Airplanes Collection (page 11)

The crew of the first Comet 4 (G-APDC) service to New York on 4 October 1958. Capt. J.B. Linton (extreme left front row), Capt. Roy Millichap (centre front row) and Capt

Sopwith Pup N6444 aboard HMS Manxman in 1917
Sopwith Pup, N6444, aboard HMS Manxman in 1917. Date: 1917

The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, takes to the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls

Prototype Vought F8U-2 Crusader

Airship R101 leaving the mooring mast at Cardington on the day of its departure to India. 4 October 1930. Date: 1930

Airship R101 at its mooring mast at Cardington

A Douglas DC-4 of KLM and its crew

Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter F2211 flown by Lt Col R Bell Davies
Sopwith 1 Strutter, F2211, flown by Lt Col R. Bell Davies, VC, DSO, during his first take-off from HMS Argus on 1 October 1918. Date: 1918

Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVB of BOAC
Bristol Britannia 312, G-AOVB, of BOAC

Gloster Meteor F8 WA855
Gloster Meteor F8, WA855

Hawker P1067 Hunter second prototype WB195 in the air
Hawker P1067 Hunter second prototype, WB195, in the air

Avro Shackleton MR1 VP256 of RAF Coastal Command
Avro Shackleton MR1, VP256, of RAF Coastal Command. August 1951. Date: 1951

Avro Lancaster ASRIII SW329 at RAF Northolt August 1948
Avro Lancaster ASRIII, SW329, at RAF Northolt, August 1948. Date: 1948

The prototype Fokker V45 or FII with the Fokker V40

HMA No1 Mayfly leaving floating shed at the Cavendish Dock
HMA No1 Mayfly leaving its floating shed at the Cavendish Dock, Barrow-in-Furness

Hiram Maxim?s captive flying machine ? ?Aerial Roundabout
Sir Hiram Maxim?s captive flying machine ? ?Aerial Roundabout?, circa 1904. Date: circa 1904

Royal Air Force display at Hendon
Crazy flying stunts at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Date: 1933

Airport Scene Paris 1934
A De Havilland Dragon of Hillmans Airways and a private Swiss plane on the runway at Paris airport, France. Date: 1934

Vickers R 23 British airship, one of four built at Barrow-in-Furness. It required a 17-man crew, first flew in September 1917

SPADs XIII of US 22nd Aero Squadron, operational from August 1918. The machines were shipped back to the USA after the war and used as fighter trainers. Seen here in a snow-covered field

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter developed for the RNAS
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter single-seat bomber developed for the RNAS in late 1915. Seen here is serial no. N5504. Date: circa 1915-1916

Sikorsky S-38 of Pan Am (forward view, on the ground)

Short S45 Solent interior -Cabin C

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 8 single-seat fighter plane, first flown on 8 November 1915. It became obsolete by 1916. Seen here is serial no

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, US pilot and ace
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973), US pilot and leading fighter ace with 26 confirmed victories, seen here with his Nieuport 28. Date: circa 1918

Hawker Typhoon Ib with Spitfire IXb passing in Normandy

Doolittle & his Tokyo Raiders, 1942 Date: 1942

Bucker Bu 131B - the standard Luftwaffes primary trainer

Bristol 156 Beaufighter VIF (forward view, flying) of No30 Squadron RaF

William George Barker, RFC pilot and air ace
William George Billy Barker (1894-1930), Canadian member of No. 9 Squadron, RFC, seen here wearing a fur coat, standing by his Sopwith Camel. His confirmed victories totalled 50

Albatros C IX used by Manfred von Richthofen
Albatros C IX prototype German biplane used by Manfred von Richthofen for personal transport. Date: circa 1917

Airco DH 4 two-seater light bomber, first flown in mid-August 1916, and used by the RFC and the RNAS. Seen here is serial no. A 7845, a reconnaissance fighter version. Date: circa 1916-1918

Saunders Roe SR A1 fighter flying boat
Saunders Roe SR A1, an experimental fighter flying boat, in flight. Date: 1947-1951

Gloster SS19B, J9125, suspended in the 24ft wind tunnel ?
Gloster SS19B, J9125, suspended in the 24ft wind tunnel at the RAE Farnborough

Gloster Gannet, G-EBHU, with wings folded back

Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 H?
Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 11 May 1936 before its return flight to Europe

Farman F60 Goliath, F-ADDS, Auvergne, of Air Union, at C?
Farman F60 Goliath, F-ADDS, Auvergne, of Air Union, at Croydon

Cast of Magdalenian spearthrower from Bruniquel, France
Made of ivory and depicting two reindeer it is dated at 14, 000 years old. Held at The natural History Museum, London. Photo by Chris Stringer

SNCASO SO9000 Trident

EWR VJ101C X1, D-9517

White Waltham as it was in 1936

Lebaudy airship Republique, 24 June 1908

The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, during a single-e?
The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, during a single-engine take-off from Saab?s airfield at Linkping

Aerial view of the bombardment of Fort Douaumont, Verdun

The UK Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Harold Macmillan, insp?
The UK Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Harold Macmillan, inspects a de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile on Gloster Javelin F(AW)7, XH900, as the pilot, Flt Lt Ian Keppie, looks on at Cottesmore

The first Scottish Aviation Pioneer, VL515, was re-engin?
The first Scottish Aviation Pioneer, VL515, was re-engined with a 520hp Alvis Leonides radial to become the first Pioneer II, G-AKBF

Grumman S-2 Tracker, 1506, of the Royal Canadian Navy

A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies ?
A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies from HMS Hermes (R12)

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