Pilot Collection

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel
Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman, resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign minister

Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 1, 1904. The Wrights had a much more difficult time testing their aircraft at Huffman Prairie than at Kill Devil

RAF bomber pilot and second pilot, 1941. Brave yet cautious, cool yet daring. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Neta Snook Southern at Ames Research Center, California, USA, 1980. Creator: NASA
Neta Snook Southern at Ames Research Center, California, USA, 1980. American pioneer aviator Neta Snook Southern, age 84, emerges from the Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft

Two Short Sunderlands rescuing crew, 1940
An artists impression of two Short Sunderlands rescuing the crew of the torpedoed merchant ship Kensington Court, 1940. On 18th September 1939 Kensington Court was stopped by U-32 with 13 shots of

Otto Lilienthal makes one of his last flights, 1896 (1956). Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) German gliding pioneer and aeronautical inventor, flying one of his gliders

British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917. Captain Ball was one of Britains most prolific fighter aces of the First World War

Wright Brothers Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902. Historic photo of the Wright brothers third test glider being launched

Louis Bleriot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

Amy Johnson, pilot, c1930s (1936)
Amy Johnson, British aviator, c1920s-c1930s (1936). Johnson created a new record for a solo flight from London to Cape Town, completing the trip in 4 days, 6 hours and 54 minutes

Lieut. Frankl, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Frankl, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Lieutenant Wilhelm Frankl (1893-1917), a pilot with the German air force during World War I.

British aviators getting instructions, 15 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British aviators getting instructions, 15 May 1918. The pilot and observer of a Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 biplane (serial number B5106) of No

British aviators consulting, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British aviators consulting, between 1914 and 1918. British pilots probably during World War I.

Studying aeroplane [i.e. airplane] rudder, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Studying aeroplane [i.e. airplane] rudder, 1917 or 1918. The instructor is here shown explaining the principles of lateral

Lufberry at Guynemer Memorial, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lufberry at Guynemer Memorial, 1917 or 1918. Fighter pilot Gervais Raoul Lufbery (1885-1918) who served in French Air Force and U.S. Army Air Service during World War I

Machine gun school, 12 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Machine gun school, 12 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). Men becoming more familiar with the delicate mechanism of the automatic rifle as part of their aviation training.

Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917
Lt. Paul Montariol & class, 30 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). Lt. Paul Montariol (1889-1974) of the French flying corps who came to the U.S

Aviators, Mineola, between 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Aviators, Mineola, between 1917 and 1918. Aviation training school at Mineola Air Station, Long Island, New York during World War I.

1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin..., 1916
1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin, 6. Sgt. Bert Hall, 7. J.R. McConnell, and 8. Victor Chapman, 26 Jun 1916 (created or published later)

Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, Wm. Thaw, Norman Prince, K. Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieut..., c1915
Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, William Thaw, Norman Prince, Kiffin Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieutenant Delnage, J.R. McConnell, Captain Thenault, c1915

Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Captain Maurice Happe, a French pilot of the Escadrille MF25 during World War I.

Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug..., between c1910 and c1915
Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug, Bremer, Reichert, between c1910 and c1915. Lieutenant Saenger, Lieutenant Baas, Lieutenant Hahn, Pilot Ingold, Lieutenant Hug

Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915
Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915. Monternier with French aviator Adolphe Ce´lestin Pe´goud (1889-1915) during World War I.

Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Race car drivers Georges Louis Frederic Boillot (1884-1916)

Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914
Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Race car drivers Georges Louis Frederic Boillot (1884-1916) and Victor Rigal who served in the French Army during World War I.

Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915
Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915. Monternier with French aviator Adolphe Ce´lestin Pe´goud (1889-1915) during World War I.

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). William, Prince of Wales (born 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). William, Prince of Wales (born 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Norman Prince, tombé... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Norman Prince, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 15 octobre 1916, au cours d'un raid sur Oberndorf, (1917)

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Kiffin Rockwell, tombe... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Kiffin Rockwell, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 23 septembre 1916, en Alsace, (1917)

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Victor Chapman, tombe... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Victor Chapman, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 24 juin 1916, a Verdun, (1917)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

La victoire de l'avion; Le lieutenant aviateur William Leefe Robinson, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La victoire de l'avion; Le lieutenant aviateur William Leefe Robinson, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

La Bataille de la Somme; Americain mort pour la France: l'aviateur americain Victor Chapman, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Americain mort pour la France: l'aviateur americain Victor Chapman, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

'Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Nungesser, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Nungesser, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

'Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Chaput, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Chaput, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

L'Aviateur Norman Prince. Mort Pour la France; L'aviateur americain Norman Prince, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'Aviateur Norman Prince. Mort Pour la France; L'aviateur americain Norman Prince. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Le jour de gloire; au coeur de Paris: le defile sur les grands boulevards jusqu'a la place... 1919 Creator: Unknown
Le jour de gloire; au coeur de Paris: le defile sur les grands boulevards jusqu'a la place de la Republique; le drapeau de l'aviation porte par le lieutenant Fonck, 1919

'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, major dans l'aviation americaine, 1918
'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, major dans l'aviation americaine. L'Americain Lufbery, engage volontaire dans l'aviation francaise

'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Lufbery et ses lionceaux "Wisky" et "Soda" avec lesquels il aimait jouer au retour de ses chasses, les taquinant

'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, pilote dans l'aviation francaise, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Le monoplan de Vedrines; a gauche... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Le monoplan de Vedrines; a gauche, Vendrines recevant ses instructions d'un capitaine, avant le depart, 1918

'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Maurice Boyau, tue le 16 septembre 1918, 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Maurice Boyau, tue le 16 septembre 1918, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" anglais Albert Ball, tombe apres avoir remporte sa quarante-troisieme victoire, 1917

'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" belge Willy Coppens, 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" belge Willy Coppens, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; la nacelle-fuselage portant une... 1918
'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; la nacelle-fuselage portant une bombe a la partie inferieure, 1918

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