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Biplane Collection (page 8)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926)

Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926)

Background imageBiplane Collection: French Fighter Squadron Aerodrome, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng

French Fighter Squadron Aerodrome, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
French Fighter Squadron Aerodrome, 1918, (1926)

Background imageBiplane Collection: An Inversion a Little Close to the Ground, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng

An Inversion a Little Close to the Ground, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
An Inversion a Little Close to the Ground, 1918, (1926)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Departure of French Breguet planes for a reconnaissance mission during winter, 1914-1918

Departure of French Breguet planes for a reconnaissance mission during winter, 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: A German Aviatik aircraft photographed in flight by a Belgian aviator, Ypres, Belgium, 1916

A German Aviatik aircraft photographed in flight by a Belgian aviator, Ypres, Belgium, 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: View of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908

View of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908. Artist: Henri Rousseau
View 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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Curtiss Biplane, 20th century

Curtiss Biplane, 20th century. Designed by American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), the Curtiss Biplane set several records in 1909

Background imageBiplane Collection: Farman biplane, 20th century

Farman biplane, 20th century
Farman 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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Aerial Navigation, c1910

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Archdeacon aeroplane, 1904

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane crashed in a field, World War I, France, 1915

Biplane crashed in a field, World War I, France, 1915. A photograph from Le Pays de France, 23 September 1915

Background imageBiplane Collection: A British Vickers Vimy biplane, crashed south-west of Lille, France, World War I, 1917

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Voisin biplane, 1910

Voisin biplane, 1910. The brothers Gabriel (1880-1974) and Charles Voisin (1882-1912), French aviation pioneers, produced their first commercially successful biplane in 1907

Background imageBiplane Collection: Farman biplane No 1, c1912

Farman biplane No 1, c1912. Henri Farman (1874-1958), French aviator and aircraft constructor and his brother, Maurice, established an aircraft factory in 1912

Background imageBiplane Collection: French air ace Adolphe Pegoud, 1914-1915

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Aeroplane in which Alock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919

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)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Alcock and Browns aeroplane after completing the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919

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)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane Glider of Octave Chanute, c1896 (1910)

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Wright Brothers Military Flyer of 1909

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Santos-Dumont making the first powered plane flight in Europe, Paris, 1906

Santos-Dumont making the first powered plane flight in Europe, Paris, 1906
Brazilian 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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, during bombing raid on London, 1916

Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, during bombing raid on London, 1916
Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, close to London, by Lieut William Leefe Robinson of Royal Flying Corps during bombing raid on London on night of 2-3 September 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: Passengers arriving to embark for Paris at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 1925

Passengers arriving to embark for Paris at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 1925
Passengers arriving to embark for Paris at Croydon Aerodrome, London. Cover for Airways magazine, London, March 1925

Background imageBiplane Collection: Loading a biplane with passengers and luggage at Croydon Aerodrome, London

Loading a biplane with passengers and luggage at Croydon Aerodrome, London. Cover of Airways magazine, London, June 1925

Background imageBiplane Collection: Henri Farman in the Farman biplane, French aviator and aircraft constructor, c1909

Henri Farman in the Farman biplane, French aviator and aircraft constructor, c1909. From set of cards on aviation published 1910. Chromolithograph

Background imageBiplane Collection: Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, first woman to hold pilots licence, 1909

Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, first woman to hold pilots licence, 1909. On 3 Nov 1909 flew Voisin biplane 1, 000 yards. From set of cards on aviation published 1910. Chromolithograph

Background imageBiplane Collection: SP Langleys steam-powered model plane Aerodrome, c1896

SP Langleys steam-powered model plane Aerodrome, c1896. SP Langley, American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer. Langleys steam-powered model plane Aerodrome. In 1896 Aerodrome 5 flew 3/4 mile

Background imageBiplane Collection: Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aeronaut, first recorded flight in Europe, 1906, (1915)

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aeronaut, first recorded flight in Europe, 1906, (1915)
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian aeronaut in his aeroplane of 1906, the machine in which he made first recorded flight in Europe (22 August 1906). Fitted with Antoinette engine

Background imageBiplane Collection: Samuel Franklin Cody, American-born British aviator, flying Cody Biplane c1909

Samuel Franklin Cody, American-born British aviator, flying Cody Biplane c1909. Chromolithograph card of 1910

Background imageBiplane Collection: Henri Farman, French aviator, winning prize for first circular kilometre flight, Paris, Jan 1908

Henri Farman, French aviator, winning prize for first circular kilometre flight, Paris, Jan 1908
Henri Farman (1874-1958), French aviator and aircraft constructor, in his Voisin biplane winning Archdeacon Deutsch prize for first circular l kilometre flight, Paris, 13 January 1908

Background imageBiplane Collection: Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913), facing camera

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913), facing camera. American-born British aviator. Signed photograph

Background imageBiplane Collection: Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913) in his biplane

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913) in his biplane. American-born British aviator

Background imageBiplane Collection: Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, French aviator, 1909

Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, French aviator, 1909. Baroness Delaroche (1886-1919) was the first woman to be granted a pilots licence by the French Aero Club

Background imageBiplane Collection: Wright Brothers biplane Flier, 1910

Wright Brothers biplane Flier, 1910
Wright Brothers biplane Flier, used fuel injection, Card published 1910

Background imageBiplane Collection: Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight, North Carolina, December 17 1903

Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight, North Carolina, December 17 1903
Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 17 1903. Photograph ACKNOWLEDGEMENT must be made to The Smithsonian Institution

Background imageBiplane Collection: Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. Creator: Unknown

Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. In its seaplane configuration, a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics crew prepares the Wright XF3W-1 Apache for take off from the Little Back River



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