Pilot Collection (page 8)

A lecture on instrument flying at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937)
A lecture on instrument flying in progress at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937). The diagrams on the board represent turn indicators. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviators, c1919 (c1937). John William Alcock (1892-1919), a Captain in the Royal Air Force

The aeroplane that made the first flight of a circular mile in Great Britain, c1909 (c1937). John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon

Major James H Doolittle, American aviator, c1936 (c1937). James Harold Doolittle (1896-1993) was one of the most famous pilots of the interwar period, achieving numerous pioneering aviation feats

Colonel Charles A Lindbergh, American aviator, c1931 (c1937). Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) was an aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist

Before the first flight over Mount Everest, 1933 (c1937). The Everest mail being handed to the pilot of the Westland Wallace aircraft by Colonel PT Etherton

Ground Instruction in map reading, c1935 (c1937). The instructor explains to his pupils how to fold a map for reading in the air

A great cross-country pilot: Mr WB Rhodes-Moorhouse, 1912 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
A great cross-country pilot: Mr WB Rhodes-Moorhouse, 1912 (1933). William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse (1887-1915) competed in aviation races and was the first to cross the English Channel

Henri Salmet, the great Bleriot pilot, at Hendon, London, 1912 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Henri Salmet, the great Bleriot pilot, at Hendon, London, 1912 (1933). Henri Salmet (1878-1929) was an early French aviator

Lieutenant BH Barrington-Kennett, the first Adjutant of the RFC, 1912 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
A world record breaker: Lieutenant BH Barrington-Kennett, the first Adjutant of the RFC, 1912 (1933). Lieutenant Basil Herbert Barrington-Kennett made the first passenger flight in Portholme

The second British woman pilot: Mrs. de Beauvoir Stocks in her Farman biplane, 1911 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
The second British woman pilot: Mrs. de Beauvoir Stocks in her Farman biplane, 1911 (1933). Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks (1887-1971)

Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control, Sussex, 1911 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control, Sussex, 1911 (1933). Jules Charles Toussaint Vedrines (1881-1919)

Gustav Hamel, winner of the first air race to Brighton, 1911 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Gustav Hamel, winner of the first air race to Brighton, 1911 (1933). Gustav Hamel (1889-1914) was a pioneer British aviator

The First British pilot to break a world record: Captain Bertram Dickson, 1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
The First British pilot to break a world record: Captain Bertram Dickson, 1910 (1933). Bertram Dickson (1873-1913), a pioneering Scottish airman

Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Grahame-White (1879-1959) was the first aviator first to make a night flight

Henri Farman and his 50 hp Gnome biplane, Blackpool Aviation Meeting, Lancashire, 1909 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Henri Farman and his 50 hp Gnome biplane, Blackpool Aviation Meeting, Lancashire, 1909 (1933). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume I, by R

The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
The conqueror of the Channel: Louis Bleriot, 1909 (1933). Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, inventor and engineer

Henri Farman, French aircraft designer, constructor and pilot, c1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Henri Farman, French aircraft designer, constructor and pilot, c1910 (1933). Henri Farman (1874-1958) set numerous official records for both distance and duration in the Voisin 1907 biplane

Englands greatest pre-war pilot: Mr BC Hucks, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
Englands greatest pre-war pilot: Mr BC Hucks, 1914 (1934). Bentfield Charles Hucks (1884-1918) was a British aviation pioneer who became the first Briton to perform a loop in an aircraft in September

London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane, 1914 (1934). The first all-British aeroplane to finish a long-distance race

The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, 1914 (1934). John Evans-Freke, 10th Baron Carbery (1892-1970) at the Aerial Derby

The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory, 1914 (1934). The Coupe d Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Schneider Trophy)

Survivor of a terrible smash: Mr Sydney Pickles, the Caudron expert, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
Survivor of a terrible smash: Mr Sydney Pickles, the Caudron expert, 1913 (1934). Sydney Pickles (1894-1975) was an Australian aviator

London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume II, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1934]

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

Bomber Command pilot, 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF bomber crew, 1941. Captain and crew form a team, upon a team, upon whose close co-ordination the success of every flight depends: (left to right) navigator, radio operator, rear gunner, captain

The pilot of a British Coastal Command aircraft, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

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

Leaders in the Burma Campaign met in Rangoon after the citys fall on May 3, 1945, 1945
Leaders in the Burma Campaign met in Rangoon after the citys fall on May 3, 1945, 1942. Lieutenant General Sir William Slim (GOC-in-Chief 14th Army)

Fully Equipped for air fighting; oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Starting on an instructional flight in a Miles Magister. The pupil is in the rear cockpit, 1940. The Miles M.14 Magister was a British two-seat monoplane

Firing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940
Fireing Practice at Drogue Towed Target, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

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

Sopwith Camel aircraft ready for a patrol over the German lines, World War I, c1917-c1918. The Sopwith Camel first entered service in June 1917. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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)

Pilots compartment, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Dr Hugo Eckener, manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, c1917-1933 (1933). Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

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