Aeroplanes Collection

Four English Electric Lightning F1s XM139 XM147 XM164
Four English Electric Lightning F1s, XM139, XM147, XM164 and XM165, of No 74 Squadron, in flight

Avro Vulcan B2 at night

HMS Hermes (R12)

Hawker Siddeley Tridents of BEA at Heathrow Airport. circa 1965. Date: 1965

de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide G-AGUF
de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide, G-AGUF, of Island Air Services

Consolidated PBY Catalina (aft) climbing away of Boeing built PB2B-2

HMS Furious (47) with a Sopwith F1 Camel on the flightdeck

The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators to Bentfield Hucks and Gustav Hamel at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 January 1914

Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127
Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy Series 222 of BEA

Avro Anson 19 VM331 1954
Avro Anson 19, VM331. 1954

HMS Fearless (L10)

Boeing 747 of Cathay Pacific over Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong
Boeing 747 of Cathay Pacific over Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong

USS Intrepid (CV-11) c April 1960
USS Intrepid (CV-11) c.April 1960. Date: 1960

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

Concorde G-BOa a Boeing 747 and a VC10
Concorde, G-BOa, a Boeing 747 and a VC10 at the British Airways stand at J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Black and white

HMAS Melbourne head-on. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic. Construction was frozen at the end of WW2 but resumed in 1949 after the ship was taken over by the RAN

HMS Hermes (R12) shortly after being accepted by the Royal Navy, 1959

Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926, the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. Date: 1926

First flight of BAC TSR-2 XR219 Boscombe Down
First flight of BAC TSR-2, XR219, Boscombe Down, 30 September 1964

Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation of TWA over New York City, 55

Avro Shackleton MR2 WL751 overflying the Rock of Gibraltar
Avro Shackleton MR2, WL751, overflying the Rock of Gibralter

Helicopter design by Leonardo Da Vinci

HMS Victorious (R38) approaching the Persian Gulf, 3 July 1961. de Havilland Sea Vixens, Supermarine Scimitars and Westland Whirlwinds line the flightdeck

The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck alongside its complement of Skyhawk and Tracker aircraft. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic

HMS Albion (R07) after conversion to a Commando Carrier

Avro Vulcan BMk1, Vickers Valiant BMk1, XD869, and Handley Page Victor BMk1, XA931

Handley Page Victor B1 XA930 taking off from Hatfield
Handley Page Victor B1, XA930, taking off from Hatfield on 14 July 1960 at 190, 000lb all-up weight assisted by de Havilland Spectre rockets. Date: 1960

WW2 poster, Switch off that Light! Less Light -- More Planes. Date: 1940s

Concorde G-BOa in British Airways markings
Concorde, G-BOa, in British Airways markings

Boeing 707-323B N8436 of American Airlines
Boeing 707-323B, N8436, of American Airlines

Handley Page Victor K1 refuels 2 RAF McDonnell F-4 Phantoms
Handley Page Victor K1 refuels two RAF McDonnell F-4 Phantoms

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

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

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