Altitude Collection (page 2)

United States Navy - Curtiss 18T-2 A3325 on take-off as a floatplane. After retiring from the 1922 Curtiss Marine Trophy Race with mechanical trouble, the Navy had no urgent need for both 18Ts

English Electric Canberra B. 2 Sapphire-Canberra WD933
English Electric Canberra B.2 Sapphire-Canberra WD933 (msn EE-012), at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. Bailed to Armstrong Siddeley directly from the production line

Kalka to Dharampur Railway
A scene on the Kalka to Dharampur Railway, in the lower Himalayas, N.India; showing one of the loops whereby the trains gain altitude as they climb. Date: early 20th century

Kashmir, Thajiwas Glacier, Sonomarg. Kashiri man with sled. Snow covered Himalayas in background Date: 1989

A US Marines helicopter lifts astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Gr?
A US Marines helicopter lifts astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom out of the Atlantic at the end of his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

View of Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt
View of the distinctive peak of the Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland - 21st August, 1939. Date: 1939

Terrace of the Gornergrat Hotel with view of Matterhorn (Mont Cervin), Switzerland. Date: 1908

Trekking up a pack Horse Trail - near Zermatt, Switzerland - with a view of the Matterhorn (Mont Cervin) in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) from Riffelalp a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

View looking down on the Murren Hotel, Switzerland also showing views of the Eiger and Monch. Date: circa 1930s

Switzerland - High Altitude Clinic of Dr Rollier at Le Sepey
Switzerland - The Hazels - A High Altitude Clinic of Dr. Auguste Rollier (The Sun Doctor) at Le Sepey, Cergnat - specialising in Sunlight Cure for children with TB and respiratory conditions (see)

John A. Macready
American Flight-Lieutenant J.A. Macready photographed before making an attempt at the altitude record. His outfit is made from wool, leather, fur and down to keep him warm

Westland Welkin I -designed as a high altitude interceptor First flown in November 1942, it entered service in May 1944 after the need for it had evaporated

Republic P-43 Lancer-first flown in March 1940, this high altitude fighter was used in small numbers by the American Volunteer Group in China from May 1942

Gay Lussac Biot Balloon
French scientists GAY-LUSSAC and BIOT conduct scientific observations in a balloon at 4000 metres altitude; later they went even higher, up to 6500 metres

Summit of the Col du Mont-Cenis - Italian French Border
Summit of the Col du Mont-Cenis - 2082m above sea level. The Italian French Border - West of Turin - Border Guards of both sides in their ornate uniforms! Date: circa 1906

Traffic Hotel, Drummond, Natal Province, South Africa, with the distances to Pietermaritzburg and Durban written on the picture. Date: circa 1920

Lima-Huancayo Express
The Lima to Huancayo Express of the Peruvian Central Railway. This train crosses the Andes as 15, 600 feet! Date: late 1930s

Snowballing in July - Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, Colorado
Tourists snowballing in July, 1910 - on the Continental Divide, 11660 ft above sea level - Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, Colorado " Moffat Road" - USA. Date: 1910

Findelen, a hillside village near Zermatt, Switzerland and view of the Rothhorn. Date: circa 1910s

Central Railway, Chicla Bridge, Peru, South America
Central Railway through the Andes Mountains, seen here at Chicla Bridge (Ticlio Pass), Peru, South America. It is the worlds highest railway crossing. Date: circa 1910

Lick Observatory, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Date: circa 1907

Snow scene in Station Avenue, Setif, Algeria. Snow is fairly common in winter because of the citys high altitude. Date: circa 1910

Two boys on Hound Tor, Dartmoor, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Mont Cervin / Matterhorn viewed from the Hotel at Riffelalp
Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) viewed from the Hotel at Riffelalp, a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

Visit to Madeira - The Janella Valley
Black and white lantern slide of The Janella Valley - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Ribeira da Janela is a civil parish (Portuguese)

Snow Leopard Tracks - 4500m altitude. Nera Everest, Nepal

Hill station, India
A hill station in India -- a high altitude location where the climate is cooler, especially popular with European colonials during the hot summer. Date: circa 1890s

Dr. Griffith Pugh, leader of the British medical team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, peforms high altitude tests, checking an athletes heart readings during a five-minute race

Pressure cabin in airliner by G. H. Davis
Travelling comfortably at 25, 000 feet: pressure cabins in airliners. Details of a system demonstrated in last weeks high altitude passenger-carrying flight by a British airliner. Date: 1946

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA. It includes a planetarium, a hall of science and a refracting telescope

An Astrolabe
An astrolabe, an astrological instrument, used for measuring the altitude of the stars, Avebury Manor, Wiltshire, England

Vickers Vespa VII, G-ABIL, captured the World?s Height R?
Vickers Vespa VII, G-ABIL, captured the World?s Height Record on 16 September 1932 with an altitude of 43, 976ft

Royal Aircraft Establishment model display of the Skylar?
Royal Aircraft Establishment model display of the Skylark high-altitude research rocket at the 1957 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 September

View from precision balloon taken at Teddington from an ?
View from precision balloon taken at Teddington from an altitude of about 400ft. First published in the Sketch on 14 December 1904

The Hamlet of Zmutt - Zermatt, Switzerland Date: circa 1920s

Goldbach, Vosges, Haut-Rhin, France - Fresh Air
Cafe a l arbre vert at Goldbach-Altenbach, a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Resort popular for the health-giving properties of the high altitude fresh air

Evening light on snow-capped mountains - Darjeeling, India
Evening light on snow-capped mountains - Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Date: circa 1905

Northrop RF-61C (previously designated F-15A), 45-59300, operated by NACA carries a body to altitude. After release, the body exceeded the speed of sound, 24 September 1950

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket at low altitude over Mojave Desert
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket at low altitude over the Mojave Desert

A 500hp Bristol Pegasus PE6S with a two-stage supercharger and inter-stage charge cooler fitted to the Bristol 138A high altitude aircraft

The sole Vickers Type 432 high-altitude fighter DZ217
The sole Vickers Type 432 high-altitude fighter, DZ217

Capt Geoffrey de Havilland and Mrs Louie de Havilland after their successful attempt on the two-seat light aeroplane altitude record. 26 July 1928. Date: 1928

de Havilland Vampire F1 TG278
de Havilland Vampire F1, TG278, experimentally fitted with a de Havilland Ghost turbojet, 4ft extensions to the wings and a special hood

Aerial view of Westminster from a balloon
When this and other photographs of this region of London were taken the air currents were so tricky that ones chief attention had to be taken in assisting in the manipulation of the balloon

A 500hp Bristol Pegasus PE6S with a two-stage supercharger and inter-stage charge cooler fitted to the Bristol 138A high altitude aircraft

Flt Lt M J Adam of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
Flt Lt M.J. Adam of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Experimental Section increased the world altitude record to 53, 937ft on 30 June 1937 in the Bristol 138A, K4879. Date: 1937

Sqn Ldr F R D Swain of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
Sqn Ldr F.R.D. Swain of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Experimental Section in the Siebe, Gorman and Company Ltd pressure suite in which he achieved the world altitude record of 49

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