Fitted Collection (#2)

Avro Lincoln B.2 SX953
Royal Air Force - Avro Lincoln B.2 SX953, of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Lindholme. The Lincolns of the BCBS were equipped with the radar and bombing computer

Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518 (msn HP67/22), of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Lindholme on 17 April 1961

Supermarine Swift F.2 7299M - WK218
Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F.2 7299M / WK218, on the airfield at RAF Halton with No.1 School of Technical Training (No.1SofTT), fitted with intake screens for ground running training

Convair CV-580 TIFS N21466 (msn 466), an in-flight Simulator fitted with a Boeing 707 nose. (one of two TIFS - Total In-Flight Simulator, based on the CV-580 and NC-131H) Date: circa 1990

Folland Fo-141 Gnat FR.1 GN-113
Ilmavoimat - Folland Fo-141 Gnat FR.1 GN-113, one of two photo-reconnaissance Gnats delivered to Finland fitted with three 70mm Vinten cameras in the nose, privately owned at Malmi Airport

Grumman TC-4C Academe 155728
United States Navy - Grumman TC-4C Academe 155728 (msn 185), in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Base waiting for disposal. (The TC-4C Academe is fitted with the DIANE weapons/Navigation system from)

Zlin Z.226A Akrobat OK-KMB (msn 02.08), a single-seat aerobatic version of the Z.226 T Trener 6. (This aircraft was later fitted with a variable pitch propeller as the Z.226AS Akrobat Special) Date

Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH897 'A' of the A&AEE Boscombe Down. This Javelin was used as a chase aircraft and for airspeed calibration, fitted with an accurate calibrated instrument system

Lightning conductor fitted to a building
5321270 Lightning conductor fitted to a building; (add.info.: Lightning conductor fitted to a building, showing how the pit has been dug to ensure the conductor reaches the water table)

An engraving depicting the fitting of a metal tyre onto a wheel, 19th century
5311076 An engraving depicting the fitting of a metal tyre onto a wheel, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1841); Universal History Archive/UIG

Swan incandescent lamps fitted in the engineering classrooms at University College, Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, 1884
530844 Swan incandescent lamps fitted in the engineering classrooms at University College, Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, 1884; Universal History Archive/UIG

Electroscope fitted with microscope, used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect presence of radioactivity
537804 Electroscope fitted with microscope, used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect presence of radioactivity. Engraving published 1904; (add.info.: Electroscope fitted with microscope)

Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840
538576 Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840; (add.info.: Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting)

W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines

Cecilia Loftus music hall mimic 1876-1943
Cecilia (Cissie) Loftus music hall mimic. Daughter of Marie Loftus music hall singer. In costume of long black fitted dress with full skirt, long black gloves and hat. Holding a tambourine

Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918
Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918

Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918
Miss Z. Gaddis, between 1913 and 1918

French woman wearing the fashion of July 1792. She wears a bonnet with ribbons and bows, wig, fichu (neckerchief), fitted bodice dress with ribbon hem

French woman wearing the fashion of January 1792 French woman wearing the fashion of January 1792. She wears a straw hat with feathers, wig, fichu (neckerchief)

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1980. Built as the second TF-15A

McDonnell Douglas F-4J UK Phantom ZE353
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom ZE353, of No.74 Squadron, at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk. (a.k.a. Phantom F.3)

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch)

Photograph of the steam locomotive Lord Faringdon 1169, fitted with the Robinson superheater. Signed Mr G Robinson, with specifications for the locomotive on the verso. Date: circa 1880s

Skircoat Depot, Halifax Corporation Tramways, Halifax, West Yorkshire, fitted with a Kinnear patent steel rolling shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system. This device, which consisted of dual main wheels fixed one behind the other

Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI
Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WD952
English Electric Canberra B.2 WD952. Bristol Olympus test-bed at the 1952 Farnborough SBAC show. Bailed directly from the production line to Bristol Aeroplane Company for development of Olympus

Ensemble, American, ca. 1885. Creator: Mme. Uoll Gross
Ensemble, American, ca. 1885

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

Avro York C Mk. II prototype LV626
The sole Avro York C Mk.II prototype LV626, converted from the 1st prototype York, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines and the central auxiliary fin, as fitted to production Yorks

SNCAN Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ATBG at Elstree, with another Pingouin II G-ASTG. The Nord 1000 family was post WWII production of the Messerschmitt Bf 108

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR (msn 80) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The prototype Beaver 2 was built in Canada and first flew at Downsview, piloted by George Neal

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

de Havilland Venom prototype VV612. The prototype Venom F.1 was produced by fitting moderately swept wings on the fuselage and tail of a Vampire FB.5 whilst on the production line

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1
United States Navy & Army - Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1, a racer for the 1925 season. Three were built for the Navy and Army all flown as R3C-1s with Navy serial numbers

Avro Shackleton MR. 2
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.2, fresh off the production line, waiting for markings to be applied and armament to be fitted. Date: circa 1952

Hispano HA. 1112-M1L Buchon N109J
Hispano HA.1112-M1L Buchon N109J (msn 186), a converted Buchon fitted with a Daimler Benz engine, at Champlin Fighter Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ. Date: circa 2000

Gloster Javelin FAW. 9 XH897
Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH897 / A, of the A&AEE Boscombe Down. This Javelin was used as a chase aircraft and for airspeed calibration, fitted with an accurate calibrated instrument system

Dassault Falcon 20C 49 - 120-FA
Armee de l'Air - Dassault Falcon 20C 49 / 120-FA (msn 49), of EAM 09.120, displayed with the towed-target pods that can be fitted under the wings

Vickers Windsor B, 1 NK136, the 2nd prototype, during an early photo-shoot flight, before the outboard nacelles had their gun barbettes fitted. Date: 1944

Percival P. 56 Mk. II G-23-1
Percival P.56 Mk.II G-23-1, 3rd prototype of the Percival Provost (later WG503), powered by the Alvis Leonides engine used in production aircraft, fitted with an early cowling form.. Date: 1950

Percival P. 56 Mk. 1 WE530
Percival P.56 Mk.1 WE530, the second prototype of what became the Provost T.1, seen fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engine at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show from 5-10 September 1950 Date

HMS Eagle R05
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle R05, an Audacious-class aircraft carrier, seen before being fitted with an angled flight deck, in June 1953. Date: 1953

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36
United States Navy - Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight performing touch and goes on the newly installed Angled Deck of USS Antietam CVA-36

WW2 - Westland Lysander Supplies
A photograph of some supply cannisters being fitted to the racks of a British WW2 Westland Lysander cooperation aircraft. Date: circa 1940s

HMS Eagle
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle, an Audacious-class aircraft carrier, seen before being fitted with an angled flight deck, in June 1951. Date: 1951

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