Vc Collection

Concorde G-BOa a Boeing 747 and a VC10
Concorde, G-BOa, a Boeing 747 and a VC10 at the British Airways stand at J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Black and white

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

H. M. S. Glowworm ramming the Admiral Hipper
The 1345-ton destroyer Glowworm ramming the 10, 000-ton German cruiser Hipper after a single-handed duel at point-blank range

John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

Michael O leary Poster
Recruitment poster from WWI encouraging men to join an Irish regiment and emulate the bravery of their fellow countryman, Sergeant Michael O Leary VC

Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC
Captain Noel G. Chavasse was Medical Officer to the 1/ 10th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment during the First World War

Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1
Major James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), officer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He received more medals for gallantry than any other British airman serving in

Piper Daniel Laidlaw V. C
Piper Laidlaw won the V.C. at Loos (World War I) on 25th September 1915: During the worst of the bombardment, seeing that his company was somewhat shaken from the effects of gas

Mrs Congreve, wife of a VC and mother of a VC
Mrs Congreve, wife of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC and mother of Major Congreve. The latter was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at at Longueval, France

Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughte
Mrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917

Vickers VC10 C1 XV102 Guy Gibson VC
Vickers VC10 C1, XV102, Guy Gibson VC, of RAF Air Support Command

Vickers Super VC10 G-ASGO in BOAC markings
Vickers Super VC10, G-ASGO, in BOAC markings

Concorde G-BOa a Boeing 747 and a VC10
Concorde, G-BOa, a Boeing 747 and a VC10 at the British Airways stand at J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Colour

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions

General Sir Redvers Buller, 1900
Illustration showing General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC (1839-1908), the British military commander, on horseback during the Boer War, 1900

Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1
Major James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), officer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He received more medals for gallantry than any other British airman serving in

Captain E N Frankland Bell, VC
Captain E.N. Frankland Bell, V.C. 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Thiepval, 1st July 1916. Date: 1916

Vickers Viscount
Bea British European Airways Vickers Viscount Airliner Parked with an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B Taxiing and the Hunting Hangar Behind Date: 1950s

The Vickers VC 10 built for B. O. A. C. by British Aircraft Corporation
The Vickers VC 10 built for B.O.A.C. by British Aircraft Corporation and powered by Rolls-Royce Conway engines. Date: circa 1963

Miss Pamela Maude (Mrs William La Touche Congreve)
Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude, pictured at the time of her marriage to Captain William La Touche Congreve of the Rifle Brigade

Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter F2211 flown by Lt Col R Bell Davies
Sopwith 1 Strutter, F2211, flown by Lt Col R. Bell Davies, VC, DSO, during his first take-off from HMS Argus on 1 October 1918. Date: 1918

Private John Caffrey VC
Illustration recording the VC action of Private John Joseph Caffrey VC (1891-1953) at La Brique, France in November 1915. His citation reads as follows: On 16 November 1915 near La Brique, France

British Airways passenger jets at Ringway Airport
Two British Airways VC-10 passenger jets at Ringway Airport, now known as Manchester International Airport. Date: circa 1975

William George Barker, RFC pilot and air ace
William George Billy Barker (1894-1930), Canadian member of No. 9 Squadron, RFC, seen here wearing a fur coat, standing by his Sopwith Camel. His confirmed victories totalled 50

Michael O Leary V. C. WW1
Major Michael John O Leary VC (29 September 1890 2 August 1961), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to

Captain F. O. Grenfell V. C. of the 9th Lancers
Grenfell was 33 years old, and a Captain in the 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed during the Action of Elouges took place for which he was

Victoria Cross - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson
Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to John Travers Cornwell (1900-1916) - for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland. Cornwell was a Boy Seaman First Class on H.M.S Chester

The cockpit of a VC10

Vickers VC10 G-ARVA in BOAC markings
Vickers VC10, G-ARVA, in BOAC markings

Admiral Raby wins the Victoria Cross
Commander Raby R.N. Boatswains mate Henry Curtis and John Taylor (Captain Forecastle), win the Victoria Cross for their heroic rescue of a soldier of the 57th regiment

Corporate J. L. Dawson VC
Corporal James Lennox Dawson VC of the Royal Engineers (1891-1967) pictured performing the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross in October 1915

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

Norman Cyril Jackson, V. C winner
Warrant Officer Norman Cyril Jackson(1919-1994), Victoria Cross winner, as he appeared in the Illustrated London News, 1945

Robert Lord Wantage
ROBERT LINDSAY, lord WANTAGE Scottish soldier, VC awardee. Date: 1832 - 1901

Sir Nowell Salmon
SIR NOWELL SALMON VC British naval commander Date: 1835 - 1912

Vickers VC10 G-ARVJ in BOAC markings taking off
Vickers VC10, G-ARVJ, in BOAC markings, taking off from London Airport in 1965. Date: 1965

Major Mick Mannock, British flying ace, WW1
Major Edward Corringham " Mick" Mannock (1887-1918), British flying ace with the Royal Air Force during the First World War

Wing Commander Guy Gibson & wife at Buckingham Palace for VC
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO and Bar seen with his wife at Buckingham Palace to receive the Victoria CRoss and bar to the DSO, handed to him by Queen Elizabeth

Vickers VC-1 Viking 1A
Bea Vickers Vc-1 Viking 1A Airliner Flying Date: 1940s

Sir George Stuart White VC Victorian period

Sir George Stuart White VC

William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

Sir Evelyn Wood VC

Sir Evelyn Wood VC Victorian period

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. VC G-BUWA - AR614
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.VC G-BUWA / AR614, of the Flying heritage Collection, at Duxford. Date: circa 1996

Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF Mk. VC G-BUWA - AR614
Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF Mk.VC G-BUWA / AR614, of the Flying heritage Collection, at Duxford. Date: circa 1996

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc G-BUWA Date: circa 1996

British Military Campaign to Tibet - VC race
VC Race from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

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