Aircraft Collection (#28)

The Short Mayo Composite aircraft, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & 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

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

Refuelling a Wellesley Bomber, 1940. The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs for the Royal Air Force

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)

An artists impression of a Fairey Swordfish sinking a U Boat in the North Sea, 1940. The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company and W.S. Hunt

The Arrival of Rama and Sita in the Aerial Car, (18th century), 1937
The Arrival of Rama and Sita in the Aerial Car, 18th century. After an 18th century manuscript of the great Hindu epic The Ramayana. From The Connoisseur, 1937

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

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin landing on Lake Constance, Germany, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin moored at Loewental, Germany, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, seen from below, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

An aerial view of the Konigsplatz, Munich, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of the German battleship SMS Schlesien, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). The Schlesien ( Silesia ) was a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1906

Aerial view of the German light cruiser Karlsruhe, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the German light cruiser Karlsruhe, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of Hermannplatz, Berlin Neukoelln, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Berlin Tempelhof airport, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of Volkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). The monument to the Battle of the Nations, fought at Leipzig in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars

Aerial view of the Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Bremen harbour, Germany, and the liner Europa, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of the Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Hamburg harbour, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden

Aerial view of the Herrenchiemsee Palace, Bavaria, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Koblenz, Rhine-Palantinate, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of the Walhalla Temple, near Regensburg, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). the Neoclassical Walhalla Temple stands on the banks of the Danube

Aerial view of Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of the Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of the heights around Jerusalem, Palestine, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of the Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Palestine, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden

Aerial view of palm shadows in the Arabian desert, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of a desert settlement, with a shadow cast by a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of archaeological excavations near Saqqara, Egypt, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of Old Cairo, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of a village, Egypt, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of New Cairo, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Soviet airship landing crew, Moscow, USSR, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

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