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Airports Collection

Background imageAirports Collection: Airship Guarantee Co. R-100

Airship Guarantee Co. R-100
R-100 Airship Flying Close to the Docking Tower at Cardington, Bedfordshire Date: 1930

Background imageAirports Collection: Saunders Roe SR-45 Princess Flying Boat

Saunders Roe SR-45 Princess Flying Boat Making a Low-Level Flypast at the Farnborough Airshow 1952 Date: 1953

Background imageAirports Collection: Heathrow Terminal One

Heathrow Terminal One
The brand new Terminal 1 buildings at London Heathrow Airport. Date: opened 1968

Background imageAirports Collection: Royal Airship Works R-101

Royal Airship Works R-101
R-101 Airship Parked Tethered to a Docking Tower by Airport Buildings and Cars at Cardington, Bedfordshire Date: 1929

Background imageAirports Collection: Airport Scene Paris 1934

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

Background imageAirports Collection: Zeppelin L-15

Zeppelin L-15 Flying over Hangars Landing Date: 1910s

Background imageAirports Collection: Santos Dumont No 19 Demoiselle

Santos Dumont No 19 Demoiselle
Mr Alberto Santos Dumont Flying His No 19 Demoiselle a Distance of 120-190 Metres, Paris, France Date: 1907

Background imageAirports Collection: Tents As Terminal Buildings with Arm Chair and Tables wi?

Tents As Terminal Buildings with Arm Chair and Tables wi?
Tents As Terminal Buildings with Arm Chair and Tables with Fresh Flowers in the Make-Shift Departure-Lounge with a Telephone Company Western Union Cable Service Here Sign Date: 1946

Background imageAirports Collection: Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander G-BCLK

Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander G-BCLK (msn 3180), of British Airports Authority, at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, in September 1974. Date: 1974

Background imageAirports Collection: LONDON AIRPORT 1950S

LONDON AIRPORT 1950S
One of the B.O.A.C. Speedbird Aeroplanes of the Argonaut class being towed from the hangar at London (now Heathrow) Airport. Date: 1950s

Background imageAirports Collection: REFUELLING AT MANCHESTER

REFUELLING AT MANCHESTER
Refuelling an Aer Lingus (Irish International Airlines) aeroplane at Manchester Airport, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: LONDON AIRPORT 1960S

LONDON AIRPORT 1960S
Watching the aeroplanes on the runway at London (now Heathrow) airport, including an Aer Lingus, Irish International Airlines plane. Date: 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: Unloading racehorses, Gatwick Airport, Sussex

Unloading racehorses, Gatwick Airport, Sussex
Unloading racehorses at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, England, from a Dan Air Douglas DC-7 freighter. Date: 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: Short S. 16-1 Scion 1 G-ACUW

Short S. 16-1 Scion 1 G-ACUW
Short S.16/1 Scion 1 G-ACUW (msn S.775) at Rochester airport. The third production Scion 1, G-ACUW can be seen with the low set engine nacelles and early style windscreen

Background imageAirports Collection: Bristol Type 24 Braemar I / 1

Bristol Type 24 Braemar I / 1 Date: 1918

Background imageAirports Collection: Gloster Gauntlet

Gloster Gauntlet Parked on Grass As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes, Rn (Born 21 January 1919) Former Royal-Navy Officer Date: 1930s

Background imageAirports Collection: Handley Page O / 400 HP-12

Handley Page O / 400 HP-12
A Woman Passenger Boarding a Handley Page Transport O/400 HP.12 by Wooden Steps / Airstairs, with Men Waiting to Board the Converted Bomber Immediately after the First World War Date: 1919

Background imageAirports Collection: The Tiger Squadron - a Group of RAF Sergeant Pilot Res?

The Tiger Squadron - a Group of RAF Sergeant Pilot Res?
The Tiger Squadron - a Group of RAF Sergeant Pilot Resting Their Feet on a Hot Stove after the The Battle-Of-Britain Waiting for the Next Call to Action - They Had Shot Down 600 Enemy-Aircraft by

Background imageAirports Collection: Supermarine Sea Lion 3 / III

Supermarine Sea Lion 3 / III on Slipway During the Schneider Trophy Races at Cowes on 27 and 28 September 1923 Date: 1923

Background imageAirports Collection: Polikarpov I-15 Chato

Polikarpov I-15 Chato
Engineers Working on a Polikarpov I-15 Chato Parked During the Spanish Civil War Date: 1930s

Background imageAirports Collection: Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal and a Branch of Midla?

Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal and a Branch of Midla?
Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal and a Branch of Midland Bank Date: 1950s

Background imageAirports Collection: Vickers 406 Wellington B-2

Vickers 406 Wellington B-2
An RAF Vickers Wellington Mk II Bomber of 104 Sqn Being Loaded with Bombs by Ground Crew Prior to a Sortie Date: 1941

Background imageAirports Collection: Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at ?

Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at ?
Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at the Enquiries Desk Date: 1950s

Background imageAirports Collection: Santos Dumont No 10 Omnibus

Santos Dumont No 10 Omnibus
Mr Alberto Santos Dumont Flying His Number 10 Omnibus Airship Outside the Hangar, Paris, France Date: 1900s

Background imageAirports Collection: Santos Dumont No 5

Santos Dumont No 5
Mr Alberto Santos Dumont Flying His No 5 Airship over Longchamps Racecourse, Paris, France Date: 1900s

Background imageAirports Collection: Short S-29 Stirling

Short S-29 Stirling
An RAF Short Stirling Heavy Bomber of 7 Sqn with Pilot, Air & Ground Crew & Bombs. the Bomber Has a Top Speed of 280Mph, a Loaded Weight of 70, 000Lb

Background imageAirports Collection: Pilot & Inventor George R. White of Long Island Ny Durin?

Pilot & Inventor George R. White of Long Island Ny Durin?
Pilot & Inventor George R. White of Long Island Ny During Pre-Flight Checks before Carrying out a Foot Propelled Test-Flight in St. Augustine, Florida with a 29.5 Foot Wingpan Date: 1928

Background imageAirports Collection: Goodyear Aerospace GZ-20A Airship

Goodyear Aerospace GZ-20A Airship
Goodyear Airship Parked Tethered to its Docking Tower by the Airship Hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire Date: 1970s

Background imageAirports Collection: Cars Parked and Tents Used As Terminal Buildings with a ?

Cars Parked and Tents Used As Terminal Buildings with a ?
Cars Parked and Tents Used As Terminal Buildings with a Boac Sign Date: 1946

Background imageAirports Collection: Tents Used As Terminal Buildings, a Pub Sign with Coat o?

Tents Used As Terminal Buildings, a Pub Sign with Coat o?
Tents Used As Terminal Buildings, a Pub Sign with Coat of Arms and a Man with a Bicycle Parked Date: 1946

Background imageAirports Collection: Shorts Tractor Biplane Types 45

Shorts Tractor Biplane Types 45 of the UK - Royal Flying Corps Rfc Parked at Farnborough (As Used by Cfs Based at Upavon, UK) Date: 1913

Background imageAirports Collection: Fire crews attend the aftermath of a plane crash

Fire crews attend the aftermath of a plane crash at Heathrow Airport

Background imageAirports Collection: Le Bourget Airport

Le Bourget Airport
The embarkation area at Le Bourget, the principal airport for Paris : a Buffet caters for travellers needs. Date: 1932

Background imageAirports Collection: Argosy over Croydon

Argosy over Croydon
An Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Argosy flies over the air-station at Croydon, which cost 260, 000 ! Date: 1927

Background imageAirports Collection: Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Controllers in the control tower at Croydon Airport are in constant telephonic touch with aeroplanes in flight Date: 1927

Background imageAirports Collection: Passengers Arriving from Paris to Croydon Airpot

Passengers Arriving from Paris to Croydon Airpot
Passengers arriving at Croydon Airport after their 2.5 hr flight from Le Bourget, Paris, pass through Customs with their luggage Date: 1921

Background imageAirports Collection: The new West London Air Terminal

The new West London Air Terminal
An illustration of the new West London Air Terminal, which was due to open in autumn 1957. 1957

Background imageAirports Collection: Large globe, PanAm terminal, Miami, Florida, USA

Large globe, PanAm terminal, Miami, Florida, USA
People looking at a large globe on display in the lobby of the Pan-American Airways terminal in Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1936

Background imageAirports Collection: PanAm terminal, Miami, Florida, USA

PanAm terminal, Miami, Florida, USA
Aerial view of the Pan-American Airways terminal, Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1938

Background imageAirports Collection: Station centrale des a鲯nefs ࠎotre-Dame (Central

Station centrale des a鲯nefs ࠎotre-Dame (Central
Station centrale des a鲯 nefs ࠎ otre-Dame (Central aircraft station at Notre Dame). Robida drawing for his book Le Vingti譥 Si裬 e (1883)

Background imageAirports Collection: BA Swallow G-AEVZ

BA Swallow G-AEVZ
Privately owned BA Swallow G-AEVZ was built in the 1930s and can now be found in a Spanish Air Museum at Cuatro Vientos, one of Madrids 3 civil airports. Date: circa 1957

Background imageAirports Collection: An airport

An airport
Baggage is loaded by hand on to an aeroplane at an airport, while passengers mill about. Date: 1928

Background imageAirports Collection: Trinidad Airport

Trinidad Airport
The Help Desk of a rather empty waiting lounge in the BOAC Building, Port of Spain Airport, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: Tel Aviv Airport

Tel Aviv Airport
The ultra-modern Lod Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. (Now called Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport). Date: early 1970s

Background imageAirports Collection: Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport
A happy, blonde air hostess leads the way for her passengers to leave an aeroplane at Manchester Airport, England. Date: late 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: Female Air Traffic Clerk

Female Air Traffic Clerk
Patricia Page-Taven, the smart Air Traffic Clerk and Courier for B.O.A, C. India, Far East and Australia, seen here answering the telephone at her desk with colleague. Date: 1940s

Background imageAirports Collection: Refuelling a Plane

Refuelling a Plane
Refuelling an aeroplane on the runway at Manchester Airport, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageAirports Collection: Westland 30 N4499N of Pan Am over New York

Westland 30 N4499N of Pan Am over New York
Westland 30, N4499N, of Pan Am, over New York. The aircraft operated a service between Manhattan (Battery Park/World Trade Center) and John F. Kennedy and Newark airports. c. December 1984. Date: 1984



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