Aircraft Collection (#30)

Count Zeppelin and Captain Macher on board Zeppelin L30, 1916 (1933). L30 was one of the Zeppelins built for the German Navy during World War I

Dr Ludwig Duerr, German airship designer, late 19th or early 20th century (1933). Duerr (1878-1956) collaborated with Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin on the design for the first Zeppelin airship, LZ1

Dr Hugo Eckener, manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, c1917-1933 (1933). Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Portrait of Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, early 20th century (1933). Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general

Film company on board Zeppelin LZ13 Hansa, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ11 Viktoria Luise in flight during the Kiel Regatta, Germany, 1912 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

Count Zeppelin and Dr Eckener in a Zeppelin gondola, Schwaben, Germany, c1908-1917 (1933). Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer

Zeppelin LZ8 Deutschland II, Schwaben, Germany, 1911 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passenger cabin of Zeppelin LZ7 Deutschland I, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

115 PS Daimler airship engine of Zeppelin LZ 6, c1909-1910 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

LZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany, c1909-1910 (1933). Floating hangars were used to house the early Zeppelins as they could be aligned to the wind, making launching the airships easier

Zeppelin LZ 6 under construction, Germany, 1909 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

Army Zeppelin Z2 (LZ5) stranded near Weilburg during a storm, Germany, 1910 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Zeppelin LZ 5 at Goeppingen, Germany, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Zeppelin LZ4, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she crashed

Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin. The airship made 45 flights, travelling more than 4000 kilometres

Count Zeppelin with his daughter in the gondola of Zeppelin LZ3, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin

Zeppelin LZ3, purchased by the German Army and was operated as the Z1, 1906 (1933). The army used the airship as a training ship until she was decommissioned in 1913

Zeppelin LZ2 after its destruction, 1906 (1933). The second Zeppelin to be built, LZ2 made its only flight on 17th January 1906

Zeppelin LZ1 in a floating hanger at Manzell, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 1900, (1933). The first Zeppelin, LZ1 was built and housed in this floating hangar on Lake Constance

Airship LZ1 Graf Zeppelin under construction, 1899 (1933). LZ1 was the first of the Zeppelins. It was built in a floating hangar on Lake Constance and made its maiden flight on 2nd July 1900

Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer, 1908 (1956). Wright, together with his brother Orville, was an American co-inventor of aircraft

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

Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor, 1915. Ader (1841-1925) is best known for his work in aviation. In 1890 his aircraft Eole became the first self-propelled aircraft to take off and fly

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 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

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