Aeroplane Collection (page 2)

Passenger Plane Imperial
An Armstrong Whitworth Ensign of Imperial Airways takes off: it has the same Dunlop tyres as the smart red motor car on the ground

Supermarine Spitfire XIV knife-edged

North American P-51D Mustang -the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Merlin transformed the P-51 into the best US fighter of World War 2

Schlieren photograph of a Concorde model in a wind tunnel

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937. Date: 1937

Sir Barnes Wallis HonFRAeS at his drawing board
Sir Barnes Wallis, HonFRAeS, at his drawing board

BAC TSR-2 XR219 in flight
BAC TSR-2, XR219, in flight

Supermarine Spitfire manufacture October 1943
Supermarine Spitfire manufacture, October 1943. Date: 1943

Hawker Sea Fury FB11 WF619
Hawker Sea Fury FB11, WF619

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

Lancaster I (4-Merlin) Bomber, seen from three different angles. 1942

Short Sunderland flying boat in flight
Short Sunderland flying boat NSZ in flight. Date: circa 1940s

Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland. From top: Westland Sea King, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Wessex HU5, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Lynx, Westland Wasp HAS1 and Westlad Gazelle

The first Short SC-5 Belfast, XR362

Prior to Coltishalls At Home day on the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, September 1960. Six generations of RAF fighters line up together

Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV / MH434
Supermarine Spitfire IXB, G-ASJV/MH434, flown by Ray Hanna. James Gilbert photo

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2 of the Royal Navy lands on an aircraft carrier

The first Avro Vulcan B2 XH533
The first Avro Vulcan B2, XH533

BAC TSR-2 XR219 in flight with undercarriage down
BAC TSR-2, XR219, in flight with undercarriage down

Bristol Beaufighter VI

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

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

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

Sunday Sport - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon
Front cover of the Sunday Sport Newspaper - April 24th 1988 - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon *Note usage restrictions as outlined below* 1988

WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Vickers VC10 C1 XR808 10 Sqn RAF Hong Kong 1968
Vickers VC10 C1 XR808 of 10 Squadron RAF Transport Command landing at Kai Tak, Hong Kong in 1968 Date: 1968

HMS Albion (R07) when in use as a Commando Carrier, December 1971

Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. From left:Westland Sea King HAS1 of 706 Squadron; Westland Wessex HAS1 of 771 Squadron and a Westland Gazelle of 705 Squadron

Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2 WD493 of No114 Squadron
Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2, WD493, of No114 Squadron

Piper Cherokee 140 G-AYJR
Piper Cherokee 140, G-AYJR, of the Oxford Air Training School flying near Blenheim Palace

Concorde in British Airways colours takes-off
Concorde, in British Airways colours takes-off

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

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

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

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a two-propeller plane nosediving. 1937

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a stylised biplane in flight. 1935

British aircraft camouflage, 1941
British aircraft camouflage, showing how the colours appear to merge into their surroundings, 1941. Date: 1941. Aircraft include Blenheim Bomber, Hudson Bomber, Wellington Bomber, Skua Bomber

Vickers 417 Wellington III -employed by Bomber Command throughout the war years

Boeing Dash 80 N70700 is barrel rolled
Boeing Dash 80, N70700, is barrel rolled

Concorde production in the main assembly hall at Filton

Cockpit of Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV / MH434
Cockpit of Supermarine Spitfire IXB, G-ASJV/MH434. James Gilbert photo

Concorde in Air France markings

Concorde 002 the second prototype
Concorde 002, the second prototype, in the final stages of equipment and fitting out at Filton

Design staff of W G Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey
Design staff of W.G. Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey, in March 1918. W.G. Tarrant is the man with the beard in the centre of the back row

Airship R101 G-FaW moored outside the hangars
Airship R101, G-FaW, moored outside the hangars at Cardington while onlookers view from the road and the top deck of a bus

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

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

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

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