Aviation Collection (page 4)

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver -early examples had a tendency to break up during recovery from a dive

Douglas C-47 G-AKGX Cyprus Airways Beirut 1955
Douglas C-47 G-AKGXCurion of Cyprus Airways at Beirut, Lebanon on 21 November 1955 Date: 1955

Short Sunderland flying boat, RAF Wig Bay, WW2
RAF Short Sunderland flying boat B9604/RBJ, in service with RaF (Royal Australian Air Force) 10th Squadron. Seen here on water at RAF Wig Bay, Stranraer, Scotland, 11 June 1942. Date: 1942

Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGK BOAC, London Airport
The instantly recognisable fuselage shape of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. Canopus was one of the more famous BOAC Stratocruisers operating on the between 1950 and 1959

Poster, aviation meeting in Nice, France
Poster advertising an aviation meeting in Nice, France, 10-25 April 1910. Design by Charles-Leonce Brosse (alias Bsor, Bzor). Date: 1910

Sud Aviation Caravelle wing box structure. Diagram from: European Aeronautical Congress report Caravelle Wing Aerodynamics by Jacques Lecarme

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

Imperial Airways poster by John Hassall
Humorous poster for Imperial Airways showing proof of their slogan, " Safety then Comfort". An air steward looks rather at a loss as to how to wake a sleeping man

Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362
United States Army - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362 (msn 22096), of the 140th Aviation Battalion, California National Guard, at Long Beach, on 3 July 1966

Catalina Flying Boat Catalina Flying Boat
Catalina Flying Boat - American consolidated flying boat. Two 1, 200 H.P. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Engines. Range 4, 000 miles. Depicted sighting the Bismarck. Date: circa 1940s

de Havilland Canada DHC. 1 Chipmunk T. 10 PK-aJ
Indonesian Air Force - de Havilland Canada DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 PK-aJ, at Hawarden prior to delivery. Date: circa 1953

Humber Vintage Car towing a Humber-built Monoplane - (The first all-British aviation meeting), Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, Midlands, England. Date: 1910

Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk. III - head-on view
Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk.III. The prominent Boulton-Paul mid-upper turret can be clearly seen - head-on view from the photographers favourite Handley Page Hampden mount - 24th

Victa Airtourer 100 G-ACTI at Newcastle Airport
Victa Airtourer G-ACTI (msn 91) at Newcastle Airport. Date: 1960s-1970s

The Kings Cup Air Race - The Competitors at Hanworth
The Kings Cup Air Race - The Competitors aircraft arrived at Hanworth Aerodrome prior to take off in the early hours of the morning. Date: 4 July 1930 1930

RAF Dominie T Mk. 1 - RAF Finningley
Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Dominie T Mk.1 of No.6 Flying Training School at RAF Finningley Date: 1972

RAF Buccaneer S. 2B - RAF Abingdon
Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XX891 J / Just Married of No.15 Squadron at RAF Abingdon Date: 1982

USAFE F-111F - RAF Lakenheath
United States Air Force in Europe General Dynamics F-111F 72-442 of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath Date: 1980s

Foxy-Golf at Belize
Foxy-Golf hide domestic area looking from the entrance gate. Bar to extreme left and accommodation to the right Date: 1990

Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912
At the first Bath Aviation Meeting, Little Nat (monkey) made an ascent with Mr. Hucks, a well known airman at the time, after being up a short time the pilot had to come down owing to engine

Yeager, Charles Elwood Chuck (centre) and his P-51D -later Brig Gen US Air Force

Vought OS2U-2 Kingfisher-departs USS Texas

SPAD XIII with Le Prieur rockets attached for anti-balloon or anti-airship use. Extremely popular with French and American forces, over eight thousand were built by the time of the Armistice

Short S29 Stirling towing Horsa

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots. The squadron was formed in April 1916

Nieuport 11 Bebe, used by the Italian air force, built under licence in Italy by Nieuport-Macchi. Seen here is serial no. Ni 3227. Date: circa 1916-1917

Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah -constant improvements ensured that this Jabpanese Army reconnaissance type remained faster than most Allied fighters

Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation of Varig (forward view) aloft

Malan, AG Sailor, Grp Capt and Spitfire

Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick - one of the Japanese Armys most effective high flying fighters against such as the Boeing B-29

Junkers Ju 87G -showing its formidible 37mm anti-tank cannons

Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background
Fokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III in close up

Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catalinas flown by the US Navy and RAFs Coastal Command helped defeat the U-Boat threat across the Atlantic

Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister- a tight 7 plane fomation, good for teaching precise handling but not fighter tactics

Brewster F2A Buffalo -unlike other Buffalo users, the Finnish enjoyed con (side view)rable success against their Soviet invaders

Boeing B-29 production at Air Force Factory 56 or Boeings Wichita Plant 1st Prod, 44-61535 seen in fore (on the ground)

Blackburn Firebrand TF IV first flown in February 1942 opened a whole saga of problems, with the first production aircraft not being available until long after wars end

Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA BOAC Singapore 1957
Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBA of BOAC at Singapore on 9 December 1957 Date: 1957

Vickers VC10 G-ARTA BOAC prototype Farnborough 1962
Vickers VC10 G-ARTA BOAC prototype taking off at first public appearance at Farnborough Air Show 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

Vickers VC10 K2 ZA143 101 Sqn RAF Brize Norton 2000
Vickers VC10 K2 ZA143 of 101 Sqn RAF landing at Brize Norton in 2000 Date: 2000

Vickers VC10 K4 ZD242 101 Sqn RAF Brize Norton 2000
Vickers VC10 K4 ZD242 of 101 Sqn RAF at Brize Norton in 2000 Date: 2000

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Cosford 1982
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks perform the vixen break at Cosford in April 1982 Date: 1982

Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 LAP 1960
Tail of Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 delivered LAP 29 April 1960, 2 days after delivery Date: 1960

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 EC-AHH Iberia London Airport
Bristol Freighter EC-AHH of Spanish national carrier Iberia on the tarmac at London Airport Date: 1965

Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGL BOAC Montego Bay
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-AKGL flew with BOAC from 1950 until 1958. Named Cabot it flew on the North American route for many years. Date: 1952

Commander C. R. Samson R. N
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal

Piper Super Cruiser N78572
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N78572 (msn 12-3947). became G-AWPW in 1968. Date: circa 1955

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