Air Port Collection (page 2)

Gatwick Airport 1960S
A passenger stands alone in the airport checking the flight departures for British Caledonian Date: late 1960s

Refuelling in Basra
British. French and Dutch vehicles being refuelled at Basra, Iraq, following their arrival from at Basra airport. The Royal Air Forces were stationed near the town. Date: 1930s

Boarding a Boeing 747
Passengers at London (Heathrow) airport boarding a Boeing 727 (Lufthansa) on the runway. Date: 1960s

London Airport 1960S
Passengers with their luggage at London (now Heathrow) Airport, England. Date: 1960s

English Model Village

Yerba Buena Aerodrome
Plans for the island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco, U.S.A. to be turned into a harbour airport and runways for the U.S. airforce, with tunnels serving as bomb-proof hangars Date: 1940s

Aircraft Safety Check
A routine aircraft saftely check being carried out at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. Date: 1960s

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

Scouts at Heathrow Airport
Mr Trevor Scott-Chard and London Air Scouts at London Heathrow Airport with British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing Stratocruiser Canopus behind them. 1950

Air Scouts aeromodelling
Air Scouts of London Airport Group pore over instructions on a table to build a model aeroplane. circa 1950s

Princess Elizabeth at an airport
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with others at an airport, standing near the steps to a plane. Two corgi dogs stand behind her. late 1940s

Circular Airport Project
A suggested central London overhead airport at Kings Cross showing aeroplanes landing on the runways of a huge wheel-shaped structure Date: 1931

Dunlop Tyre Advert 22
At the airport, with an aircraft of Imperial Airways. 1932

R101 survivors arrive at Croydon
Survivors of the R101 airship crash near Beauvais, France, on 5th October 1930 arrive at Croydon Airport ten days later

Ribbentrop with Londonderry
Joachim von Ribbentrop with his wife and the Marquess of Londonderry at Croydon Airport before their departure for Belfast, where the Ribbentrops spent the Whitsun weekend with the Londonderry family

Girl awaiting for Fathers return
A beautiful photograph of a young girl patiently awaiting the return of her Father, who has possibly serving in the British Armed Forces overseas

Airport scene with Caravelle jet
Scene at an airport with a Caravelle jet on the runway, with nine small aeroplanes flying in formation overhead. The jet bears the name of the Italian airline, Societa Aerea Mediterranea

Holidays Abroad by Air, with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Holidays Abroad by Air, with Thomas Cook & Son, and Dean & Dawson. A smartly dressed couple are at an airport -- the woman is carrying a circular luggage case

Imperial Airways poster
Poster for Imperial Airways showing passengers boarding a waiting aeroplane

I believe it is peace for our time
Extract from the Illustrated London News, October 8th 1938, celebrating Chamberlains triumphant return to England following the Munich Agreement

Elegant travel, 1956
The ideal travel coat - loose, comfortable and roomy enough to go over any suit; two toned, light-grey checked tweed - raglan deep sleeved with curved cuffs and hemline

King Amanullah at Hendon
KING AMANULLAH OF AFGHANISTAN with his wife Queen Souriya attending an air display at Hendon while on a visit to England in March 1928

Off for Paris by W. Bryce Hamilton
Off for Paris - The Start of an Imperial Airway Liner from Croydon Aerodrome, drawn for The Sphere by W. Bryce Hamilton

Unloading an airplane, Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a generator set being unloaded from a York aircraft at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. Between April 1948 and May 1949 Stalin, leader of the USSR

Royal Air Force York at Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a Royal Air Force York transport airplane, after landing at Gatow Airport, carrying the millionth ton of supplies during the Berlin Airlift of 1949

The Statistics Board at Frankfurt Airport during the Berlin
Photograph showing American aircrew studying the achievement board at Frankfurt-on-Main showing the daily and overall tonnage of supplies flown from Frankfurt to Berlin, during the airlift of 1948

Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a York transport airplane at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. In the background of the image, extension work on the runway can be seen being undertaken

Dwight D Eisenhower arriving in London, 1959
Photograph showing Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969), then President of the USA, walking down the aircraft steps on arrival at London Airport, 27th August 1959

Swissair Aeroplane at Zurich Airport, 1936
Photograph of a Swissair aeroplane, of a type used between London and Zurich in 1936, seen at Zurich Airport. Winter flights between Croydon Airport

Greece Lesbos
The harbour of Mytilene, seen from inland : the island is today a popular tourist destination with cheap flights to the airport from all over

Greyhound Race Crowd
Having parked their cars safely, eager spectators make their way to watch the greyhound racing at Henlys Great Rally, Heston Airport, England

London Airport 1950S
B.O.A.C. Speedbird Aeroplanes of the Argonaut class being serviced on the runway of London (now London Heathrow) Airport

View of Le Bourget
Passengers eye view of Le Bourget, airport of Paris, which is where travellers from London will disembark : it is 12 km from central Paris

Comet Jet Airliner
A British Comet Jet Airliner (BEA Airtours) taking off from London Gatwick Airport

Unloading Race Horses
Unloading a racehorse at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England

Gatwick Airport Flood
A young couple pushing their Mini car along the on the flooded A23 road near Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England

Landing at Gatwick
A British United aeroplane about to land at London Gatwick Airport

Boeing 707 Aeroplane
A Boeing 707 plane taking off from London Gatwick Airport

Caravelle Jet
Passengers boarding a Caravelle Jet, run by Air France for short-haul flights, Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England

Airport Tantrum
A young mother wearing a fur coat and patent leather platform boots does her best to control her naughty child as it has a tantrum at London Gatwick Airport, England

Airport Check-In
Passengers checking in their luggage at the British Caledonian desks at London Gatwick Airport, England

Plane over M23
An aeroplane flying over the M23 Motorway towards London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Passport Control
The Passport Control section at London Gatwick Airport, England

Boarding at Gatwick
Passengers boarding a British United Airways (BUA) aeroplane on one of the runways at London Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England

Plane over Gatwick
A One Eleven (111) aeroplane landing at London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Aeroplanes
Aeroplanes on one of the runways at London Gatwick Airport, including a Dove and a DC 6

Landing Project Paris
Project for an airport on the roof of Galeries Lafayette, in the heart of Paris, whose convenience would outweigh the danger, the noise and other minor drawbacks

Italians at Gambela
The Italian colours are raised over Gambela airport

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