Pilot Collection (page 10)

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

Autogiro, designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva, 1928
Autogiro (1928), designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva (Cordoniu) 1896-1936. From Le Petit Inventeur, Paris, 1928

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

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

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

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

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

Louis Bleriot (right) 1872-1936, French aviator and the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud
Louis Bleriot (right) 1872-1936, French aviator and first man to cross English Channel in an airplane, July 1909. With him is the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud who was killed during World War I

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

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

Piloting an Illyusin 18 Airliner on Hungarian Airlines

Charles Lindburgh, record breaking aviator, 1927
Charles Lindburgh (1902-74) in his flying kit standing by Spirit of St Louis, the plane in which he made the first non-stop Atlantic air crossing: 20-21 May 1927

Measurable Distance, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Measurable Distance, 1881. Mr John Bull, the representative of the British people is the owner of the ship which the pilot, Prime Minister Gladstone, is attempting to steer into safe harbour

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

Earth Resources 2 pilot at 65, 000 feet over Alaska, USA, 2014. Creator: Denis Steele
Earth Resources 2 pilot at 65, 000 feet over Alaska, USA, 2014. The Earth Resources 2 (ER-2) high-altitude aircraft was used to carry the MABEL (Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar)

British aviator Sheila Scott, 1970s. Creator: NASA
British aviator Sheila Scott, 1970s. Sheila Scott with her Piper Aztec " Mythre, " in which she made her world and a half flight in 1971

Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Creator: Perot
Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Woodcut by Perot depicting the left side view of French aviator Henri Giffards steam-powered airship in flight

Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century
A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale

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