Silhouette of a British Challenger tank commander during the Gulf War, 1991.
Silhouette of a British Challenger tank commander during the Gulf War, 1991.
Two Tornado GR.1A aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAF, based at Dhahran, bank low over the Saudi desert while flying in close formation during the Gulf War, 1990-91.
Two Tornado GR.1A aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAF, based at Dhahran, bank low over the Saudi desert while flying in close formation during the Gulf War, 1990-91.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIVe RB140 in March 1944. This aircraft served operationally with Nos. 616 and 610 Squadrons, but was destroyed in a landing accident at Lympne on 30 October 1944.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIVe RB140 in March 1944. This aircraft served operationally with Nos. 616 and 610 Squadrons, but was destroyed in a landing accident at Lympne on 30 October 1944.
The mushroom cloud generated during Britain's first hydrogen bomb test over Malden Island in the Central Pacific, dropped by a Royal Air Force Valiant bomber, 15 May 1957.
The mushroom cloud generated during Britain's first hydrogen bomb test over Malden Island in the Central Pacific, dropped by a Royal Air Force Valiant bomber, 15 May 1957.
HMS RESOLUTION, the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine to be equipped with Polaris missiles, seen underway on the surface probably off the Scottish coast c. 1970.
HMS RESOLUTION, the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine to be equipped with Polaris missiles, seen underway on the surface probably off the Scottish coast c. 1970.
Discarded parachutes and Airspeed Horsa gliders lie scattered over 6th Airborne Division's landing zone near Ranville in Normandy, 6 June 1944.
Discarded parachutes and Airspeed Horsa gliders lie scattered over 6th Airborne Division's landing zone near Ranville in Normandy, 6 June 1944.
A child using a hammer and chisel to remove a piece of the Berlin Wall after its opening by the East German Government on 9 November 1989.
A child using a hammer and chisel to remove a piece of the Berlin Wall after its opening by the East German Government on 9 November 1989.
An Air Raid Warden wearing his steel helmet and duty gas mask during the Second World War.
An Air Raid Warden wearing his steel helmet and duty gas mask during the Second World War.
Groundcrew refuelling a Short Stirling Mk I of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, 29 April 1942.
Groundcrew refuelling a Short Stirling Mk I of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, 29 April 1942.
Flight Lieutenant A R Costello of No. 112 Squadron standing by his Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I at Sidi Heneish, Egypt, April 1942.
Flight Lieutenant A R Costello of No. 112 Squadron standing by his Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I at Sidi Heneish, Egypt, April 1942.
Civilians sheltering in Elephant and Castle London Underground Station during an air raid in November 1940.
Civilians sheltering in Elephant and Castle London Underground Station during an air raid in November 1940.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS HERMES underway in the 1980s.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS HERMES underway in the 1980s.