Images Dated 15th May 2008

SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878. Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan

SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878.
Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan endeavors to stand between the Russian bear and the British lion as each eyes the other with suspicion. English cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, 1878, shortly after the outbreak of the Second Afghan War

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1878, 2nd, Afghan, Afghan War, Afghanistan, Ali, Allegory, Bear, British Empire, Cartoon, Coat, Emir, English, Great Britain, Hat, Hostile, John, Late, Lion, Men, Moustache, Political, Ruler, Russia, Russian, Satire, Sher, Sir, Suspicion, Symbol, Tenniel

A Sunlit Garden, 1918 (oil on board)

CW202280 A Sunlit Garden, 1918 (oil on board) by Butler, Charles Ernest (1864-c.1918); 21.6x29.8 cm; Private Collection; A© Christopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; British, out of copyright

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Flower Bed, Flowers, Herbaceous Border, Mzpainting, Painting, Path, Sunlight

Royal Navy Hawk and FRA Falcon Aircraft

A Royal Air Force Hawk aircraft (left) accompanies a FR Aviation (FRA) Falcon aircraft during a simulation exercise.
These agile jet aircraft are used to replicate the radar signature and method of operation of enemy planes and missiles against Royal Navy ships. This provides invaluable training to Royal Navy warfare specialists including radar and electronic warfare operators

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