Aviator Collection (page 7)

The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Frederick Phillips Raynham (1893-1954) gained his aviators certificate in 1911 aged 17

The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon, 1913 (1934). Robert Slack qualified for his aviators certificate on 14 November 1911

Mr Gordon Bell, who flew more different types than any other pilot of his time, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
Mr Gordon Bell, who flew more different types than any other pilot of his time, 1913 (1934). Gerald Gordon Bell (1890-c1989) was a Canadian First World War flying ace

One of the best instructors: Lewis WF Turner standing by a Caudron training biplane, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
One of the best instructors: Lewis WF Turner standing by a Caudron training biplane, 1913 (1934). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume II, by R

Samuel Franklin Cody, American aviation pioneer, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
Samuel Franklin Cody, American aviation pioneer, 1913 (1934). Mr SF Cody: the great Anglo-American pioneer enthroned in the pilots seat of his cathedral

Miss Jean Batten, of New Zealand, who in May, 1934, flew from England to Australia, breaking Mrs. Mollisons record, c1934, (1935)

Sealed flying suit, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Kenneth Waller, aviator, 1935
Kenneth Waller. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Lieutenant Owen Cathcart Jones, British pilot, 1935. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Charles William Anderson Scott (1903-1946), 1935
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (1903-1946), 1935. Scott was a famous English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934

Captain (Tom) Campbell Black (1899-1936), 1935
Tom Campbell Black (1899-1936), 1935. Tom Campbell Black was a famous English aviator who won the London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race in 1934 with C. W. A. Scott

Sir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC (1894-1973), 1935. Cobham was an English aviation pioneer. A member of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I

Famous aviators, cover of L Illustration, 4 September 1909. Aviators present at the Grande semaine d aviation de la Champagne, the worlds first aviation meeting

Louis Bleriot on his way to the Savoy Hotel, London, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936) passes cheering crowds after making the first successful powered flight across the Engliah

Louis Bleriot on the pier at Dover after his flight across the English Channel, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

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)

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

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

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

Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Bleriot (1872-1936) made his fortune through manufacturing acetylene headlamps for motor cars but he is famous for being the first person to fly across

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

Wilbur Wright, American aviator, and Leon Bollee, French inventor and car manufacturer, 1908. The pair are photographed outside Bollees factory

Early monoplane, c1900s. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Sir Alan Cobham, British pioneer aviator, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Sir Alan Cobham, British pioneer aviator, 1926. Portrait of Cobham (1894-1973) who set several records for long-distance flights, and pioneered in-flight refueling

Merian Caldwell Cooper, American aviator, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer, 1933. Coopers (1893-1973) most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong

Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1914-1918
Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1918. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Lufbery (1885-1918) moved to the United States when 6 years old

Maurice Boyau, leading French fighter ace of the First World War, 1914-1918. The Captain of the French rugby team before World War I

Rene Paul Fonck, French fighter ace, 1918. Fonck (1894-1953) was credited with six enemy aircraft destroyed in one day, a feat he achieved on 8 May 1918

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, 9 September 1917. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer meeting French generals, 19 February 1917. Generals Foch, Gerard, Guillaumat, and Lyautey inspecting one of the aircraft of Guynemers squadron, Groupe de Chasse No 12

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, c1916. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer and Captain Felix Brocard, French fighter pilots, 5 February 1916. Photograph taken on the day of Guynemers (left) 5th victory

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium visiting Allied pilots, c1915. The Queen of the Belgians enjoyed great popularity as a result of her visits to the front and sponsorship of a nursing unit during World War I

German aviators shot down by French ace Jean Navarre, 1916. Jean Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

Jean Navarre, French pilot, 1916. Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pioneer of aviation, (c1924). Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an important early pioneer of aviation

Portrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Artist: Luigi Rados
Portrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819) was the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard

First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Enthusiastic crowds watching the first unmanned test flight by brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier

The Montgolfier brothers, French ballooning pioneers, (1890s). Joseph Michel (1740-1810) and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799)

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

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

A French faience plate depicting Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon trip. Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) was a French inventor, most remembered as a pioneer in aviation and ballooning

A French faience plate with aeronauts with flags, 1785. A popular painted scene was the Charles and Robert balloon, Globe

The death of the aviator Auguste Severo over Paris, 1902. Severo and his mechanic were both killed soon after the hydrogen in Severos recently built airship Pax exploded 2000 feet above the city

The attempt by the Count de la Vaulx to cross the Mediterranean by balloon, 1901. Artist: P Doye
The attempt by the Count de la Vaulx to cross the Mediterranean by balloon, 1901. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 20th October 1901

Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 19th June 1903

Alberto Santos-Dumont flying his airship number 10, 1903. Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an early pioneer of aviation

Aerial Navigation, c1910. Three early aeroplanes; Henri Farmans (1874-1958) biplane, in which he made his first flight in 1908

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