Spitfires over ForthGerman Heinkel IIIs over the Forth Bridge are intercepted by Spitfires - the first defensive aerial action of the war
Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation PosterPoster, 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
Westland Whirlwind aeroplanesWestland Aircraft Ltd, Whirlwind aeroplanes, mostly in camouflage colours. 1940s
Back Them Up! World War Two poster issued by HMSO (Her Majestys Stationery Office) featuring RAF Spitfires chasing and downing German fighter aircraft
Croydon Airport 1934Passengers disembarking from a plane at Croydon Airport. The painting is entitled The Airport of London, Croydon
Formation Fighting WwiFormation fighting between German and British aeroplanes - a battle in the skies during World War One. Note the colourful paintwork of the German planes
Passenger Plane ImperialAn Armstrong Whitworth Ensign of Imperial Airways takes off: it has the same Dunlop tyres as the smart red motor car on the ground
Programme cover, Schneider Trophy ContestSouvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931
HMS Indomitable at sea, Second World War, 1945Aerial photograph of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Indomitable under way, 1945. A Seafire fighter airplane is visible, parked on her foredeck
Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber; Second World War, 1941Painting showing a Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber-reconnaissance airplane flying over a British destroyer (bottom centre) and the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (back right), 1941
British aircraft camouflage, 1941British 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
B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking off from Hornet; Second WorldPhotograph showing an American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber taking off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on 18th April 1942
Launch of HMS Ark Royal, Birkenhead, 1937Photograph showing the aircraft-carrier HMS Ark Royal being launched down the slipway at the Cammell Laird Shipyard, Birkenhead, 13th April 1937
National Aviation Day Display posterPoster, 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
The seat of a hero: Spitfire pilots cockpit, 1940The cockpit, with its amazing array of dials, is the epitome of intensive mechancial warfare of World War Two. Date: 1940
British FE2B bomber in flight, WW1A British FE2B bomber biplane in flight over fields during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
No FearA curmudgeonly workman, balanced precariously on a chimney, looks at an aircraft during World War I and mutters, " Blowed if I d risk my bloomin neck"
The Battle of BritainA circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin
De Havilland Aircraft Company PosterPoster, De Havilland Aircraft Company, From Mildenhall to Melbourne in 70 Hours 59 Minutes winning the Worlds Greatest Race
Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1939Diagram illustration of a British Hawker Hurricane Fighter, able to fly at a height of 35, 000 feet, with a 600 mile range and eight fixed Browning guns, firing 250 rounds in 10 seconds
Airco DH2 De Havilland biplane on an airfield, WW1An Airco DH2 De Havilland fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a single-seater scout with a Gnome Monosoupape 100 horsepower engine. Date: 1915-1918
RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943Illustration showing Royal Air Force bombers heading towards their target of Berlin during the Spring of 1943. This drawing shows several types of German anti-aircraft defences which were new to
Empire Air Day PosterA poster for the Empire Air Day on Saturday 20th May 1939 at Warmwell near Dorchester. The Hawker Hurricane planes played a key role in attack and defence during WW2
Imperial Airways Speeding up the Empire. Flights to Europe, Africa, India, the Far East, Australia, Bermuda and New York. A tropical-looking African lady of the Empire dominates the poster while in
RAF Bristol Beaufighter; Second World War, 1943Photograph of a British Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bomber aircraft of Coastal Command, with torpedo slung beneath the fuselage, 1943
Schneider Trophy 1929Cover for the official programme : the aircraft depicted is the Italian Macchi 52, which to Il Duces disappointment failed to win the face
Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932
Popular Aviation Magazine
Use the Air Mail PosterGPO Poster, Use the Air Mail, The Fastest Mail. Depicting the underside of a monoplane against a blue and black sky
Sopwith Camel biplane in forced landing, France, WW1A British Sopwith Camel biplane after a forced landing in a field near Noyelles-sur-Escaut, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 8 October 1918
CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969Brian Trubshaw pilots the British-built Supersonic transport aircraft, Concorde 002 on its maiden flight from Filton to Fairford, seven years before entering service. Date: 9 April 1969
Napier Heston Racer G-AFOK with Sabre I Date: 1939
D-Day - Bomber giving air support to infantry invasionA B-26 Martin Marauder of the 9th Airforce over the Normandy coast, giving air support to the landing craft on the beaches below
HMS Habbakuk in sectionIllustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
RAF Bristol Blenheim Fighter-Bombers; Second World War, 19Illustration showing three Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim mark IV fighter-bomber-reconnaissance airplanes over enemy territory in 1941
German Armoured Vehicles; Second World War, 1944Illustration showing a selection of German armoured vehicles used during the Battle for Normandy in 1944. The vehicles shown include Panther and Tiger tanks (left foreground)
Help to Buy an AeroplaneHelp to buy an Aeroplane - poster explaining that any Army War Savings Association contributing £ 1000 can have an aircraft named after themselves! 1914-1918
Air Union posterPoster advertising the services of the Rapid Azur, flying passengers between London, Paris, Lyons, Marseilles and Geneva
Future New York will be pre- eminently the city of skyscrapers - and of noise, what with the elevated railway passing your window and the aircraft flying low overhead
The Plane - and the Beautiful by Albert BaileyA group of young women, attired in elegant swimwear, wave to an aeroplane flying up ahead. Date: 1927
HMS Glorious cruiser and aircraft carrier, WW1HMS Glorious, British Royal Navy Courageous-class cruiser during the First World War, rebuilt as an aircraft carrier in the late 1920s. Launched in 1916, sunk in 1940. Date: circa 1920s-1930s
Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957
Dockyard Workers on board HMS Coventry, Second World WarPhotograph showing dockyard workers, including a rivetters boy working with a portable forge, refitting HMS Coventry during the Second World War, 1940
Miles SparrowhawkA clean-lined single-seater aircraft designed for racing and other sporting uses : it can reach 290 km/h
HAWKER HURRICANE 1Though lacking the glamour of the Spitfire, the plainer Hurricane is more widely used, downing more German aircraft than the rest of the defences combined
Cover design, Jersey Airways brochureCover design, Jersey Airways Ltd brochure. circa 1934
Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing a passenger plane coming in to land at an airport at night. January 1929
