Military Collection (page 4)

Picture taken during the Allied Army journey to the East Bank of the Rhine. Horse and Hamilcar gliders were towed by Halifax and Stirling aircraft of the RAF

The R. E. M. E. - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is the British Army
The R.E.M.E. - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is the British Armys newest corps. It has been in operation since October 1st, 1942

The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11th and 12th November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and Italian naval forces

HUEY HELICOPTERS LAND IN FIELD DURING THE VIETNAM WAR TO PICK UP CASUALTIES SUSTAINED BY US FORCES IN ACTION AGAINST THE VIET CONG. CIRCA. 1960 S

Men of the East Yorkshire Regiment during the Second World War. Circa 1940

General Kinzel (German General of Infantry) puts his signature to the surrender of the German land, sea and air forces in Northern Germany, Holland and Denmark

US Air Force F16 at Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, September 1990, Operation Desert Shield

Alan Wood, The Daily Express war correspondent with the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Seen here typing out his copy for the paper from the safety of a trench. 20th September 1944

Entertainer Neil Diamond and Lord Tavistock present a cheque to the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, at Chelsea Barracks. The cheque was a " thank you" for the Drums Corps performance at

Sub Lieutenant Ian "Soapy"Watson arrives at Gatwick airport
Sub Lieutenant Ian " Soapy" Watson arrives at Gatwick airport. On the 7th June he was forced to land his Harrier jump jet on a small Spanish container ship Alraigo

German airship Graf Zeppelin flies over Bristol docks and the destroyer HMS Warwick (D25) July 7 1932

German U boat that was captured and shown off in Bristol city docks in 1918 1st December 1918

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

Peter Firth on the set of "Aces High", the story of the Royal Flying Corps
Peter Firth on the set of " Aces High", the story of the Royal Flying Corps, currently being shot at Booker Airfield, near High Wycombe. 8th September 1975

A team from the 1st Bn. Green Howards headed by 26 year old Captain David Husband is visiting its traditional recruiting grounds for the next fortnight

A Sherman VC Firefly tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger, 11 June 1944. The Sherman Firefly was based on the US M4 Sherman Tank but fitted with the powerful 3-inch calibre

Katrina Duck (left) and Michelle Howley, two of the girls who are entering a beauty contest at the Madison nightclub, to mark the four day visit of Middlesbroughs adopted ship, HMS Jupiter

Coronation of King George VI. Aerial view of the procession in progress marching down Victoria Street toward Westminster Abbey. 12th May 1937

Squadron Leader Dennis Hazell (centre), pictured with his fellow Red Arrows pilots. The RAFs Red Arrows aerobactic team burst into the sky above Newcastle Airport with an off the cuff demonsration of

A collection of Iraqi tanks rusting in a scrap yard close to Kuwait City are a reminder of the 1990 - 91 Gulf War

Prince Charles on a commando course at Lympstone, Devon February 1975

Actors Windsor Davies and Don Estelle from the hit BBC Series it ain t half hot mum. June 1975

A soldier from the Green Jackets giving a demonstration to children at the St Helens show. Sherdley Park, St Helen, Merseyside. Circa 1973

Prince Charles visiting his old ship HMS Hermione, in Dubai, during his visit to the Arab States in the Persian Gulf. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 17th March 1989

Prince Charles makes a parachute jump off the Dorset coast during his training as an RAF cadet. 28th July 1971

ARGENTINE SOLDIERS THROWING THEIR WEAPONS ONTO A PILE AT PORT STANLEY AFTER SURRENDERING TO THE BRITISH TASK FORCE DURING THE FALKLANDS WAR - 1982

Colin Firth (r) in "Tumbledown"the story of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence (l)
Colin Firth (r) in " Tumbledown" the story of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence (l), a Scots Guards officer who was shot through the head during The Falklands War - November 1987 (nov 87-6641)

ROYAL NAVY ESCORTS WITH THE TASK FORCE DURING THE FALKLANDS WAR IN 1982

FALKLANDS WAR TASK FORCE - SOLDIER TALKING TO CHILDREN & DRINKING HOT DRINK - April 1982

Filming of "Tumbledown"the story of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence (l)
Filming of " Tumbledown" the story of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence (l), a Scots Guards officer who was shot through the head during The Falklands War - November 1987 (nov 87-6641)

Coronation Parade in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Saturday 30th May 1953, ahead of next weeks Coronation Day, with Church Steeple Hall and Tower in background

Devastation at Upton Park following a V2 missile explosion in which 16 people were killed. 28th January 1945

The bomb damaged shell of the Coliseum Theatre, Bristol, following the Luftwaffe raid on the city. Circa November 1940

Bomb damage to Plymouth following a tip an run raid by Luftwaffe fighter bomber aircraft on the town. Circa April 8th 1941

Bomb damage to Telham Road and Vicarage Lane, East Ham, following several heavy air raids on the capital. Circa March 1941

Rescue workers search through the rubble and wreckage of Warwick Court, Holborn, London for survivors, after the building suffered a direct hit from a V2 rocket

Stage Door Canteen, 201 Piccadilly, Central London. Masses of rubbish have to be cleared out before alterations for the Club can be carried out

Reconnaissance equipment is fitted to the fuselage of a Spitfire by airmen of a Royal Air Force Reconnaissance Unit before flying out on a mission

Floodlights light the scene of a V2 explosion close to Tottenham Court Road which killed 9 civilians and injured 46 and badly damaged the Whitfield Memorial Chapel. 25th March 1945

Damage to housing in Fulham, London, following an air raid on the city, carried out by the Luftwaffe as a revenge attack to the RAF bombing of Berlin. 3rd March 1943

A prototype Cromwell tank is put through its paces for, and then inspected by King George VI and the Queen at an un-named Midlands tank factory. 26th February 1942

Soldiers of an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands, seen here training. 12 December 1941

Women of the ATS operating the height finder optics at an anti aircraft battery in the West Midlands. 12 December 1941

A Bren Carrier being guided through barbed wire during the first stages of the offensive against the Axis Forces in Libya, North Africa in World War Two. December 1941

A prototype Cromwell tank is put through its pace for King George VI and the Queen at an un-named Midlands tank factory. 26th February 1942

Leading Aircraftman Gordon Pendleton, an R. A. F. pilot who won his wings at Uplands
Leading Aircraftman Gordon Pendleton, an R.A.F. pilot who won his wings at Uplands aerodrome outside of Ottowa. 1st May 1943

Alghero Airfield raided by R. A. F. bombers during the Second World War
Alghero Airfield raided by R.A.F. bombers during the Second World War. 16th June 1943

The Gnome and Rhone aircraft factories in Le Mans, France being bombed by 8th Air Force Flying Fortresses. 6th July 1943

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