Landed Collection (page 5)

Sherman tank with General Leclerc Memorial Utah Beach
The French 2nd Armoured Divison landed here on 2/8/44 as part of General Pattons 3rd Army. The memorial is one of a number along the beaches all of the same style which were put up by the Comite du

2nd & 5th Battalions East Yorkshire Regiment Memorial
The plaque is on the wall of the small square on the edge of la Breche d Hermanville - Sword Beach. The Battalions landed in the first wave on D Day 6 June 1944 There are many other memorials around

3rd British Infantry Division Memorial Normandy
This is in the small village of Periers sur le Dan some 3 miles inland of Sword Beach where the Division landed on 6 June 1944

Hell on Wheels US 2nd Armoured Division
The Division landed on Omaha Beach on 9 June 1944 and went into action on the 11th. It earned its nickname in the fighting for Carentan

US Paratrooper hanging on Ste Mere Eglise church
American John Steele landed on the church during the night of 5/6 June 1944 and hung there playing dead. He survived and died in Kentucky in May 1969

A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho)
2777943 A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Polish aviator)

Loss of the Transit, Troops landed on the Reef (engraving)
2785816 Loss of the Transit, Troops landed on the Reef (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loss of the Transit, Troops landed on the Reef)

Francis Lombardis triumphant arrival in Mogadishu (colour litho)
2777926 Francis Lombardis triumphant arrival in Mogadishu (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Lombardis triumphant arrival in Mogadishu)

The aerial crossing of a beast (colour litho)
2777804 The aerial crossing of a beast (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The aerial crossing of a beast)

In the region north of Monastir, an enemy airplane, forced to land, was taken... (colour litho)
2777609 In the region north of Monastir, an enemy airplane, forced to land, was taken... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Hudson landing from the Half Moon, Albany, New York (colour litho)
3094481 Henry Hudson landing from the Half Moon, Albany, New York (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Hudson landing from the Half Moon, Albany)

The son of Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin with airship engineer Ludwig Duerr with Zeppelin LZ III on the Tegel firing
3104833 The son of Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin with airship engineer Ludwig Duerr with Zeppelin LZ III on the Tegel firing range, Berlin

Zeppelin LZ III on the Tegel firing range, Berlin (b / w photo)
3104830 Zeppelin LZ III on the Tegel firing range, Berlin (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeppelin LZ III on the Tegel firing range, Berlin)

How did the German air fleet end up (colour litho)
2808752 How did the German air fleet end up (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the German Air Fleet ended)

The Bull and the Airplane (Colour Litho)
2783867 The Bull and the Airplane (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bull and the plane)

Daiquiri Bay, near Santiago, where the American Forces landed (engraving)
1606233 Daiquiri Bay, near Santiago, where the American Forces landed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daiquiri Bay, near Santiago)

The Spanish-American War, the Attempted Landing of the "Gussie"Expedition in Cuba (litho)
1615676 The Spanish-American War, the Attempted Landing of the " Gussie" Expedition in Cuba (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Alan Cobham returns to London from Australia
Sir Alan Cobham, Imperial Airways pilot, returning from his 26, 000 mile flight to and from Australia. He landed on the River Thames in London, near the Palace of Westminster, on 1 October 1926. 1926

Laying the New Western Telegraph Cable at Capetown (engraving)
1626510 Laying the New Western Telegraph Cable at Capetown (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Mr Frank James, killed by a Wounded Elephant in West Africa (engraving)
1627095 Death of Mr Frank James, killed by a Wounded Elephant in West Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Mr Frank James)

German House, Basra, Iraq, WW1
German House in Basra, Iraq, where British Forces landed on 22 November 1914. circa 1916

The Ashantee War, Arrival of the Governor at Cape Coast Castle (engraving)
1049057 The Ashantee War, Arrival of the Governor at Cape Coast Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ashantee War)

East Indian Immigrants recently landed at Demerara, South America (engraving)
1045681 East Indian Immigrants recently landed at Demerara, South America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Defences of our Colonies (engraving)
1055666 The Defences of our Colonies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defences of our Colonies, Military Works now in Progress in South Australia)

George Hay Hawkins Pennant in brown coat, white waistcoat and high collared white shirt
CH430280 George Hay Hawkins Pennant in brown coat, white waistcoat and high collared white shirt, Camden Town, London, 1864 (w/c on ivory) by Basebe

Bird s-Eye View of the Crimea (engraving)
2785672 Bird s-Eye View of the Crimea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of the Crimea)

The triumphers of the day, the aviator De Lesseps brought to Canada in triumph wrapped in the French flag (colour litho)
2815354 The triumphers of the day, the aviator De Lesseps brought to Canada in triumph wrapped in the French flag (colour litho) by Beltrame

The thrill hunt (Colour Litho)
2778120 The thrill hunt (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The thrill hunt. Two cars from a new Berlin public game, descending together, precipitously)

The strangest clash between earth and sky, an aircraft against a Red Cross ambulance, in Edmonton
2809088 The strangest clash between earth and sky, an aircraft against a Red Cross ambulance, in Edmonton, Canada (colour litho) by Beltrame

When he landed at Market Street Wharf, he was greeted by a large concourse of the inhabitants... (engraving)
2791684 When he landed at Market Street Wharf, he was greeted by a large concourse of the inhabitants... (engraving) by English School

Illustration for Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
6018482 Illustration for Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " - and making it into a great cross)

The Eastern Crisis, Scenes off the Coast of Crete (engraving)
1597225 The Eastern Crisis, Scenes off the Coast of Crete (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Crisis, Scenes off the Coast of Crete)

Prospero and Miranda, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
Ma54987 Prospero and Miranda, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Egley, William Maw (1826-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tempest (Act I Scene 2); ); Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English

Miss Earhart at Burry Port (b / w photo)
6009098 Miss Earhart at Burry Port (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Earhart at Burry Port)

The Cattle Falling from the Sky (Colour Litho)
2778465 The Cattle Falling from the Sky (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cattle that fall from the sky)

The victories of the wings of Italy in the Atlantic Cruise wanted by the Duce (colour litho)
2778171 The victories of the wings of Italy in the Atlantic Cruise wanted by the Duce (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Episodes of Italian heroism on the fields of Spain (Colour Litho)
2783752 Episodes of Italian heroism on the fields of Spain (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episodes of Italian heroism on the fields of Spain)

In the Stratosphere with the Airplane (Colour Litho)
2783697 In the Stratosphere with the Airplane (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the stratosphere with the airplane)

The Norge towards the most daring goal (colour litho)
2777708 The Norge towards the most daring goal (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Norge towards the most daring goal)

Aviator Perreylons triumphant return to Turin after flying with his mechanic... (colour litho)
2815551 Aviator Perreylons triumphant return to Turin after flying with his mechanic... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo)
3104511 Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morning catch of sprats, Deal)

With the Russians, the Great Passage of the Danube from Simnitza by the Eighth Russian Army Corps
1049860 With the Russians, the Great Passage of the Danube from Simnitza by the Eighth Russian Army Corps, under the Command of the Grand Duke Nicholas, 27 June 1877 (engraving) by English School

Before the Forth Bridge existed, crossing the Forth Five-and-Twenty Years ago (engraving)
1047142 Before the Forth Bridge existed, crossing the Forth Five-and-Twenty Years ago (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before the Forth Bridge existed)

The Kaffir War at the Cape, View of East London Roadstead from West Bank, Buffalo River
1049740 The Kaffir War at the Cape, View of East London Roadstead from West Bank, Buffalo River, where the Troops landed for the Front (engraving) by English School

Sheep farming (coloured engraving)
6030292 Sheep farming (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep farming.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar (engraving)
1596365 Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar)

The Landing of Richard II at Milford Haven, c. 1793-1800 (oil on canvas)
1065262 The Landing of Richard II at Milford Haven, c.1793-1800 (oil on canvas) by Hamilton, William (1751-1801); 79.4x55.9 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

The Jetty, Port Elizabeth (b / w photo)
3092329 The Jetty, Port Elizabeth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jetty, Port Elizabeth)

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"Landed: From Apollo 17 Astronaut to the Normandy Landings, a Journey through History" In the vast expanse of space, an Apollo 17 astronaut gazes upon Earth, marveling at our little blue planet. As he reflects on his incredible journey, he can't help but draw parallels to other significant landings throughout history. One such landing takes us back to the year 1914 when brave soldiers faced unimaginable horrors in World War I. Known as "Our Little Contemptibles, " they landed on foreign soil with unwavering determination and resilience. Fast forward three decades later, and we find ourselves amidst the chaos of World War II. On June 6th, 1944, the Normandy Landings marked a pivotal moment in history as Allied forces stormed the beaches of France. The bravery displayed by those who landed that day forever changed the course of the war. But landings are not limited to battlegrounds alone; sometimes they involve extraordinary feats of endurance. Pheidippides' legendary run from Marathon to Athens is a testament to human perseverance and determination—a landing that symbolizes victory against all odds. However, not all landings are noble or heroic. Gun running by Ulster Volunteer Force reminds us that some actions have darker motives—landings driven by political unrest and conflict rather than unity. As we delve into more localized stories, Oxton House in Devon becomes our focus—a place where Reverend John Beaumont Swete's footsteps once landed upon its grounds. Similarly, Pynes House in Exeter stands tall as a historical landmark since its construction in 1825—an architectural marvel that has witnessed countless arrivals and departures over time. Shifting gears from houses to harbors brings us face-to-face with Fortunio Matania's depiction of A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby—a bustling scene capturing fishermen returning home after their successful catch—yet another kind of landing that sustains communities.