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Albert I of Belgium, leaving by plane to visit the lines of the Yser, c1917. Albert (1875-1934) commanded Belgiums forces during the war including the Battle of the Yser in 1914
Sir Frederick Handley Page, English industrialist, (c1924). Handley Page (1885-1962) pioneered the design and manufacture of aircraft
Poster for the exhibition of new explorations of the Russian Aero Club, 1909. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow
View of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908. Artist: Henri RousseauView of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Carrier-borne planes to be transferred to the French with the carrier Langley, 1951.The United States Navy Independence-class aircraft carrier USS Langley (CVL-27)
French aviation personnel being trained at the naval air station, Quonset, Rhode Island, USA, 1951. Training for the transfer of the United States Navy Independence-class aircraft carrier USS Langley
The Soviet People know how to Defend, 1937
Curtiss Biplane, 20th century. Designed by American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), the Curtiss Biplane set several records in 1909
Farman biplane, 20th centuryFarman Biplane, 20th century. Designed by French aviation pioneer Henri Farman and powered by a 50hp Gnome engine, this biplane won the distance contest at the Reims Aviation Week in 1909
Captain Marconnet and Lieutenant Fequant, French army aviators, c1910. On 9th June 1910 Marconnet and Fequant made the first aerial reconnaisance flight in an aeroplane
Subscribe for War Bonds, 1939. Artist: Pierre LagarrigueSubscribe for War Bonds, 1939. French 2nd World War propaganda poster
The Pope viewing the plane of Andre Beaumont over Rome, 1911. Andre Beaumont beats Roland Garros in the Paris to Rome air race, completing the 1, 465 km (910 mile) course in 28 hours, 5 minutes
Aerial Navigation, c1910. Three early aeroplanes; Henri Farmans (1874-1958) biplane, in which he made his first flight in 1908
Archdeacon aeroplane, 1904. Ernest Archdeacon was a French lawyer of Irish descent who was also a pioneer aviator. This aircraft built by him in 1904 was based on the design of the Wright Brothers
Maurice Berteaux, minister for the war in the Lebaudy airship, 3rd November 1905. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 3rd November 1905
The conquest of the air at the Ambigu-Comique, 1900. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 2nd December 1900
Squadron of German Heinkel He 111 bombers flying over occupied Paris, July 1940
Destroyed aircraft at Le Bourget airfield, German-occupied Paris, July 1940
Soviet tanks and aircraft launching an attack, Russia, 1943
Celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944. Huge crowds gathered around the Arc de Triomphe the day after the German forces in the city surrendere to the Allies. An aeroplane circles overhead
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: LemonierZeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L
Biplane crashed in a field, World War I, France, 1915. A photograph from Le Pays de France, 23 September 1915
A British Vickers Vimy biplane, crashed south-west of Lille, France, World War I, 1917. The Vickers Vimy was a heavy bomber designed to be able to hit targets in Germany
Night celebration on the Neva, 1923. Artist: Boris Mikhajlovich KustodievNight celebration on the Neva, 1923
Aeroflot, 1964. Artist: Victor AsseriantsAeroflot, 1964
Members of the French air corps on bomb practice at Chalons, 1912Members of the French air corps on bomb practice at Chalons. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 14 April 1912
Voisin biplane, 1910. The brothers Gabriel (1880-1974) and Charles Voisin (1882-1912), French aviation pioneers, produced their first commercially successful biplane in 1907
Farman biplane No 1, c1912. Henri Farman (1874-1958), French aviator and aircraft constructor and his brother, Maurice, established an aircraft factory in 1912
Space Shuttle Orbiter mounted on top of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, 1977. The Shuttle Orbiter is often transported this way from landing site to launch site
Alberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, 1901. Artist: George HumAlberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, 1901. Caricature of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian pioneer in airship and aeroplane flights. He is shown flying in the basket of his airship
First carriage, Ariel, 1843. Artist: W WaltonFirst carriage, Ariel, 1843, showing a fictitious flight of William Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage over a city. Henson patented his Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842
Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation, Battle of Britain, World War II, 1940. Hawker Hurricanes of Fighter Command, a first line of defence against the incoming German bombers attacking England
Hawker Hurricane in flight, Battle of Britain, World War II, 1940. A Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command on its way to intercept German bombers as they crossed the south coast of England
French monoplane, Biskra, Algeria, c1911. French postcard
John Alcock (1892-1919), British aviator, 1914. Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight on 14 June 1919, for which they shared a £ 10
Wreckage of the aeroplane in which French pilot Adolphe Pegoud was killed in action, 1915. Pegoud was a test pilot for Bleriot before World War I
French air ace Adolphe Pegoud, 1914-1915. Pegoud, 4th from right, standing in front of his plane on the day when fellow officers presented him with a bouquet in celebration of his latest citation
Wreckage of aeroplane in which British pilot Flight-Lieutenant Warneford was killed, 1915. Flight-Lieutenant Rex Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria
The crew of the first aircraft to shoot down another aeroplane, 1914. Flight-Sergeant Joseph Frantz, a French army pilot, and his mechanic Louis Quenault who
Aeroplane in which Alock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919. British aviators John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)
Alcock and Browns aeroplane after completing the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919. British aviators John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)
Biplane Glider of Octave Chanute, c1896 (1910)Biplane Glider of Octave Chanute c1896 (1910). French-born American engineer Chanute (1832-1910) and his team began experiments with gliders, including this example, in 1896
Wright Brothers Military Flyer of 1909. This was the worlds first military aeroplane, built by Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) for the US Army Signal Corps
William Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage of 1843 (1910). Henson (1805-1888) and his partner John Stringfellow (1799-1883) managed to get a model of this steam-powered flying machine airborne
Antoinette monoplane of French aviator Hubert Latham, c1910Antoinette monoplane of French aviator Hubert Latham, (1883-1912), c1910. In 1909 Latham made two unsuccessful attempts in his Antoinette to become the first to fly across the English Channel
Hubert Latham attempting to fly his Antoinette monoplane across the English Channel, 1909. Hubert Latham (1883-1912), French aviator
Aders flying bird Eole ( Aole ), 1890 (c1910)Aders flying bird Eole ( Aole ). This aeroplane was designed by the French aviation pioneer Clement Ader (1841-1925). It was steam-powered
Santos-Dumont making the first powered plane flight in Europe, Paris, 1906Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) flying his 14-Bis aeroplane, powered by an Antoinette engine, in the Bois du Boulogne, Paris, in 1906