Aeroplane Collection (page 20)

Sir Malcolm Campbells Bluebird, 1938. Blue Bird K3 is a hydroplane powerboat commissioned in 1937 by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948). From Speed. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, Great Britain and Ireland, 1938]

Supermarine Spitfire Fighter, 1938. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during

Crashed in the Regia Aeronauticas Graveyard, 1941. The wreckage of an Italian Fiat C.R.42 biplane. Which crashed attempting to land with one of its wheels shot away

R. A. F Contributes Its magnificent Quota, 1943-44
R.A.F Contributes Its magnificent Quota, 1943-44. Members of The Fighting Cocks, a famous North African fighter squadron, take a moments rest after the successful invasion of Sicily by allied troops

Handley-Page W. 10 Passenger-carrying aeroplane operating on Imperial Airways, 1929
Handley-Page W.10 Passenger-carrying aeroplane operating on Imperial Airways, 1929. The W.10 was a medium-range biplane airliner designed and built by Handley Page

Paris crowd watching one of the German aeroplanes flying over the city, c1914
A Paris crowd watching one of the German aeroplanes flying over the city, c1914. Citizens of Paris gather to watch German planes flying overhead during World War I

Fully Equipped for air fighting; oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

The first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel, 1940
An artists impression of the first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel: Wellington Bombers in action, 1940

Air observer receiving bombing training, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Starting on an instructional flight in a Miles Magister. The pupil is in the rear cockpit, 1940. The Miles M.14 Magister was a British two-seat monoplane

Firing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940
Fireing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Operating a Portable Wireless Outstation, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Wellington Bombers in Formation, 1940. The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s by Vickers-Armstrongs Chief Designer

A Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, 1940. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895)

Armour plated German plane used to attack the Allied trenches, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Sopwith Camel aircraft ready for a patrol over the German lines, World War I, c1917-c1918. The Sopwith Camel first entered service in June 1917. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A battle squadron in fighting formation, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A battle squadron in fighting formation, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Seaplanes on board a US Navy warship, Navy yard, Balboa, Panama, 1931. Balboa is located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal

Hubert Latham prepares to take off after Louis Bleriot, near Calais, France, 25 July 1909. Flying an Antoinette aircraft, French aviator Hubert Latham (1883-1912)

Short Empire flying boat Corinthian, Alexandria, Egypt, c1938-c1941. 42 Empire class flying boats were built by Short Brothers at their factory in Rochester, Kent, the first flying in 1936

Fairey Firefly aircraft ready to be transported to the hangar lift, HMS Venerable, 1945. HMS Venerable was a Colossus -class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1944

Alan Cobhams De Havilland DH50 landing on the Tigris, Iraq, 1926. During his Australia and Back flight. Cobham (1894-1973) set several records for long-distance flights

Design for an aerial steam carriage, 1843 (1956). William Henson, a follower of English aviation pioneer Sir George Cayley, patented his proposed Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842

Jean Mermoz, French pilot, 1935. Mermoz (1901-1936) was a pioneering airmail pilot, flying between France and Africa and South America. He disappeared over the sea during a flight in December 1936

Sopwith Scout with photographic gun mounted on the upper wing, World War I, 1914-1918. Although officially designated the Sopwith Scout, the aircraft became better known as the Pup

Wreck of a German bomber that tried to break through the aerial defence, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Sheet metal workers at a aeroplane factory, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Sheet metal workers at a aeroplane factory, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

British European Airways Elizabethan class aeroplane, 20th century. The BEA Elizabethan plane was buit in 1949 by the English and regularly flew rich people to and from Germany

The Stranger, 1913. Artist: Daniel Mayo Bunker
The Stranger, 1913. A print from Life, 17th April 1913

Advert for Pratts Ethyl Petrol, c1928

Advert for Humber motor cars, 1938. A print from The Sphere, 23rd November 1938

The Hawker Danecock aeroplane, c1920s. Artist: James Hay Stevens
The Hawker Danecock aeroplane, c1920s. The Hawker Danecock biplane was developed in the 1920s from the Hawker Woodcock for the Danish air force and naval service

A Hawker Nimrod aeroplane, c1930s. Artist: James Hay Stevens
A Hawker Nimrod aeroplane, c1930s. The Hawker Nimrod was a British carrier-based fighter aircraft built between the First World War and the Second World War by Hawker Aircraft

Short Singapore, c1930s. The Short S19 Singapore, British multi-engined biplane flying boat

Aeronca Grasshopper. American aircraft used in World War Two

Fairey Hendon. British RAF bomber designed by Fairey Aviation in the 1920s

Shorts seaplane, Dundee to South Africa, 6 October 1938. World record, 5997.5 miles. Short-Mayo Composite aircraft: the Short S20 aeroplane G-ADHJ Mercury and the Short S21 flying boat Maia

Curtiss P-40 Pursuit Fighter Planes. American fighter plane which served in World War Two

Avro Lincoln. British bomber of the Second World War

The Avro Anson XX, c1940s. Multi-role British aircraft which served in World War Two

Gloster Meteor. British jet fighter which first flew in 1943

Avro Lancaster. Second World War bomber aircraft

A woman working on a Lancaster bomber, Second World War, 1940s. Female mechanic working on George the autopilot

Imperial Airways Ltd Ensign Air Liner, c1930s

Wellington Bombers, c1940s

British biplane versus German Taube, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Commander Samson, Royal Navy Flying Corps, First World War, 1914
Commander Samson, Royal Naval Flying Corps, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British aeroplane with quick-fire gun, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

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