Aviation Collection (page 17)

Airmans Equipment, 1932, (1944). Creator: E. A. Harvey
Airmans Equipment, 1932, (1944). A pilots flying helmet, goggles and navigation aids. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye. [Collins, London, 1944]

The Man-made Star - Lindbergh Beacon, Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois
" The Man-made Star" - Lindbergh Beacon, Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois. 1930s. A beacon named after aviator Charles Lindbergh was added to the Art Deco Palmolive Building building

Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1883-1974) New Zealand military aviator credited with the destruction of two Zeppelin airships

Twixt Sea and Sky. British Airship Towed by Warship, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Twixt Sea and Sky. British Airship Towed by Warship, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. On 22 September 1914 and 8 October, the British Royal Naval Air Service bombed Zeppelin bases in Cologne and Dusseldorf

That Aeroplane Rag, 1911. Creator: John Frew
That Aeroplane Rag, 1911. Lovers in a biplane with full moon. The man is piloting the plane while embracing his partner. Cover to sheet music for a song composed by Berte C Randall

Bert Hinkler, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Bert Hinkler, 1933. Portrait of Australian pioneer aviator and inventor Hinkler (1892-1933), who in 1928 set up a record of 15 1/2 days for a solo flight to Australia, set out to beat his victor

Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). On August 6, 1931, James Mollison broke, by one day, the Australia-England record established but a few days before by his friend C.W.A. Scott

Amy Johnson, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Amy Johnson, 1930, (1933). Amy Johnson reading congratulatory telegrams en route. In 1930, British aviator Johnson (1903-1941)

Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Australian pioneer aviator and inventor Hinkler (1892-1933), dubbed Australian Lone Eagle, designed and built early aircraft

Airships in hangar, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Airships in hangar, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Zeppelins at Home: view inside a shed made for two. From " The Great World War - A History" Volume I, edited by Frank A Mumby

The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully engined French biplane as used for detailed reconnaissance

Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bomb Droppers, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully-engined, weight-carrying biplane, of the type used in bomb-dropping. The pilot is in his driving-seat in the bow

The Fairey Fulmar, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Fairey Fulmar, 1941. British fighter aircraft built by Fairey Aviation, served with the Fleet Air Arm (Fa) during the Second World War

The Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). The Edwards Rhomboidal was an unusually shaped early British aircraft designed by E.W. Edwards. It was tested at Brooklands in 1911

Alcock and Brown... after the first non-stop transatlantic flight, London, June 1919, (1935)
Alcock and Brown are welcomed after the first non-stop transatlantic flight, London, June 1919, (1935). British aviators Captain John Alcock (1892-1919) and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Airship in the hangar, 1910. Private Collection

Conquerer of the Air. Zeppelin, 1916. Artist: Anonymous
Conquerer of the Air. Zeppelin, 1916. Private Collection

The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Artist: Anonymous
The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Private Collection

View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Artist: Wright Brothers, (Orville and Wilbur)
View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Private Collection

The heroic deed of the staff captain Nesterov, 1914. Artist: Anonymous
The heroic deed of the staff captain Nesterov, 1914. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. Artist: Mauzaisse, Jean-Baptiste (1784-1844)
The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. From a private collection

Military airship from the Chalais-Meudon park flying near the Eiffel Tower, 1908. Private Collection

Telephone Lorry Exchange Attached to R. A. F. Kite Balloon Section, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Telephone Lorry Exchange Attached to R.A.F. Kite Balloon Section, (1919). Royal Air Force telecommunications, scene from the First World War, 1914-1919

Our Supremacy of the Air, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Our Supremacy of the Air, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: A Scouting Squadron of eighteen [British] machines ready to " take off" on a reconnaissance over the German

Sir Alan J. Cobham, A. F. C. 1927. Creator: Unknown
Sir Alan J. Cobham, A.F.C. 1927.Sir Alan J Cobham (1874-1973) English pilot and long distance aviation pioneer. From " A Series of 25 Famous Men - Carreras High-Class Cigarettes" [London

M. Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1902. Creator: Unknown
M. Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1902. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1902]

Gloster F. 5 / 34 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Gloster F.5/34 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Designed by Henry Folland. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, c1944]

BOAC navigation officers drawing up a flight plan, World War II, c1939-c1944 (1946). Flight Plan. BOAC navigation officers plan an Atlantic crossing

Boulton Paul Defiant Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Boulton Paul " Defiant" Fighter Monoplane, c1944. British interceptor aircraft serving with Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. Designed by John Dudley North

The Shadow Moves East, c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown
The Shadow Moves East, c1939-c1944 (1946). From " Merchant Airmen - The Air Ministry Account of British Civil Aviation, 1939-1944". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1946]

Gloster Gladiator Fighter Biplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Gloster " Gladiator" Fighter Biplane, c1944. Designed by Henry Phillip Folland. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, c1944]

Messerschmitt M. E. 109 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Messerschmitt M.E. 109 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, c1944]

Curtis X. P. 40 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Curtis X.P.40 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, c1944]

Heinkel H. E. 112 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Heinkel H.E. 112 Fighter Monoplane, c1944. German fighter aircraft designed for the Luftwaffe by Walter and Siegfried Gunter. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day"

Brewster Buffalo Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Brewster " Buffalo" Fighter Monoplane, c1944. American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd

Hawker Hurricane Fighter Monoplane, c1944. Creator: Unknown
Hawker " Hurricane" Fighter Monoplane, c1944. For service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). Designed by Sydney Camm. From " Fighter - Aircraft of To-Day". [Juvenile Productions Ltd

Back cover of Merchant Airmen, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Back cover of " Merchant Airmen", 1946. From " Merchant Airmen - The Air Ministry Account of British Civil Aviation, 1939-1944". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1946]

British aimen who built the Atlantic Bridge, c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown
British aimen who built the Atlantic Bridge, c1939-c1944 (1946). Returning For More. - These were the men who built the Atlantic Bridge

Signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown
Signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1939-c1944 (1946). Now the signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, points back through the global distance which, in peacetime, was the airway home

Tobruk was the target at this time; it was the front door for Rommels supplies. While the shutter was open for this photograph, taken 10, 000 feet above an El Gubi landing ground

The mail run to Benghazi was now possible, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The mail run to Benghazi was now possible only to the heavy four-engined bombers based near Cairo. Halifaxes bombed by night, U.S. Liberators by day, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

Naval Albacores were part of the striking force, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Naval Albacores were part of the striking force operating from Maltas cratered airfield. In the convoy action shortly to be described, they scored torpedo hits on a cruiser and two destroyers

An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles, c1942-1943, (1945)
An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles would greatly increase out power of hitting Rommels supplies at sea, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

The tank buster was the second new weapon, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The tank buster was the second new weapon - a surprise sprung upon the Afrika Korps as it raced north from Bir Hakeim, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

Huge bombproof stores and repair shops were made from the caves, c1942-1943, (1945)
Huge bombproof stores and repair shops were made from the caves in the Mokattam hills, south of Cairo. The Pyramids, seen faintly in the distance across the Nile

The Luftwaffe scrambles as Bostons of the S. A. A. F. c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Luftwaffe scrambles as Bostons of the S.A.A.F. surprise a Martuba airfield. The light bombers maintained a constant offensive against these forward landing grounds, c1942-1943, (1945)

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