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Colonel David Stirling with a patrol in the desertColonel David Stirling with a patrol of Special Air Service (SAS) men in the Middle East. Date: 1944
WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) DivisionScreen-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 First Airborne dug in at Arnhem; Second World War, 1Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division, in shallow trenches along a road side near Arnhem, September 1944
British India - East Bengal - Barisal - Indian Army unit and the British Governor and his wife. Barisal fell under the Bengal Nawabs, then colonial British India
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. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth
Elizabeth Ann kitchen units advertisementAdvertisement for the Elizabeth Ann kitchen unit in stainless steel for the aristocrat of kitchen equipment for...a bright, easy kitchen. c.1955
Paratroops landing on the outskirts of ArnhemPhotograph: Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 17 Sep 1944
LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tendersThe 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment
LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2A 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
Members of a Republican Militia; Spanish Civil War, 1936Photograph 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 MotorcycleMerryweathers fire-fighting motor-cycle and sidecar unit of 1910, with manual fire- pump mounted on a platform
The Dancers of Variety in 1928. Evelyn Kindler (top left) with the Libby dancers on the Kieth vaudeville circuit, Jeanne Upham (top right) in vaudeville
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XV757Hawker 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
LFCDA-LFB Heavy fire Rescue tendersThe 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment
Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London
GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control UnitThe 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
Mother and four children on the beachA 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, WW1Two 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
United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker 44-92015 (msn 12) This aircraft was the first B-36 delivery to an operational unit when it taxied under its own power from Air Force Plant 4 to
LFB major control unit in operation at a fireLFB firefighters in action, and a major Control Unit vehicle in attendance at a fire, 7 October 1955. The Control Unit had its own dedicated operational staff
Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; SecoPhotograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division in a glider on the way to Arnhem, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan
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
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
LCC-LFB Interior of Brigade Control UnitThe 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 HQMajor 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, WW2Blitz 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 emergency dam unit and trailer pump, WW2Emergency 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
Federal WPA. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comedy by David Pinski with music. Poster for Federal Theatre Yiddish Unit presentation of The Tailor Becomes a
Mobile x-ray unitThe 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 WarPhotograph showing a group of British infantry taking a break, near Monte Camino, Italy, 1943. This unit had just been involved in six days of continuous fighting
Thor Washing MachineThis 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
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
Lockheed JetStar N1 of the Federal Aviation Administration flying unit, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1980
No. 2 Squadron, Canadian Air ForceCanadian 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)
de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 6 G-ANUUde Havilland DH.104 Dove 6 G-ANUU (msn 04455) of the Civil Aviation Flying Unit. G-ANUU flew with the Board of Trade - Department of Trade
Red Arrows Gnat T Mk. 2 XS111 and XR540 with 8 more plus XS10Red Arrows Hawker Siddeley Gnat T Mk.2 XS111 and XR540 with 8 more plus XS106 from another unit. Date: 1970s
Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gunPhotograph: 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
Dr. Elsie Inglis Scottish Womens HospitalsDr. Inglis whose Scottish Womens Hospitals unit arrived in Serbia in January 1915. They were based at Kraguievatz
NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at BilotNWFP - 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. DavisAerial photography by the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit of the RAF: details of cameras and methods in use during the Second World War. Date: 1944
LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of LondonLondon 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
Mounted guards destined for the Front - WWIMounted guards - British Military heading for the Western Front at the start of World War One. Date: circa 1915
Mounted Police Officer - Procession in The MallMounted 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, 1Illustration 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 TestJames 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
Glasgow Motor CarriageMotor carriage, comprising locomotive and coach in a single unit, of the Glasgow and South Western Railway