Pilot Collection

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel
Dropping the Pilot, 1890

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

Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 1, 1904

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

Two Short Sunderlands rescuing crew, 1940
An artists impression of two Short Sunderlands rescuing the crew of the torpedoed merchant ship Kensington Court, 1940

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

British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917

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

Amy Johnson, pilot, c1930s (1936)
Amy Johnson, British aviator, c1920s-c1930s (1936)

Louis Bleriot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909

Group portrait, 1915-1930. Creator: Fedele Azari
Group portrait, 1915-1930. Group portrait of three men in front of an airplane. All three are wearing knit caps, two have pilot's goggles on top of their heads. The third man is wearing a bowtie

Portrait of two men by plane, 1915-1930. Creator: Fedele Azari
Portrait of two men by plane, 1915-1930. Portrait of two men standing next to the propeller of a plane. One man is in a pilot's jumpsuit, the other man is wearing a suit and holding a hat

Portrait of man, 1915-1930. Creator: Fedele Azari
Portrait of man, 1915-1930. Portrait of a man wearing a leather jacket, aviator cap, and googles

Two pilots in airplane, 1915-1930. Creator: Fedele Azari
Two pilots in airplane, 1915-1930. Portrait of two pilots sitting in an airplane. The pilots both have hats and goggles on their heads

Poster advertising Renault cars, 1934
Poster advertising Renault cars, from an Airsport catalogue, 1934. A pilot talks to a woman driving a Renault, with a stylised plane behind

"A Pilot on the Look Out, " by A. H. Marsh, 1871. Creator: William Hollidge
"A Pilot on the Look Out, " by A. H. Marsh, 1871. The drawing we have engraved is the most important work with which Mr. A. H

Sgt. C.R. Coombs, Alan Hawley, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sgt. C.R. Coombs, Alan Hawley, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Alan Hawley, President of the Aero Club of America

Paul Tarascon, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Paul Tarascon, between c1915 and c1920

Lt. E.F. Stone & Lt. Com. R.A. Lavender, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. E.F. Stone & Lt. Com. R.A. Lavender, 1919

Lieut. Madon, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Madon, between c1915 and c1920. Shows aviator Georges Fe´lix Madon (1892-1924) who was the fourth ranked French ace pilot of World War I

Katherine Stinson with her biplane, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Katherine Stinson with her biplane, between c1915 and c1920

Joseph C. Stehlin, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Joseph C. Stehlin, 1918. Shows Lieutenant Joseph Charles Stehlin (1897-1967), a member of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American pilots who served in the French air force during World War I

Commander Scott just off R-34, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Commander Scott just off R-34, 1919

Christensen & North, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Christensen & North, between c1915 and c1920

F.H. Burnside, Lt. Anthony Sunderland, J.D. Hill, Corp. C.T. Robbins, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Frank H. Burnside, Lt. Anthony Sunderland (Connecticut National Guard student), James D

A.D. Smith, Army Aviator, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A.D. Smith, Army Aviator, between c1915 and c1920. Shows aviator Albert D. Smith who won an American Hydroplane duration record in February 19, 1916

"Aerial Voyages", 1870. Creator: C Laplante
"Aerial Voyages", 1870. Under the title of "Voyages Aeriens, " a large and finely-printed volume of 600 pages has been published by Messrs

Art. Smith & Mr. Ozaki, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Art. Smith & Mr. Ozaki, between c1915 and c1920

E. Cowdin, N. Prince, Wm. Thaw, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
E. Cowdin, N. Prince, Wm. Thaw, between c1910 and c1915. Shows from left, Norman Prince, Elliott Cowdin and William Thaw, American aviators who served in the French Army

Maitland -- Hegenberger families, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maitland -- Hegenberger families, between c1915 and c1920

Mme. Delaroche [i.e. de Laroche], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mme. Delaroche [i.e. de Laroche], between c1915 and c1920. Shows Raymonde de Laroche (1882-1919) a French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an airplane pilot's license

Lt. Com. Mitscher & Lt. Barin Landing, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Com. Mitscher & Lt. Barin Landing, between c1915 and c1920

C. A. Lindbergh, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
C. A. Lindbergh, between c1915 and c1920

Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe] & Capt. Berthaut, between 1914 and 1918. Shows Captain Maurice Happe, a French pilot of the Escadrille MF25 during World War I

Jack McGee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack McGee, between c1910 and c1915

Admiral Jackson & Crew of NC-4, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Admiral Jackson & Crew of NC-4, 1919. Shows crew members of the Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4 which flew the first trans-Atlantic flight in 1919. From left to right: Lieutenant Elmer F

Captain J. Erroll Boyd, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain J. Erroll Boyd, between c1915 and c1920

Grieve, Mrs. Hawker, Harry Hawker, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Grieve, Mrs. Hawker, Harry Hawker, between c1915 and c1920

Lieutenant W.D. Coney, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieutenant. W.D. Coney, between c1915 and c1920. First Lieutenant William DeVoe Coney, Air Service, United States Army

E. Wilmot, J. Gray, D.M. McBeath, and Bonnard, between c1915 and c1920

Frank Stanton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Frank Stanton, between c1915 and c1920

The Pilot, 1886. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
The Pilot, 1886. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Cameras Story of Raftmans Life on the Wisconsin"

Fleet Air Arm pilots, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Fleet Air Arm pilots, 1943. British pilots on board an aircraft carrier during the Second World War. The Fa is the section of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft

Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933)

Winston Churchill talking to Captain Shakespeare of the flying boat Berwick
Winston Churchill talking to Captain Shakespeare of the Boeing flying boat Berwick, c1939-c1944 (1946)

Captain Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, World War II. c1939-c1944 (1946). Capt Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, who later lost his life on the Stockholm run

Doc Wildman in Curtiss Boat, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doc Wildman in Curtiss Boat, between c1910 and c1915

Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps. between c1910 and c1915

Turpin [and] Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Turpin [and] Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Shows early aviators Thomas DeWitt Milling (1887-1960) (left) and Clifford Turpin (1886-1966) (right)

War Aeroplane, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
War Aeroplane, 1914

Lieut. Porte, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Porte, 1914

Karl Ingold -- flying, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Ingold -- flying, between c1910 and c1915

Brindejonc des Moulinais, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Brindejonc des Moulinais, between c1910 and c1915. Shows French aviator Marcel-Georges Brindejonc des Moulinais (1892-1916)

Pegoud, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Pegoud, between c1910 and c1915. Shows French aviator Adolphe Pegoud (1889-1915)

Pilot Collins, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Pilot Collins, between c1910 and c1915

Frank Coffyn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Frank Coffyn, between c1910 and c1915

French [Army aviators], Mineola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
French [Army aviators], Mineola, between c1915 and c1920

French Army aviators at Mineola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
French Army aviators at Mineola, between c1915 and c1920

Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915

Stevens, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Stevens, 1911. Shows professional balloon and airship pilot and stunt man Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944)

L. Stevens, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
L. Stevens, 1911. Shows professional balloon and airship pilot and stunt man Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944)

Rodgers (twins? on plane?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rodgers (twins? on plane?), between c1910 and c1915

W.R. Kimball & aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
W.R. Kimball & aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Wilbur R. Kimball (d)

Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Shows Helene Dutrieu (1877-1961), Belgian aviator, cyclist, hospital director and journalist

Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Shows Helene Dutrieu (1877-1961), Belgian aviator, cyclist, ambulance driver and hospital director

P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911

Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps. between c1910 and c1915

Lieut. Ellis (i.e. Ellyson), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Ellis (i.e. Ellyson), between c1910 and c1915. Shows naval aviator Lieutenant Theodore Gordon Ellyson (1885- 1928)

Al Welsh and G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Al Welsh and G.W. Beatty, 1911. Shows aviators Arthur L

Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty, 1911. Shows aviators Arthur L

J.J. Cole; Bob Fowler; & W.F. Grundy, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Cole; Bob Fowler; & W.F. Grundy, 1911

Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Shows aviator Earle Lewis Ovington (1877-1839) with his wife Adelaide. Possibly taken in New York at start of the Hearst Transcontinental Flight

Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967) with pilot Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944)

Turpin and Lt. Rogers, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Turpin and Lt. Rogers, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviators Lieutenant John Rodgers (left) and J. Clifford Turpin seated in an airplane, possibly a Wright Model B aircraft

Tom Baldwin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tom Baldwin, between c1910 and c1915

Parmalee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Parmalee, between c1910 and c1915

J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915

W.R. Kimball, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
W.R. Kimball, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Wilbur R. Kimball (d. 1940), aviation pioneer, inventor, airplane builder and pilot who was also the Secretary of the Aeronautic Society of New York

J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915

Tom Sopwith, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Tom Sopwith, c1910. Shows English aviator Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (1888-1989) in the Howard Wright biplane

Turpin and Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Turpin and Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Shows early aviators Thomas DeWitt Milling (1887-1960) (left) and Clifford Turpin (1886-1966) (right)

N.B. Broward, cameo portrait, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
N.B. Broward, cameo portrait, 1910

Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Claire Ogden with Lieutenant W.C.F

Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Shows Lieutenant Harold E. Geiger, a pioneer aviator

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