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Royal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection

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Royal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Photographic

Photographic Collection
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Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing biplanes flying in formation above the spectators. 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Tempest aeroplanes

Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Tempest aeroplanes
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, and Hawker Tempest aeroplanes, all in camouflage paint. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Early flying machine design

Early flying machine design
An early flying machine design, showing a man standing in a winged assembly similar to a paraglider. Designed by Jacob Degen, Vienna, 1807, with measurements given below. 1807

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a British Spitfire shooting down a German bomber during the Second World War. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Pan American Airways route map

Pan American Airways route map
Pan American Airways System global route map of the Flying Clipper Ships (passengers, mail, express). circa 1938

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Poster, Zeppelin to South America

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Boeing B-17 aeroplane

Boeing B-17 aeroplanes, one in blue, the other in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing the capture of the German submarine U570 by a Lockheed Hudson plane of the British Coastal Command during the Second World War. 1941

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- sectional views of the boiler. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the steam engine. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the car or carriage. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- side view of the main frame, and plan of the controlling tail

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Dolphin airship by Jean Samuel Pauly and Durs Egg

Dolphin airship by Jean Samuel Pauly and Durs Egg
A fish-shaped airshipdesign Dolphin by Jean Samuel Pauly and Durs Egg, c.1835. Date: circa 1835

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Man riding on a steam rocket

Man riding on a steam rocket
The Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster

Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster
Poster, Air Race for the Kings Cup, at Hatfield Aerodrome, with a stylised image of two planes racing. July 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Mr. Sadlers Ascent from Merton Fields, Oxford

Mr. Sadlers Ascent from Merton Fields, Oxford
James Sadlers ascent from Merton Fields, Oxford on 7th July 1810

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: English Electric Canberra aeroplane

English Electric Canberra aeroplane
English Electric Canberra WH655 aeroplane. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Handley Page Harrow K6962 aeroplane

Handley Page Harrow K6962 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent

Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent
View of Charles Greens Nassau balloon with several passengers, flying over the River Medway in Kent. 7 November 1836

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne

Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne
Cover design, official catalogue of the 7th Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris, 12-27 November 1921

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Popular Aviation Magazine

Popular Aviation Magazine

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Western Airways Ltd Poster

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster

De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster
Poster, De Havilland Aircraft Company, From Mildenhall to Melbourne in 70 Hours 59 Minutes winning the Worlds Greatest Race

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cobham Air Routes Poster

Cobham Air Routes Poster
Poster, Cobham Air Routes, offering flights to Guernsey in 2 hours. With a map of the south coast. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Nord Air Express Poster

Nord Air Express Poster
Nord Air Express Air France - Sabena Poster, the direct route for Scandinavia, with a map showing routes between cities. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously

Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, seaplane Scipio

Imperial Airways Poster, seaplane Scipio
Imperial Airways Poster, showing a diagrammatic drawing of the seaplane Scipio, one of the new Kent class, for use on the trans-Mediterranean service. 1931

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Godards balloon ascent from the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen

Godards balloon ascent from the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
Mademoiselle Godards - balloon ascent from the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1837

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Ascent of Mr Sadler, Nottingham

Ascent of Mr Sadler, Nottingham
The Ascent of Mr Sadler the celebrated British Aeronaut at Nottingham. 1 November 1813

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Supermarine Type 365 Spitfire aeroplane

Supermarine Type 365 Spitfire aeroplane
Supermarine Type 365 Spitfire P.R. Mk. XI aeroplane, in blue with black and white stripes. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Mr Greens 100th balloon ascent

Mr Greens 100th balloon ascent from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London. 14 May 1832

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics

Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing a passenger plane coming in to land at an airport at night. January 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing Hurricanes of the RAF cooperating with the Russian Air Force during the Second World War. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a biplane against a stylised red, white and grey background. 1933

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- view with covering fabric removed. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Westland Whirlwind aeroplanes

Westland Whirlwind aeroplanes
Westland Aircraft Ltd, Whirlwind aeroplanes, mostly in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Spanish lottery game

Spanish lottery game for children, Neuva Loteria De Los Globos (Juego para les ninos.) Num. 57. Made up of 52 small pictograms of various fanciful balloon designs. 1867

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, Jersey Airways Ltd, Regular Daily Services, Multi-Engined Air-Liners. Showing a De Havilland biplane with a map below. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Use the Air Mail Poster

Use the Air Mail Poster
GPO Poster, Use the Air Mail, The Fastest Mail. Depicting the underside of a monoplane against a blue and black sky

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, flights to Australia

Imperial Airways Poster, flights to Australia
Imperial Airways Poster, advertising flights to Australia taking ten and a half days. 1935

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane

Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane
Imperial Airways Poster, showing four types of plane, with cutaway drawings of interiors of each class -- Heracles and Hannibal, Scylla, Atalanta, and Scipio. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Crinoline Parachute

Crinoline Parachute
A Crinoline Parachute. Date: 1802

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Martin Baker M. B. 5 aeroplane

Martin Baker M. B. 5 aeroplane
Martin Baker M.B.5 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Bristol Beaufighter Mk. 1F aeroplane

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. 1F aeroplane
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.1F MM856 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Supermarine Type 350 Spitfire aeroplane

Supermarine Type 350 Spitfire aeroplane
Supermarine Type 350 Spitfire H.F. Mk. VI aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley Mk. V aeroplane

Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley Mk. V aeroplane
Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley Mk. V Z6625 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green

Balloon event, Charles Green

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: The Aerial Steam Carriage, or Ariel

The Aerial Steam Carriage, or Ariel. An artists imaginary representation of a propeller-driven flying machine with wings

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Bodies removed from a crashed balloon

Bodies removed from a crashed balloon
The bodies of a man and a woman being removed from a crashed balloon in a deer park. 1824

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: The Battle of the Balloons

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent

Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Preparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Luggage label, Zeppelin to South America

Luggage label, Zeppelin to South America
Luggage label, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (Airline) for the LZ 129 Hindenburg flight to South America. The passenger is a Mrs Sinclair, destination Rio de Janeiro, berth number 32. 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable

Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Poster, Guernsey Airways

Poster, Guernsey Airways, offering frequent services to and from the Channel Islands, with a map showing places and flight durations. circa 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Brochure design, Cobham Air Routes

Brochure design, Cobham Air Routes, serving London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, and Guernsey. circa 1935

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Records of first UK aerial mail service

Records of first UK aerial mail service
Thepostmasters official handwrittenrecordsrelatingto thefirst UKaerialmail service from London to Windsor andWindsor to LondoninSeptember1911. 1911

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme

Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme
Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. October 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest

Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest
Souvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, showing a passenger airliner flying above a cruise liner, advertising Travel by Air Ferry to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Western Airways Poster

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Empire Air Day Poster

Empire Air Day Poster
Poster, Empire Air Day 1934, organised by the Air League of the British Empire. A civil aviation and RAF " at home". With a map of UK showing where the events are taking place. May 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! WW2

RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! WW2
RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! Showing two British Hawker Hurricane fighters flying over a British aircraft carrier at sea during the Second World War

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: International Air Rally Poster 1937

International Air Rally Poster 1937
Poster, High Speed Thrills! International Air Rally, Lympne, 28-29 August. Spectacular RAF Hendon Acrobatics, Racing, Live Parachuting, Foreign Aces. Organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. 1937

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: International Air Display and Races Poster

International Air Display and Races Poster
Poster, International Air Display and Races at Lympne, near Hythe, Kent, organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. September 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: National Aviation Day Display poster

National Aviation Day Display poster
Poster, National Aviation Day Display, new events, new thrills, new aircraft, fly with the three aces, under the direction of Sir Alan Cobham, Coming Soon. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Jersey Airways Ltd poster, showing a passenger biplane flying from the south coast of Britain to Jersey. Listing duration and costs of flights from London and Portsmouth. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Guernsey Airways Poster

Guernsey Airways Poster
Guernsey Airways Ltd, poster giving a stylised route map of flights from London and Southampton to Channel Islands, and Dinard on the French coast. 20th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: 1st International Aircraft Exhibition Poster

1st International Aircraft Exhibition Poster, 12-28th October 1935 Milan Sample Fair. Showing a group of eagles watching a plane speeding past. 1935

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Railway Air Services Poster

Railway Air Services Poster
Railway Air Services (RAS) Poster, serving Plymouth, Teignmouth, Cardiff, Birmingham and Liverpool, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham, London (Croydon) and Isle of Wight

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Pleasure Flights Poster

Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing two pilots in flight, with other planes in the background. 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Fine Art Print Collection: Ascent of M. Delemarne in L Esperance

Ascent of M. Delemarne in L Esperance
Poster advertising the ascent of M. Delemarne The Aerial Vessel Sailing Balloon! " L Esperance", Cremorne Gardens, August 7th 1865 Date: 1865



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