Air Field Collection (page 2)

Early type of British BE2 biplane on an airfield
An early type of British BE2 two-seater biplane on an airfield. The BE2 was used for reconnaissance and as a light bomber during the First World War. Date: May 1913

German Fokker D VII fighter planes, Flanders, WW1
German Fokker D VII single-seat fighter planes on an airfield in Flanders, with pursuit pilots and ground crew, towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Captured Sopwith Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1
A captured Sopwith Camel biplane of No. 54 Squadron on an enemy airfield during the First World War, with a dog standing alongside. Date: 1916-1918

American pilots near Toul, France, WW1
A group of seven American pilots who brought down enemy aircraft near Toul, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

German AEG biplane with ground crew, WW1
A German AEG bomber biplane, with ground crew fitting a large (100 kg) bomb, on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Australian troops guarding captured plane, Janin, WW1
Men of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade guarding a captured enemy plane at Janin airfield, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German Albatros D. V fighter plane, WW1
A German Albatros D.V fighter biplane in service towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

German DFW CV biplane, WW1
A German DFW CV reconnaissance two-seater biplane with a Benz BZ4 six-cylinder engine, during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

German Roland C. II biplane, WW1
A German Roland C.II two-seater reconnaissance biplane in use during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with crew. Date: 1916-1917

Unidentified biplane on an airfield, WW1
An unidentified two-seater biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German Gotha G. V heavy bomber, WW1
A German Gotha G.V heavy bomber, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War, mostly for night bombing. Seen here on an airfield. Date: 1917-1918

British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 single-seater biplane on an airfield, used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It had a 150hp RAF 4a engine. Date: 1915-1918

US Armys first plane, Fort Myer, Virginia, USA
The US Armys first plane, seen here with crew at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, after it had been equipped with wheels. It was the first successful aeroplane in the world, powered by a Wright B45 engine

Napier-Fokker scout for Dutch Air Force, WW1
A Napier-Fokker single-seater scout (possibly the Albatros D.I), designed specially for the Dutch Air Force. It had a speed of 175 mph and easy manoeuvrability. Date: 1914-1918

British Spad VII biplanes on an airfield, WW1
British Spad VII fighter biplanes on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Men of the RFC loading Lewis guns, WW1
Men of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) loading Lewis guns during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sopwith Strutter plane crashed in airfield, France, WW1
A Sopwith 1 Strutter biplane of No. 5 (N) Squadron RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) which has crashed at Petite-Synthe airfield, Dunkirk, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

British plane on airfield, WW1
A British plane on an airfield (possibly after a crash landing) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British Bristol fighter biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Bristol fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Cossack air squadron, Rostov, Don District, WW1
A Cossack air squadron with French Voisin biplanes at Rostov in the Don District, Russia, towards the end of the First World War. Date: September 1918

German Friedrichshafen G. III bomber plane, WW1
A German Friedrichshafen G.III medium bomber plane with two Mercedes engines, in service towards the end of the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with crew. Date: 1917-1918

German Gotha biplane with crew, WW1
A German Gotha heavy bomber biplane, with crew, on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Maurice Farman MF11 Shorthorn biplane, WW1
A Maurice Farman MF11 Shorthorn biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a French reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft developed by the Farman Aviation Works

Vickers Vimy aeroplane with Rolls Royce engines
The Vickers Vimy aeroplane with two Rolls Royce engines. It served as a British heavy bomber during the First World War, and was the first plane to fly the Atlantic Ocean non-stop in 1919

German Gotha bomber and Albatros Scout, WW1
A German Gotha heavy twin-engined bomber (left) and a small single-seater fighter Albatros Scout as escort, on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German Fokker D VII fighter planes, WW1
Four German Fokker D VII fighter planes on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. It had a 180 hp Mercedes engine, and was a single-seat fighter plane. Date: circa 1918

German Gotha G. I heavy bombers, WW1
German Gotha G.I heavy bombers, introduced in 1915 and used during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with various people posing for the photograph. Date: 1915-1918

Italian SIA 7B1 biplane bombers with Fiat engines, WW1
A long row of Italian SIA 7B1 biplane reconnaissance bombers with Fiat A12 engines, standing on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917

Sopwith Snipe 7F1 biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Sopwith Snipe 7F1 biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a single-seat fighter plane with a 200 horsepower Bentley engine, used by the RAF. Date: 1917-1918

British Spad VII biplanes, Middle East, WW1
British Spad VII fighter biplanes with members of 30 Squadron RFC (Royal Flying Corps) on an airfield in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

BE2C biplanes on an airfield, Middle East, WW1
Three British BE2C biplanes on an airfield somewhere in the Middle East (possibly Mesopotamia, now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British Sopwith F1 Camel biplane, WW1
A British Sopwith F1 Camel biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Handley Page bomber with Clayton tractor, WW1
A Handley Page bomber with its wings folded, being moved into position for takeoff by a Clayton tractor on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 29 August 1918

British BE2C biplanes on an airfield, Gosport, WW1
A line of British BE2C biplanes of No. 13 Squadron on an airfield at Gosport, Hampshire, waiting to set out for France during the First World War. Date: 12 October 1915

Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane, WW1
A British Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was equipped with Rolls Royce Eagle engines. Date: 1914-1918

British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield
A British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield. It first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa late 1920s

Airco DH4 biplanes on an airfield, WW1
Airco De Havilland DH4 biplanes on an airfield during the First World War. It was a British two-seater daytime bomber. Date: 1916-1918

RFC training with Sopwith biplane, WW1
RFC (Royal Flying Corps) training during the First World War. Mechanics prepare an experimental Sopwith biplane for flight. An Avro biplane can be seen in the background. Date: 1914-1918

Aircraft preparing to depart for night bombardment, WW1
A British aircraft preparing to depart for a night bombardment during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Damaged plane on an airfield, WW1
Men examine a damaged plane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sopwith Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1
A Sopwith Camel biplane of No. 17 Aero Squadron USAS (United States Air Service) on an airfield during the First World War. Men can be seen in the background on the left, sitting outside a hut

Bristol F2B fighter biplane on an airfield, WW1
A Bristol F2B fighter biplane with a 200hp Sunbeam Arab engine on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

National Air Scouts 21st Anniversary Celebrations
Surrey Air Scout Camp at National Air Scouts 21st Anniversary Celebrations at Rushmoor. 1962

Rene Paul Fonck, French aviator, in his SPAD plane
Rene Paul Fonck (1894-1953), French aviator during the First World War, known as the all-time Allied Ace of Aces. Seen here on an airfield in a French SPAD aeroplane

Air Scouts on a tractor
Two Air Scouts drive a cable towing tractor at Lasham airfield. 1960s

Oberleutnant Ernst Udet, German air ace, WW1
Oberleutnant (later Colonel General) Ernst Udet (1896-1941), German air ace (with 62 victories), seen here in front of his Fokker D VII biplane

Metropolitan Police helicopters at an airfield
Three Metropolitan Police helicopters at an airfield -- two are on the ground, while another hovers in the air

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