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Airfield Collection (page 3)

Background imageAirfield Collection: Vickers Viscount 630, G-AHRF 1st prototype

Vickers Viscount 630, G-AHRF 1st prototype
The first prototype Vickers Viscount 630, G-AHRF, seen here on the grass airfield at Wisley. A British medium-range turboprop airliner

Background imageAirfield Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M

Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M
Percival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton

Background imageAirfield Collection: A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Background imageAirfield Collection: Yak-50

Yak-50
Yakovlev Yak-50 at Popham airfield-. Date: 1996

Background imageAirfield Collection: Antonov An-2

Antonov An-2 parked on an airfield Date: 1990s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Fokker E. III at Booker

Fokker E. III at Booker
Fokker E.III Eindekker replica at personal Plane Services, Booker airfield, Bucks. Date: circa 1976

Background imageAirfield Collection: Stampe at Booker

Stampe at Booker
Stampe et Vertongen SV.4b G-AZGE at personal Plane Services, Booker airfield, Bucks. Date: circa 1976

Background imageAirfield Collection: Lysander at Booker

Lysander at Booker
Westland Lysander III R9125 at personal Plane Services, Booker airfield, Bucks. (Note:Currently on display at the RAF Museum Hendon) Date: circa 1976

Background imageAirfield Collection: A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Background imageAirfield Collection: Operational airfield in World War 1. Diorama

Operational airfield in World War 1. Diorama
Operational airfield in World War 1. The diorama shows an operational airfield that was typical for 1917-1918. It consist of a colecction of tents and individuallyy painted aircraf

Background imageAirfield Collection: Short Sunderland flying boat, RaF, WW2

Short Sunderland flying boat, RaF, WW2
Short Sunderland flying boat W3986/RBU, in service with RaF (Royal Australian Air Force) 10th Squadron from August 1941 to May 1943, seen here on an airfield. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAirfield Collection: RAF fox mascot with pilot, WW1

RAF fox mascot with pilot, WW1
The fox mascot of an RAF squadron with a pilot on the Western Front in France during World War One. Apparently the fox was fond of flying. Date: circa 1916

Background imageAirfield Collection: Douglas Bader and his wife

Douglas Bader and his wife
Douglas Bader (1910-1982) RAF fighter ace, pictured with his wife and a light aircraft at Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: late 1950s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Scene at Exeter Airport, with two men and a plane

Scene at Exeter Airport, with two men and a plane
Scene at Exeter Airport, Devon, with two men standing on the grass near a passenger plane. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 reconnaisance aircraft

Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 reconnaisance aircraft
Photograph showing a Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 reconnaisance aircraft, right view, standing on a grass airfield with it?s crew in the cockpits, 1917-1918 (c)

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help

WW2 poster, Thanks for Your Help! Airman shaking hands with airfield workman, photographic poster printed for HMSO by Henry Hildesley. Date: circa 1942

Background imageAirfield Collection: Cartoon, Pilot falling from plane, WW1

Cartoon, Pilot falling from plane, WW1
Cartoon, a German pilot falls from his plane towards an airfield below. He doesn t appear to have a parachute, but he feels fortunate to have his little dog mascot with him. Date: 1917

Background imageAirfield Collection: Blackburn Botha British bomber plane

Blackburn Botha British bomber plane
Blackburn B26 Botha British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber plane, with 900hp Bristol Perseus engines, used during the Second World War. Date: 1939-1944

Background imageAirfield Collection: Butaritari airfield, Gilbert Islands, Pacific

Butaritari airfield, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
Aircraft and hut on Butaritari airfield, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UK

WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UK
Mision Completed WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - Somewhere in Great Britain. American airforce personnel relaxing after a sortie with coffee and doughnuts

Background imageAirfield Collection: An RAF ground crew service a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

An RAF ground crew service a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at Kemajoran Airfield, Batavia, in readiness for operations against the Indonesians in Sourebaya

Background imageAirfield Collection: Press photographer at work

Press photographer at work alongside an aircraft with the code G-RUSH. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Mexican officers visit paratroop display

Mexican officers visit paratroop display
Photograph: Mexican officers visit paratroop display. Major General Gustav Salinas commander of the Mexican Air Force and Captain Radames Gaxiela paid a visit to an airfield in the Eastern Command to

Background imageAirfield Collection: German pilots at Ingelmunster, Belgium, WW1

German pilots at Ingelmunster, Belgium, WW1
German VIP pilots near the German airfield at Ingelmunster, West Flanders, Belgium, November 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageAirfield Collection: Our Flying Clubs No. 1 - Brooklands Aero Club

Our Flying Clubs No. 1 - Brooklands Aero Club
A view of the modern clubhouse of Brooklands Aero Club, the first in a series of illustrations and caricatures by Mel, documenting the rising popularity of aviation both as a sport

Background imageAirfield Collection: Cartoon, Offer in the air, WW1

Cartoon, Offer in the air, WW1
Cartoon, Offer in the air. A mechanic offers an aperitif to the pilot as they fly through the air. Date: 1917

Background imageAirfield Collection: Poster, Mignets Flying Flea Air Display, Boughton

Poster, Mignets Flying Flea Air Display, Boughton
Poster, Mignets Flying Flea at Sir Alan Cobhams Air Display, Boughton (not at Sywell), 21 September 1935. Date: 1935

Background imageAirfield Collection: Poster, Irish Aero Club, Sir Alan Cobhams Air Display

Poster, Irish Aero Club, Sir Alan Cobhams Air Display
Poster, Irish Aero Club in co-operation with Sir Alan Cobhams Air Display, left blank for date and location details to be added. Date: 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams Great Air Display, Acklam

Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams Great Air Display, Acklam
Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams Great Air Display (also known as Cobhams Flying Circus), Landale Road, Acklam, 5-6 September 1934. Date: 1934

Background imageAirfield Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Wing

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Wing the Airmans Daughter. circa 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Cartoon, Acrobatics

Cartoon, Acrobatics. Is he an air ace? No, hes just a guy with love troubles ! Date: 1919

Background imageAirfield Collection: Air Filling Station 1929

Air Filling Station 1929
Located on the highway beside Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport, this service station caters for vehicles on the highway and also for aircraft using the airfield Date: 1929

Background imageAirfield Collection: Ford Car at Airfield

Ford Car at Airfield
Passengers at an airfield with their new Ford cars Date: 1935

Background imageAirfield Collection: Scene at an airport, with passengers and aircraft

Scene at an airport, with passengers and aircraft (operated by British United Airways and BKS). circa 1960s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Elegant Lady passenger awaiting her flight on the airfield

Elegant Lady passenger awaiting her flight on the airfield - her biplane aircraft awaits behind. Date: 1920s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Wallace Beery, American actor, with favourite plane

Wallace Beery, American actor, with favourite plane
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (1885-1949), American actor, with his favourite plane, a Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket. Date: circa 1935

Background imageAirfield Collection: Sir Alan John Cobham and staff

Sir Alan John Cobham and staff
Sir Alan John Cobham (1894-1973), English aviation pioneer (third from right), and staff (known as the Flying Circus), group photo at an air display. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Amphibian biplane, Vickers Vulture II, Iraq

Amphibian biplane, Vickers Vulture II, Iraq
Amphibian biplane, Vickers Vulture II, at Djaliba (Jalibah), Iraq, on 21 April 1924, during an unsuccessful round the world flight attempt. Date: 1924

Background imageAirfield Collection: Bristol Brandon RAF air ambulance

Bristol Brandon RAF air ambulance J6997 on an airfield. Date: circa 1925

Background imageAirfield Collection: Handley Page biplane, O / 400 bomber, WW1

Handley Page biplane, O / 400 bomber, WW1
Handley Page biplane, O/400 bomber, with a large group of men standing in front of it on an airfield. Date: circa 1916

Background imageAirfield Collection: Three people in a biplane on an airfield

Three people in a biplane on an airfield. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Man and woman in a biplane on an airfield

Man and woman in a biplane on an airfield. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Biplanes in a field

Biplanes in a field. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAirfield Collection: Seaplane in a field

Seaplane in a field, with two men in uniform standing alongside. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Charlie Chaplain

WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Charlie Chaplain
WW1 - An illustration of the world-popular cinema star, Charlie Chaplain, on the nose of a Belgian aeroplane. The idea behind the Belgian avaiators sense of humour is that the image of the comedian

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Medussas Head

WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Medussas Head
WW1 - Belgian aviators show their humour as they decorate their aircrafts. Seen here is Medusas head painted on the nose the aeroplane

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW1 - A scene at night on a British airfield

WW1 - A scene at night on a British airfield
WW1 - A scene at a British flying-ground on the night of an air raid. Lit up by surrounding lights, the airmen and mechanics prepare the two aircrafts for the midnight call. Date: 1916

Background imageAirfield Collection: WW1 - French airborne chivilary, 1915

WW1 - French airborne chivilary, 1915
WW1 - Two French pilots seated in their aircraft called Lorraine as it prepares to set off to pay tribute to one of their dead comrades



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