1970 Gallery

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump

Introduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape. Only two were purchased and their evaluation did not lead to a wider introduction in the LFB

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Us-Astronautics-Apollo Xiii-Launch

The 363 foot-high (110 meters) Apollo 13 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off 11 April 1970 from the Kennedy Space Center's launch complex with astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigers Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. on what was supposed to be the third NASA's manned lunar landing mission. After the explosion of the ship's oxygen tanks 13 April as it had passed into the moon's gravitational field the crew had to leave the command module and climb into the LEM (Lunar Exploration Module). The three astronauts used primitive celestial navigation techniques to determine where they were and how to get back to earth. Despite continued peril, their calculations worked and on 17 April 1970 Apollo XIII splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean with all occupants intact. / AFP PHOTO

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Bella the baby elephant at Chessington Zoo in 1970

Bella the baby elephant at Chessington Zoo in 1970. Her keepers bought bubble kits to amuse her. Animals certainly know how to enjoy themselves and this picture of an elephant having fun in the 1970s is perfect to hang on the wall of a child's bedroom / nursery - or simply to remind grown ups of the need to have fun

© Roger Bamber / TopFoto