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"New Style British Dinghy for 'Ditched' Airman"
Scientific assistant Ann Wakely demonstrates a new type of single seat dinghy at the British Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, England. The dinghy, which has its own built-in survival canopy, is designed to afford maximu...
Central Office of Information, London
"Old World Dignity of a Modern Princess"
"Old World Dignity of a Modern Princess" In the presence of the Royal Family, members of the Government and the two chambers of Parliament and the Diplomatic Corps, King Gustav of Sweden formally opened the Swedish Parliament (the Riksdag) in the ...
Planet News Ltd.
The three Apollo-15 crewmen appear confident before the start of their flight to the Moon. From left are James Irwin, Alfred Worden and David Scott. Photo from IPS.
IPS
"Scimitar" Crashes in the English Channel
Commander J. D. Russell, Fleet Air Arm, piloting a "Scimitar" supersonic-fighter crashed to his death after making a landing on the aircraft-carrier "Victorious" in the English Channel. The aircraft had made a perfect deck landing, when the "arres...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
"Spider's Web" Saves British Seahawk Fighter
This dramatic picture — taken during an actual emergency landing on an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean — shows how a nylon elastic barrier, aptly name the "Spider's Web", saved a British Seahawk jet fighter that was unable to lower its arres...
Central Office of Information, London
Wearing life vests, the Apollo-15 crewmen sit in a recovery raft awaiting pick-up by helicopter. They ended their 12-day lunar mission with a splashdown in the Pacific north of Hawaii about 10 kilometers from the waiting carrier USS Okinawa. From ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
"Twelve Inventions that Changed the World"
Fulton's "Clermont" streams up the Hudson River on its first voyage, August 17th, 1807.
The Times of Ceylon Press
"Two Queens Drive Out" Queen Louise of Sweden (left), acknowledging the cheers from the crown as she drives in a State coach with Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Queen Louise and King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden were on a visit to the Danish Royal family in C...
Planet News Ltd.
The world heroes who conquered the universe - Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins
The Times of Ceylon Press