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Background imageCold War Collection: Soviet Spy Kim Philby holds a press conference after being cleared of spying by

Soviet Spy Kim Philby holds a press conference after being cleared of spying by the Foreign Office. October 1955 P009631

Background imageCold War Collection: Actor Richard Burton pictured in a London pub during the filming of '

Actor Richard Burton pictured in a London pub during the filming of " The Spy who came in from the cold". May 1965

Background imageCold War Collection: Air crew of 617 Squadron scramble their Avro Vulcan Bomber at RAF Scampton as part of a

Air crew of 617 Squadron scramble their Avro Vulcan Bomber at RAF Scampton as part of a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) exercise. 12th February 1965

Background imageCold War Collection: RAF Technicians at one of the launch control suites for one of the Thor intermediate

RAF Technicians at one of the launch control suites for one of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile at RAF Feltwell. 2nd February 1960

Background imageCold War Collection: Visit of the American president John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie to London, England

Visit of the American president John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie to London, England. Pictured leaving London Airport in open top car with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. 4th June 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: The first nuclear powered submarine the USS Nautilus seen here in Plymouth Sound with

The first nuclear powered submarine the USS Nautilus seen here in Plymouth Sound with the American aircraft carrier Essex in the background

Background imageCold War Collection: Vulcan Bomber squadron. 1964

Vulcan Bomber squadron. 1964

Background imageCold War Collection: Aircraft Vickers Valiant. A photograph taken at No. 232

Aircraft Vickers Valiant. A photograph taken at No. 232. Operational Convertion Unit R.A.F. Gaydon showing the ground servicing facilities of the Valiant Bombers. March 1956 P004847

Background imageCold War Collection: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here at the entrance to the nuclear bunker at Kenton

Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here at the entrance to the nuclear bunker at Kenton near Newcastle. 8th April 1997

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany soon after the start of the construction of

Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany soon after the start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. Police monitoring the situation around Frankfurter Allee in the east of the city. 18th August 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: A Blue Steel missile at RAF Waddington The UKs nuclear deterrent seen here being

A Blue Steel missile at RAF Waddington The UKs nuclear deterrent seen here being loaded aboard a RAF Avro Vulcan. 14 February 1963

Background imageCold War Collection: RAF Patrington and Holmpton. Underground telephone exchange

RAF Patrington and Holmpton. Underground telephone exchange. From left reporter Stuart Russell, Capt JD Ford and Wing Cdr Geoffrey Oliver

Background imageCold War Collection: 617 Squadron at RAF Scampton as they prepare to leave for Goose Bay in Canada

617 Squadron at RAF Scampton as they prepare to leave for Goose Bay in Canada. 31 August 1971

Background imageCold War Collection: An air to air picture of a Vickers Valiant tanker refuelling Avro Vulcan Bomber in

An air to air picture of a Vickers Valiant tanker refuelling Avro Vulcan Bomber in flight in 1962

Background imageCold War Collection: Henry Frederick Houghton who spied for the Russians stops for a cigarette after being

Henry Frederick Houghton who spied for the Russians stops for a cigarette after being released from prison having served 9 of his 15 year sentence. Portland Spy Ring. 12th May 1970

Background imageCold War Collection: Sub-Lieutenant David Bingham (l) receives the sword of honour in 1970 two years before

Sub-Lieutenant David Bingham (l) receives the sword of honour in 1970 two years before being jailed for selling secrets to the Russians to pay off debts. 14th March 1972

Background imageCold War Collection: Aircraft Avro Vulcan B2 bomber July 1963 line up at RAF Wittering as a Vulcan

Aircraft Avro Vulcan B2 bomber July 1963 line up at RAF Wittering as a Vulcan makes an approach to the runway

Background imageCold War Collection: Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here exploring the abandon nuclear bunker at Kenton

Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here exploring the abandon nuclear bunker at Kenton near Newcastle. 8th April 1997

Background imageCold War Collection: Actor Richard Burton pictured in London during the filming of '

Actor Richard Burton pictured in London during the filming of " The Spy who came in from the cold". May 1965

Background imageCold War Collection: Actor Richard Burton, enjoying a moment of reflection in a London pub while shooting

Actor Richard Burton, enjoying a moment of reflection in a London pub while shooting the film " The Spy who came in from the cold". May 1965

Background imageCold War Collection: RAF Technician runs a tests on the Rocketdyne propulsion unit for a Thor intermediate

RAF Technician runs a tests on the Rocketdyne propulsion unit for a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile at RAF Feltwell. 2nd February 1960

Background imageCold War Collection: The officers and men who form the launch crew standing in front of a Thor

The officers and men who form the launch crew standing in front of a Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile at the R.A.F. Station, Feltwell, Norfolk

Background imageCold War Collection: Press Visit to R. A. F. Feltwell - Thor Ballistic Missile Base

Press Visit to R. A. F. Feltwell - Thor Ballistic Missile Base
Press Visit to R.A.F. Feltwell - Thor Ballistic Missile Base. The Thor is a intermediate range ballistic missile

Background imageCold War Collection: The moment of detonation of the second test of Britains Hydrogen bomb

The moment of detonation of the second test of Britains Hydrogen bomb

Background imageCold War Collection: A mushroom cloud rises over the Pacific moments after the detonation of Britain

A mushroom cloud rises over the Pacific moments after the detonation of Britains second Hydrogen bomb

Background imageCold War Collection: East German border police at the East Berlin entrance to Checkpoint Charlie located at

East German border police at the East Berlin entrance to Checkpoint Charlie located at the junction of Friedrichstrae with Zimmerstrae

Background imageCold War Collection: Checkpoint Charlie crossing point in the Berlin Wall located at the junction of

Checkpoint Charlie crossing point in the Berlin Wall located at the junction of Friedrichstrae with Zimmerstrae and Mauerstrae

Background imageCold War Collection: The Berlin Wall along Zimmerstraze, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie

The Berlin Wall along Zimmerstraze, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie
The Berlin Wall along Zimmerstraze, Berlin

Background imageCold War Collection: Memorial for escapee Peter Fechter, at Zimmerstraze, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie

Memorial for escapee Peter Fechter, at Zimmerstraze, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie

Background imageCold War Collection: Mass demonstration held outside Rathaus Schoneberg City Hall in protest against

Mass demonstration held outside Rathaus Schoneberg City Hall in protest against the construction of the Berlin Wall which began three days earlier overnight on the 12th-13th August

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in West Berlin, West Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after

Scenes in West Berlin, West Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after the start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. 18th August 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after

Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after the start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. 18th August 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: Feature on young people living in Germany. Picture shows

Feature on young people living in Germany. Picture shows: A group of trainee nurses at a training school on the outskirts of Berlin have a quiet chat and drink German wine on a night out

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in East Berlin, four years after work began on the construction of the Berlin Wall

Scenes in East Berlin, four years after work began on the construction of the Berlin Wall, separating East from West

Background imageCold War Collection: For the first time since its erection, the Berlin Wall is opened for border crossings for

For the first time since its erection, the Berlin Wall is opened for border crossings for 18 days over the Christmas period

Background imageCold War Collection: A British European Airways Civil Defence Westland Whirlwind helicopter which had to land

A British European Airways Civil Defence Westland Whirlwind helicopter which had to land on Maybury Road School playing field in a snowstorm

Background imageCold War Collection: A Avro Vulcan sits at dispersal during Exercise Mayflight at RAF Scampton. 11 May 1961

A Avro Vulcan sits at dispersal during Exercise Mayflight at RAF Scampton. 11 May 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: RAF Holmptons 25 ton Type 80 Radar eye whirls continuously

RAF Holmptons 25 ton Type 80 Radar eye whirls continuously. The base is an early warning radar station part of the ROTOR Radar Defence Programme. 1st March 1968

Background imageCold War Collection: RAF Patrington - In the Hot Seat sits the man with a hot line to London

RAF Patrington - In the Hot Seat sits the man with a hot line to London. Gp Capt JD Ford, master controller, warns of unidentified enemy aircraft

Background imageCold War Collection: Vulcans of the 617 'Dambusters'squadron at RAF Scampton leave for a

Vulcans of the 617 "Dambusters"squadron at RAF Scampton leave for a
Vulcans of the 617 " Dambusters" squadron at RAF Scampton leave for a round-the-world flight to Rongatai airport in New Zealand. 14 October 1959

Background imageCold War Collection: Re-indexed caption : Spectacular images captured in 1992 as Lincolnshire Echo

Re-indexed caption : Spectacular images captured in 1992 as Lincolnshire Echo photographer at the time Ken James

Background imageCold War Collection: View of the Krogers bungalow, Ruislip. Portland Spy Ring

View of the Krogers bungalow, Ruislip. Portland Spy Ring

Background imageCold War Collection: Telegraph sent from Sean Bourke to George Blake after he was declared a free man after he

Telegraph sent from Sean Bourke to George Blake after he was declared a free man after he helped Blake escape from Worwood Scrubs Prison in London in October 1966. 4th February 1969

Background imageCold War Collection: William John Vassall, a British civil servant who, under pressure of blackmail

William John Vassall, a British civil servant who, under pressure of blackmail, spied for the Soviet Union. He was a RAF Photographer in WW2. OPS His Minox spy camers. 12 September 1962

Background imageCold War Collection: Kilmarnock v. Rangers. Mr Kosygin chats to Alec Willoughby before the game

Kilmarnock v. Rangers. Mr Kosygin chats to Alec Willoughby before the game

Background imageCold War Collection: Emergency in Malaya. The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment seen here sitting calmly in

Emergency in Malaya. The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment seen here sitting calmly in
Emergency in Malaya

Background imageCold War Collection: A Coca Cola lorry on the front line of freedom at a wind swept rainy day at Checkpot

A Coca Cola lorry on the front line of freedom at a wind swept rainy day at Checkpot Charlie on Berlins Friedrich strasse. 9th January 1970

Background imageCold War Collection: Wernher Von Braun the former German rocket scientist who is credited with the invention

Wernher Von Braun the former German rocket scientist who is credited with the invention of the V2 rocket used to bombard London in the last year of the war

Background imageCold War Collection: President Dwight Eisenhower (Right) seen here with Prime Minister Harold MacMillian at

President Dwight Eisenhower (Right) seen here with Prime Minister Harold MacMillian at Heathrow Airport

Background imageCold War Collection: Interior of Polaris submarine HMS Resolution. 21st May 1970

Interior of Polaris submarine HMS Resolution. 21st May 1970

Background imageCold War Collection: Crowds at the Vienna summit. John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met for

Crowds at the Vienna summit. John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met for the first time. 4th June 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: Press showing of the Handley Page Victor bomber with its Blue Steel stand - off bomb

Press showing of the Handley Page Victor bomber with its Blue Steel stand - off bomb. The pictures were taken at R.A.F. Wittering, near Peterborough

Background imageCold War Collection: HMS Porpoise (S01), a Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. 1963

HMS Porpoise (S01), a Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. 1963

Background imageCold War Collection: Aircraft AVRO Vulcan (Olympus Test Bed) flies in at full power

Aircraft AVRO Vulcan (Olympus Test Bed) flies in at full power and at low level along the runway at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1962

Background imageCold War Collection: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah

Background imageCold War Collection: Polaris submarine HMS Resolution sails into Portsmouth. 21st May 1970

Polaris submarine HMS Resolution sails into Portsmouth. 21st May 1970

Background imageCold War Collection: Moscow Army February 1990

Moscow Army February 1990

Background imageCold War Collection: Exterior picture of Management House in Parker Street, London WC2

Exterior picture of Management House in Parker Street, London WC2, where the Russian Wood Agency have offices on the 9th & 10th Floors September 1971

Background imageCold War Collection: Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971

Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971

Background imageCold War Collection: Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971

Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971

Background imageCold War Collection: Residents read the official soviet newspaper Izvestia from a public noticeboard in a

Residents read the official soviet newspaper Izvestia from a public noticeboard in a Simferopol park. April 1960 M4000

Background imageCold War Collection: Alexander Shelepin russian union leader and former head of the K. G. B

Alexander Shelepin russian union leader and former head of the K. G. B
Alexander Shelepin russian union leader and former head of the K.G.B. seen here leaving the USSR Embassy in Londonin car. 75-1727

Background imageCold War Collection: A long range surface to air Thunderbird missile on display

A long range surface to air Thunderbird missile on display. Circa 1955 P004622

Background imageCold War Collection: Press showing of the Handley Page Victor bomber with its Blue Steel stand - off bomb

Press showing of the Handley Page Victor bomber with its Blue Steel stand - off bomb. The pictures were taken at R.A.F. Wittering, near Peterborough

Background imageCold War Collection: CND Ban the Bomb Demonstration London 10th September 1961

CND Ban the Bomb Demonstration London 10th September 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev accompanied by other Russian officials leaves the Elysee

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev accompanied by other Russian officials leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris after he said goodbye to French President Charles De Gaulle. 16th May 1960

Background imageCold War Collection: Chief Tech, Norman Clamp, of Southport, checking a Rocketdyne propulsion unit for a Thor

Chief Tech, Norman Clamp, of Southport, checking a Rocketdyne propulsion unit for a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile at RAF Feltwell. 2nd February 1960

Background imageCold War Collection: Members of the press and naval ratings aboard HMS Alert 35 miles offshore of Malden

Members of the press and naval ratings aboard HMS Alert 35 miles offshore of Malden Island, Kiribati. Seen here dressed in protective suits known as Goon Suits

Background imageCold War Collection: Memorial for escapee Peter Fechter, at Zimmerstrae, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie

Memorial for escapee Peter Fechter, at Zimmerstrae, Berlin, close to Checkpoint Charlie

Background imageCold War Collection: A Triumph Herald crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

A Triumph Herald crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

Background imageCold War Collection: A German diplomatic car crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

A German diplomatic car crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

Background imageCold War Collection: A Humber Super Snipe crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

A Humber Super Snipe crossing the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie

Background imageCold War Collection: West Berliners on Bernauer Strasse, use the upper windows of the Ausstellung as a vantage

West Berliners on Bernauer Strasse, use the upper windows of the Ausstellung as a vantage point to see over the wall into East Berlin. Circa 1965

Background imageCold War Collection: A tram runs along Bernauer Strasse, Berlin. The buildings on the east side of the street

A tram runs along Bernauer Strasse, Berlin. The buildings on the east side of the street are in East Berlin, and the sidewalks and the street in West Berlin

Background imageCold War Collection: The visit to West Germany of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

The visit to West Germany of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Pictured here passing the Berlin Wall in the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin in an open top car

Background imageCold War Collection: For the first time since its erection, the Berlin Wall is opened for border crossings for

For the first time since its erection, the Berlin Wall is opened for border crossings for 18 days over the Christmas period

Background imageCold War Collection: Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August

Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August
Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall

Background imageCold War Collection: Feature on young people living in Germany. Picture shows

Feature on young people living in Germany. Picture shows: A group of trainee nurses at a training school on the outskirts of Berlin have a quiet chat and drink German wine on a night out

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in Berlin shortly after the erection of the Berlin Wall

Scenes in Berlin shortly after the erection of the Berlin Wall, dividing the Soviet occupied Eastern sector of the city from the Allied occupied Western sectors

Background imageCold War Collection: The visit of American President John F Kennedy to Vienna

The visit of American President John F Kennedy to Vienna, Austria for talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Soviet leader with First lady Jackie Kennedy. 3rd June 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after

Scenes in East Berlin, East Germany showing daily life continuing as normal soon after the start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. 18th August 1961

Background imageCold War Collection: General Bruce C Clarke, Commander In Chief of the US Army in Europe at the Brandenburg

General Bruce C Clarke, Commander In Chief of the US Army in Europe at the Brandenburg Gate with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, three days after construction of the Berlin Wall began

Background imageCold War Collection: Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August

Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August
Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall

Background imageCold War Collection: Scenes in Berlin, three years after work began on the construction of the Berlin Wall

Scenes in Berlin, three years after work began on the construction of the Berlin Wall, separating East from West. Looking over the wall from West Berlin in to the East. 25th October 1964



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