beach
A delightful photograph of a Mother and her four children spending the day on the beach at Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent

Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit firing at aircraft, WW1
Two men belonging to a Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit with a Scott motorcycle during the First World War, using a Vickers machine gun to fire at aircraft. Date: 1914-1918

Convair CV-240-27 N95 (msn 331, ex ET-29C 52-1092), of the Federal Aviation Administration flying unit, at the 1975 International Air Tattoo, RAF Greenham Common

No. 2 Squadron, Canadian Air Force
Canadian Air Force - The assembled men and machines of No. 2 Squadron Canadian Air Force (1918-1920), probably at Shoreham aerodrome (or, less likely, Upper Heyford)

United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker 44-92015 (msn 12)

Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gun
Photograph: Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gun. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 20 Sep 1944

LFB major control unit in operation at a fire
LFB firefighters in action, and a major Control Unit vehicle in attendance at a fire, 7 October 1955

Sir Frank Whittle (centre) and his associates experimenting with an early gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth. A scene from the COX film The Wonder Jet

Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; Seco
Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division in a glider on the way to Arnhem, September 1944

The Dancers of Variety in 1928

LCC-LFB Interior of Brigade Control Unit
The inside of the control unit and the preparation of the fire ground map, showing the layout of the affected building. It is used for planning the disposition of crews and lines of attack on the fire

LCC-LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Major control unit, based at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, with dedicated operational control unit staff. The unit attended all major fires and incidents

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2
Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z

LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of London
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent

Federal WPA. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comedy by David Pinski with music

Mobile x-ray unit
The mobile x-ray ambulance used for the second radiological examination of King George carried out Dr H Graham Hogson. The x-ray unit was equipped with a darkroom

British Soldiers resting near Monte Camino; Second World War
Photograph showing a group of British infantry taking a break, near Monte Camino, Italy, 1943

Glasgow Motor Carriage
Motor carriage, comprising locomotive and coach in a single unit, of the Glasgow and South Western Railway

Thor Washing Machine
This housewife is delighted with her Thor washing machine which converts to a dishwasher when she lifts out the Clothes Tub and slips in th Dish- Washing Unit

Lockheed JetStar N1 of the Federal Aviation Administration flying unit, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1980

de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 6 G-ANUU
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 6 G-ANUU (msn 04455) of the Civil Aviation Flying Unit

NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at Bilot
NWFP - 1st Bn, East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs) - section under Lance Corporal James Smith VC under heavy fire at the village of Bilot in the Mamund Valley, India (now Pakistan) on 16th September

Avro 685 York transport used the Lancasters wings, modified tail unit and engines One used by Winston Churchill as his personal aircraft

Aerial photography by G. H. Davis
Aerial photography by the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit of the RAF: details of cameras and methods in use during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Red Arrows Gnat T Mk. 2 XS111 and XR540 with 8 more plus XS10
Red Arrows Hawker Siddeley Gnat T Mk.2 XS111 and XR540 with 8 more plus XS106 from another unit. Date: 1970s

Mounted guards destined for the Front - WWI
Mounted guards - British Military heading for the Western Front at the start of World War One. Date: circa 1915

Mounted Police Officer - Procession in The Mall
Mounted Police Officers take part in a procession along The Mall, London, heading toward Buckingham Palace from Admiralty Arch

American Anti-Aircraft Guns near London; Second World War, 1
Illustration showing an American anti-aircraft unit firing at enemy bombers, during a German raid on London in 1944. The gun shown is a 90-mm weapon

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

WW1 - Officer at Streatley Camp before transfer to the front
WW1 - A group of British Corporals (or possible Lance-Sergeants) of the British Army training prior to transfer to the Western Front with their men - photographed at Streatley Military Camp

Avro Shackleton T.4 WB858
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton T.4 WB858, of the Maritime Operational Training Unit, at RAF Odiham on 06 September 1966 Date: 1966

Avro Shackleton T.4 WB820
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton T.4 WB820, of the Maritime Operational Training Unit, at RAF St.Mawgan Date: 1966

New York World's Fair Court Of Peace
A photograph of the Court of Peace at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40, taken from the roof of Unit Q, with a view of the Federal Building. Date: circa 1939

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian Imperial Army. A Don Cossacks sotnia heading for Kischeneff. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Russian Imperial Army. A Don Cossacks sotnia heading for Kischeneff. Engraving. Detail. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.22 XG697
Royal Navy - de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.22 XG697 (msn 121116), of the FRU, at RNAS Yeovilton on 9 September 1967. (scrapped the following year) Date: 1967

Russia. Streltsy. Muscovite infantry corps. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839

Captain Terence Cousins Memorial Roundabout
This was unveiled following a brief ceremony on 7 June 2004

Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The RNAS - Middle East
Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), developed in 1914 and used during the First World War as pictured here (possibly in Egypt)

Uniform of Officer and Sergeant of the Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs, Duke of Albany s) - formed in 1778 by Earl of Seaforth. Date: 1942

Hawker Hunter T. 7 XL618 87
Royal Air Force - Hawker Hunter T.7 XL618 87, of 229 Operational Conversion Unit, at RAF Chivenor on 22 August 1970 Date: 1970

The dancers of Variety in 1929

Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS
Short Stirling C.V OO-XAS 9msn SH1514), of Airtech Ltd, Thame, at Blackbushe airport. XAS was intended to be sold to Air Transport Co. SA. Of Melsbroek in Belgium, but was not delivered

United States Navy - Martin P5M-2 Marlin 140150 (unit code RD, call-sign 1 ) of VP-47 The Golden Swordsmen, at NAS Alameda in San Francisco harbour. Date: circa 1958

United States Navy - Douglas A3D-2P Skywarrior 144847 (msn 12093, unit code PP, call-sign 933 ), of VCP-63 144847, while flying with VAP-61, was hit by aA over Quang Binh Province

United States Navy Blue Angels - Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 141738, BLUE ANGELS number 6 at Burlington, Iowa. 1958: VF-156 with unit code NH, call-sign 105. 1965: Flew with the Blue Angels

United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847 (unit code AE, call-sign 110 ) of VF-41, embarked on USS Roosevelt

United States Marine Corps - Douglas C-117D Skytrain 50835 (msn 43321, unit code WZ, call-sign 835 ) in 1963-65(WZ is tail-code for AIRFMFPAC - Air Fleet Marine Force)

United States Marine Corps - North American FJ-4B Fury 143497 (unit code WP, call-sign 18 ) of VMA-223 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, but written off on 27 May 1959 in a crash. Date: 1958

United States Navy - North American PBJ-1 Mitchell 35857 NAMU JOHNSVILLE PA of the Naval Air Maintenance Unit at Naval Air Station Johnstown PA

United States Navy - Martin P5M-1 Marlin 127718 (unit code LM, call-sign 8) with VP-44, based at Norfolk Naval Air Station, Virginia

United States Navy - Douglas F3D-1 Skyknight 123751 (msn 7058, unit code FT, call-sign 751) of the Naval Air Test Centre (NATC), at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (PAX) Date: circa 1950

United States Navy - McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee 125683 (msn 324), call-sign 22, unit code PL, of VC-62. ? as PL-903. 1957: VFP-62 as GA-919. Date: late 1950s

WW2 - Polish Mechanised Cavalry Brigade - soldier of the anti-tank Corps, 1940

Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff Royal Infirmary. Formal group of 16 men in white coats, two women in white coats, and two sisters

Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Me 410A-3 TF209 (Werk Nr. 10259) (Luftwaffe F6-OK formerly of 2(F)/122)

RAF Lincoln B Mk. 2 and Provost T Mk. 1 - Biggin Hill
Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln B Mk.2 RF505 of 151 Squadron, from RAF Watton, (151 Sqn was the last unit to fly the Lincoln, on Electronic Warfare and Electronic Intelligence missions)

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Dads Army - a village Home Guard unit. Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire. Date: 1940s

Volos, Greece - Kala Nera Village
Kala Nera Village, near Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki

WW1 - Italy - A cycling sharpshooter - Bersaglieri
WW1 - A mobile member of the Italian Army - a cycling sharpshooter ( Bersaglieri )

Volos, Greece - Capital of Magnesia - Rue Demetriados
Rue Demetriados, Volos - a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki

Volos, Greece - Capital of Magnesia - Port
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit

de Havilland DH-106 Comet CIIR / C2R
Rae Blind Landing Experimental Unit Dh-106 Comet Airliner Flying on Final-Approach Date: 1958

Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?
Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No.22 Squadron, RAF Valley, lowers a winchman aboard Range Safety Launch 1657 of 1113 Marine Craft Unit, RAF Holyhead

Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.12 WV781 - F-Z
Royal Air Force - Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.12 WV781 / F-Z (msn 12898), of the Air / Sea Warfare Development Unit C Flight Date: circa 1955

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