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Propeller Collection

Background imagePropeller Collection: Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

Background imagePropeller Collection: The Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft, c1937 (c1937)

The Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft, c1937 (c1937). The Short Mayo Composite was a long-range seaplane combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to

Background imagePropeller Collection: Two Short Sunderlands rescuing crew, 1940

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

Background imagePropeller Collection: British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917

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

Background imagePropeller Collection: The Bennie Railplane, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown

The Bennie Railplane, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Bennie Railplane, 1930, (1933). The George Bennie railplane is an astounding device by which existing railways could be speeded up for passenger traffic

Background imagePropeller Collection: Louis Bleriot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909

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

Background imagePropeller Collection: Illustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. Artist: W Heath Robinson

Illustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Illustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. From a private collection

Background imagePropeller Collection: Marines' movie men, 11 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines' movie men, 11 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines' movie men, 11 June 1918 (date created or published later). Men in uniform with a movie camera at the Marine Flying Field, Miami, Florida during World War I.

Background imagePropeller Collection: Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working on a propeller in a navy shipbuilding yard in England during World War I.

Background imagePropeller Collection: Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. 'A most important and interesting trial-trip has been made with this new vessel

Background imagePropeller Collection: Fokker's parasol monoplane. No tension wires: great styg [?] capacity, 1919-1945

Fokker's parasol monoplane. No tension wires: great styg [?] capacity, 1919-1945. Creator: Reijer Stolk
Fokker's parasol monoplane. No tension wires: great styg [?] capacity, 1919-1945

Background imagePropeller Collection: Shafting for new Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. steamer, (1907?). Creator: Unknown

Shafting for new Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. steamer, (1907?). Creator: Unknown
Shafting for new Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. steamer, (1907?)

Background imagePropeller Collection: Str. William E. Corey, stern view on the ways, South Chicago, Ill. 1905. Creator: Unknown

Str. William E. Corey, stern view on the ways, South Chicago, Ill. 1905. Creator: Unknown
Str. William E. Corey, stern view on the ways, South Chicago, Ill. 1905

Background imagePropeller Collection: Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt.E... 1917

Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt.E... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Field, Virginia - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Captain J.C. Bartolf (or possibly Capt. W.T. Boatwright) And Lt.E. Lemaitre, 1917

Background imagePropeller Collection: Langley Field, Va. - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917

Langley Field, Va. - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Field, Virginia - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917

Background imagePropeller Collection: Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920
Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Scientific apparatus with propellers

Background imagePropeller Collection: Flight, Seattle, 1938. Creator: Unknown

Flight, Seattle, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Flight, Seattle, 1938. Settle Children's Theatre - Flight - A Living Newspaper Play'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imagePropeller Collection: U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914

U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914
U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. US Navy warship in dry dock. She was launched in December 1909

Background imagePropeller Collection: Robert Willis Jr. 1st Lieutenant, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Robert Willis Jr

Robert Willis Jr. 1st Lieutenant, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Robert Willis Jr
Robert Willis Jr. 1st Lieutenant, between 1909 and 1923. American airman in leather flying jacket, posing in front of the propeller of a biplane

Background imagePropeller Collection: Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Background imagePropeller Collection: Aerosleds on the Ob, 1880. Creator: GP Putintsev

Aerosleds on the Ob, 1880. Creator: GP Putintsev
Aerosleds on the Ob, 1880. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents held in the Berdsk Historical Art Museum, drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of Berdsk in

Background imagePropeller Collection: The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. The steamship, which had suffered a fractured propeller shaft in the Red Sea

Background imagePropeller Collection: Princes Aerial Ship. Star of the East!, 19th century. 19th century

Princes Aerial Ship. Star of the East!, 19th century. 19th century
Princes Aerial Ship. Star of the East!, 19th century

Background imagePropeller Collection: Imperial Airways Handley-Page HP 42 biplane Hanno, Gwadar, Baluchistan, c1931-c1940 (1946)

Imperial Airways Handley-Page HP 42 biplane Hanno, Gwadar, Baluchistan, c1931-c1940 (1946). By 1929, Imperial Airways Ltd. had pushed their regular weekly service from Great Britain to India

Background imagePropeller Collection: Saunders motor launch on slipway ready for launching, 1908. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Saunders motor launch on slipway ready for launching, 1908. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch on slipway ready for launching, 1908

Background imagePropeller Collection: London-Paris Air Race: the winner, Mr WL Brock, the American racing pilot, 1914, (1934)

London-Paris Air Race: the winner, Mr WL Brock, the American racing pilot, 1914, (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Paris Air Race: the winner, Mr WL Brock, the American racing pilot, 1914, (1934). The London to Paris Air Race 1914, ran from Hendon to Buc and back with a total distance of 508 miles

Background imagePropeller Collection: Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1938

Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1938. The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly produced by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for the Royal Air Force

Background imagePropeller Collection: Prototype Hawker Hurricane being test flown by Flight Lieutenant PWS Bulman, c1935 (1941)

Prototype Hawker Hurricane being test flown by Flight Lieutenant PWS Bulman, c1935 (1941). PWS George Bulman was Chief Test Pilot for Hawker Aircraft from 1925

Background imagePropeller Collection: Dudgeon's new double-screw steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Dudgeon's new double-screw steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dudgeon's new double-screw steam-ship Flora, 1862. 'A most important and interesting trial-trip has been made with this new vessel

Background imagePropeller Collection: Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, First Practical Introducer of the Screw-Propeller - from a photograph by

Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, First Practical Introducer of the Screw-Propeller - from a photograph by L Creator: Unknown
Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, First Practical Introducer of the Screw-Propeller - from a photograph by Lawrence, 1856. The magnificent spectacle presented by our screw fleet at the naval review just

Background imagePropeller Collection: The careful hands of women are trained in... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

The careful hands of women are trained in... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imagePropeller Collection: Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imagePropeller Collection: Lieutenant 'Mike'Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Lieutenant "Mike"Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Lieutenant " Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imagePropeller Collection: Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their... Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their... Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1, 200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imagePropeller Collection: Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942

Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942
Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imagePropeller Collection: Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imagePropeller Collection: Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows... at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C. 1942

Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows... at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C

Background imagePropeller Collection: Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942

Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the... Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. 1942
Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imagePropeller Collection: One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942

One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Va. It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off

Background imagePropeller Collection: Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Heres our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va

Background imagePropeller Collection: Students at Washington High School at class, training... to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif

Students at Washington High School at class, training... to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif
Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. Ralph Angar, instructor

Background imagePropeller Collection: Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Background imagePropeller Collection: Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imagePropeller Collection: Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imagePropeller Collection: Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imagePropeller Collection: Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imagePropeller Collection: Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imagePropeller Collection: Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas



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