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Alfred Cheetham (right) third officer on the Endurance seen here on deck as the ship

Alfred Cheetham (right) third officer on the Endurance seen here on deck as the ship departs UK shores in August 1914
Cheetham served under Scott on the "Morning" ( relief of the "Discovery"), and the "Terra Nova". And under Shackleton on "Nimrod ", where he was third officer and boatswain, and of course the "Endurance" as 3rd Officer in charge of the fo'c's'le ( forecastle) crew.
Cheetham was a significant figure in antarctic exploration in his own right, making four trips to Antarctica. He died whilst serving in the Merchant marine during the First World War

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Terry Watts Radar tracker at London Airport Sits before apparatus

Terry Watts Radar tracker at London Airport
Sits before apparatus. She has just brought 1,000th airliner to safe landing.
1949
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1940s, Air, Equipment, Observation, Radar, Technician, Technology, Transport, Woman, Work

Actors Dad's Army take to the Water The cast of Dad's Army

Actors
Dad's Army take to the Water
The cast of Dad's Army, once again lead by Cpt Mannering played by Arthur Lowe took to the water to capture three German flyers in a rubber dinghy.
Corporal Jones, played by Clive Dunn, in his underwater gear
Peter Stone staff 75/03178 15/06/1975

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