MPX5157426: Head of Laker Airways Freddie Laker in jubilant mood at Gatwick airport on the day of the inaugural flight of his transatlantic Skytrain service from Gatwick airport, London to JFK, New York. The flight can seat 345 passengers and will cost £59 for a ticket. Here he is pictured waving the English flag before the first flight. 26th September 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157395: Lib - Friendship Force - The Killingworth Sword Dancers entertain the crowd in Stone Mountain Park's Memorial Hall, 16 miles east of Atlanta, USA. Nearly 400 Geordies and their Atlanta hosts watched two performances by the dancers before a tour through the 3,200 acre park and an evening picnic, c. 14 July, 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157234: Tony Hancock has been signed by ABC Television to present the Blackpool Show, which starts it's SUmmer season on the complete Independent Television network on Sunday, June 19th. Philip Jones, Light Entertainment Supervisor for ABC television, said today "We are extremely pleased to get Tony to head up our big Summer Sunday night series, and together with the line-up of guests already signed it looks as though we are heading for our biggest season ever. Guests in the line-up already include Roy Castle, Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howard. Kathy Kirby, Mike and Bernie Winters, Jimmy Clitheroe, The Bachelors, Athur Askey, Allan Sherman, The Seekers, Terry Hall and Dave Allen. 6th May 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157261: Ships Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert entering Dartmouth in Devon. She was the third yacht to carry the name Victoria and Albert, she was built at Pembroke Dock: she was 4,700 tonnes and measured 380 feet in length by 40 feet in the beam. She was used regularly up until the Second World War when it was laid up ands used as an accommodation ship in Portsmouth harbour. In 1954 she was broken up at Fraslane., 1920 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157294: The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill which took place at St Paul's Cathedral, London. A salute from Prince Philip while Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family cast sad gazes as the coffin moves off towards Tower Bridge for its short trip up the Thames. 30th January 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157355: The largest tyre ever made to date (27th October 1978) by Dunlop, seen here on its arrival at Fort Dunlop's test centre in Birmingham. It weighs 2 & 1/4 tons, as much as a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, can support a load of 40 tons and costs £6000. The Mini 1275 GT uses Dunlop's smallest road tyre and the monster tyre contains enough tread rubber for 400 Mini tyres, 27th October 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157478: North East Shipwrecks - The South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade battled to save the captain and the 22 man crew of the Lebanese steamer Adelfotis II by using breeches buoy. The ship had been blown aground next to the Groyne lighthouse in South Shields by gale force winds. 20th January, 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157558: Visiting dignitary, Mr Burkov (centre), Head of Novosti Agency, presents a russian tea urn, a Samovar, to Cecil King, Chairman of Daily Mirror Newspapers, Sunday Pictorial Newspapers and the International Publishing Corporation (1963-68), at Holborn, London, 3rd December 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157636: For the first time County cricket was played on a Sunday. The match between Essex and Somerset took place at Valentine's Park in Ilford. Picture shows: No charge for entrance on a Sunday so fans are asked 2/6 for a teamsheet and a contribution in the bucket. 15th May 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157669: The First Royal Phantom Training Unit will be commissioned at the Royal Training Air Station in Yeovilton, Somerset. Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall has been chosen to lead the training of the pilots and observers who will fly the fighter version of the aircraft. Pictured is his four year old son Richard trying out dad's outfit. 13th January 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images