Test Collection (page 6)

Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer
A test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, Kennington. The spectators in the foreground have scaled a nearby gasometer. Date: 1931

English and Australian teams, second test at Lords
The England and Australia Cricket Teams in the Second Test Match at Lord's Date: 1938

Hobbs and Rhodes, Australian cricketers
Cricketers Hobbs and Rhodes who established a first wicket Test record of 323 tour of Australia Date: 1912

Hole and Harvey, third test against England
Australian cricketers Hole and Harvey, whose partnership of 173 runs lasted into the third morning of the Third Test against England, 1953 Date: 1953

Hole batting to Truman in final test
Australian cricketer Hole batting to Fred Truman in the Final Test. England field L-R Hutton, Laker, Lock, Bailey, Bedser, Edrich and Evans Date: 1953

Don Bradman bowled by Verity at Lords
Australian Cricketer Don Bradman bowled by Verity at Lords in 1938, Ames keeping wicket Date: 1938

Only A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - fairground scene
Only A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - strength test at fairground Date: 1879

Don Bradman
Charcoal sketch of Donald George Bradman, nicknamed The Don. The Australian cricketer was widely acknowledged to be the greatest batsman of all time with a test career batting average of 99.94

Ben Travers farce scene, theatrical action photograph. With description, More Dangerous than Leg Theory; Gussie Pogson (Robertson Hare) and Dandy Stratton (Ralph Lynn), Test Match cricketers

Robertson Hare, actor, character portrait in glasses and cricket cap. John Robertson Hare, OBE (1891-1979) actor who established his career in the Aldwych farces

Convair TB-58A Hustler 55-663 (msn 4), on display at the Grissom AFB Museum, on loan from the National Museum of the USAF

Boeing RB-52B-10-BO Stratofortress 52-0013 (msn 16503), at the National Atomic Museum, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. (52-0013 was operated by the 4925th Test Group, Kirtland AFB, NM during the ?)

McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel 69-0250
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel 69-0250 (msn 3776), of the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Spangdahlem Air Base, at RAF Upper Heyford on 4 June 1988

McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel 69-7202
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel 69-7202 (msn 3855), of the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, based at Spangdahlem Air Base

Short Mayo Composite S20 Mercury long-range seaplane, test flight, Rochester, Kent Date: 1938

De Havilland Dragonfly on a test flight Date: 1938

Northrop T-38A-55-NO Talon 64-13302
United States Air Force - Northrop T-38A-55-NO Talon 64-13302 (msn N.5731), of the USAF Test Pilots School, at Edwards Air Force Base. Date: circa 1980

McDonnell F-4N Phantom II 153039
United States Marine Corps - McDonnell F-4N Phantom II 153039 (msn 1595, 8F0145), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal, circa 1984. Converted to QF-4N as 134 and 34'

Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter HB-HMN (msn 870), of the International Test pilot School, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 5-12 September 1990. Date: 1990

Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419 (msn G5-423772), of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. (on loan from the Ministry of defence), at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992

Sukhoi Su-27A 595
Russian Air Force - Sukhoi Su-27A 595 (msn 36911037511), of the Zhuovsky Test Centre - Test Pilots Team, at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992. Date: 1992

Hawker Siddeley Andover C. 1 XS646
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1 XS646, in use as an electro-optical equipment test platform, at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3B VH-ECF
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B VH-ECF (msn 25069), prior to delivery to Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territories Air Service), with Short SC.9 XH132

Bristol Bloodhound surface to air missile test round carried by a side lifting crane for removing / placing missiles from / on launchers and servicing stands. Date: circa 1962

Rolls-Royce Spey on an experimental test facility
Rolls-Royce Spey with experimental afterburner, running at full afterburner on an experimental test facility. Date: circa 1965

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Curtiss XP-3A No.2 28-189 (msn 10993), fitted with a 410hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-1 Wasp, in a close fitting NACA cowling

Rolls-Royce-Turbomeca Adour
Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour, on an uninstalled engine test facility (UETF), of the Royal Air Force. Date: circa 1980

Airbus Industrie A300B2-120 LN-RCA Snorre Viking (msn 79, F-WZEN for flight test), of Scandinavian airline System (SAS), at the Paris Air Show held in early June 1979 at Paris - Le Bourget airport

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730
English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ730, on the RAE Farnborough dump in June 1962, after being withdrawn from use by the Empire Test Pilot's School

Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N6715A
Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N671SA (msn 67001), at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, held between 1-8 September 1974. N6715A crashed while conducting a low-level aerobatic demonstration at the Farnborough

Folland Gnat T. 1 XR951 26
Royal Air Force - Folland Gnat T.1 XR951 26 (msn FL568), of No.4 Flying Training School, at RAF Finningley in September 1969, parked next to the Empire Test Pilot School Viscount 744 XR801. Date: 1969

Grumman S2F-1 or YS2F-1 Tracker
United States Navy - Grumman S2F-1 or YS2F-1 Tracker. An early pre-production or production Tracker, fresh off the production line, on the flightline at Bethpage for flight testing

Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine in a test cell fitted with an experimental afterburner, on 1 April 1963. Date: 1962

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 XT610
Empire Test Pilot's School - Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Series 3 XT610 (msn 561), at RAF Greenham Common for the 1973 International Air Tattoo in July 1973. Date: 1973

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 series 3 VH-ECF
Hawker Siddeley HS.125 series 3 VH-ECF (msn 25069), prior to delivery to Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territories Air Service), with Short SC.9 XH132

A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton, Dartmoor. A shell explodes near the Church'. Date: 1912

Engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway, Member of IMechE, at his Trinity Pumps Company, Gobowen. The company produced floating pumps which were first used in fire engines and then cars

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
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CEGB linesmen doing maintenance work, Kent
CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) linesmen doing routine maintenance work on the Supergrid transmission line between Northfleet and Canterbury, 24 July 1961

Electricity Council appliance testing lab, Leatherhead
Electricity Council appliance testing laboratories, Leatherhead, Surrey. A new extension was opened on 16 May 1969. Showing the Housecraft Department

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Reginald
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Martin-Baker MB3 -this was the company's second fighter offering in 1942 An engine failure led to the test pilot's death

Anti-apartheid demo at Lord's
A street full of people outside Lord's cricket ground on the first day on the England v South Africa Second Test Match

The Drowning of Salsedo
The inhabitants of Puerto Rico test the belief that the Spaniards are immortal by drowning Salsedo: they find that Spaniards, too, can die. Date: 1594

Orville Wright on Flight 46 at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, 1905 (b/w photo)
1273725 Orville Wright on Flight 46 at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Wilbur lying on damaged machine after unsuccessful trial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 14, 1903, (b/w photo)
1273729 Wilbur lying on damaged machine after unsuccessful trial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 14, 1903, (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Orville Wright flying at a height of about 60 feet on flight 41 at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio
1273726 Orville Wright flying at a height of about 60 feet on flight 41 at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, September 29th 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck, October 10th 1900
1273730 Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck, October 10th 1900 by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

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"Testing the Boundaries: From Inkblots to Cricket Legends" The Rorschach Inkblot Test: Unveiling the mysteries of the mind through abstract patterns. Can you read this? Decoding vision with an eyesight test chart. Sir Donald Bradman: A cricketing genius who left his mark on history at the Oval. Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cricket Ground - a poignant farewell to a legend. Compton and Edrich leave the Oval pitch, 1953: Iconic moments in cricket that echo through time. Checking your health at home with a cholesterol test kit - taking control of your well-being. Concordes First Flight: Pushing boundaries in aviation and defying gravity with supersonic speed. Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930 - showcasing elegance and precision on England's hallowed ground. Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March? Exploring new heights in aviation innovation. Interior of Probus School, Cornwall - glimpses into education from yesteryears, possibly early 1900s Gloster Meteor F8 WA820.