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Amy Johnson (1903 - 1941), pioneering English aviator
Sketch cover - Diana Guest ManningMiss Diana Guest, later Manning (1909-1994), daughter of Captain Freddie Guest, who recently took her pilots A certificate. One of a number of society women taking to the air in the inter-war period
The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H. P. Mors carCharles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls
The Arrival of Amelia Earhart at Southampton on June 18th, 1928 following her flight across the Atlantic (becoming the first woman to travel the route as a passenger)
John A. MacreadyAmerican 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
Santos Dumont in 1901Brazilian aviator Santos-Dumont, at Saint-Cloud, Paris, prepares to make his historic flight round the Tour Eiffel in his Airship number 6. Date: 13 July 1901
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 - 1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer, one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air
Lady Victoria Brady (nee Pery) (1893 - 1918), only daughter of the 4th Earl and Countess of Limerick. Lady Victoria was a keen aviator and made a number of flights with Gustav Hamel
Lady Victoria Pery, female aviation enthusiasat, WW1A page of photographs of Lady Victoria Pery (later Brady), whose enthusiasm for aviation saw her loop the loop with Gustav Hamel at Hendon aerodrome and accompany Mr Grahame-White on flights
Dorothy Spicer, aviatorDorothy Norman Spicer, married name Pearce (1908- 1946), aviator and pioneering aeronautical engineeer. Together with her business partner Pauline Gower set up a successful aeronautical company
Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped
Pilatre De RozierJEAN-FRANCOIS PILATRE DE ROZIER Pioneer French aviator, made the first manned balloon ascent in a Montgolfier balloon. Date: 1756 - 1785
Ascension de Madame GarnerinAscent of Madame Garnerin 28th March 1802. Date: 1802
Solemnity of the World - On the way to a Flower FestivalSolemnity of the World - On the way to the Flower Festival. Date: 1837
Mrs. Sage - first British female aviator. Date: circa 1785
Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin, late 18th century Aviators (ballon ascents). Date: circa 1785
Mr. Charles Greens Coronation Balloon
Mr. Robert Cocking - Aviator
Anton Fokker, Dutch aviator and aircraft manufacturerAnton Herman Gerard (Anthony) Fokker (1890-1939), Dutch aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer, famous for the fighter aircraft he produced in Germany during the First World War
Good Housekeeping front cover June 1932Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for 1932 with a little boy swept along by the craze for aviation. With toy aeroplane in hand, and his Biggles style flying helmet on his head
Adolf Ritter von Tutschek, German air ace, WW1Hauptmann (Captain) Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (1891-1918), German soldier turned aviator, air ace (with 27 victories). Seen here in his Fokker triplane at Foulis near Laon, northern France
S. F. Cody and War KiteSamuel Franklin Cody, British- American aviator and inventor of the famous war kite, an early type of aeroplane and communication device
Ken Waller / Comet PlaneKenneth Herbert Fraser Waller, pioneer aviator, and his De Havilland Comet
Harriet Quimby (1875 1912), American airwoman and a movie screenwriter. Photograph showing her in novel flying clothing that she designed
Sicele O Brien (1887 - 1931) Irelands pioneering pilot
Tatler cover - Jim MollisonFront cover of The Tatler, featuring photographs of Jim Mollison. James Allan (Jim) Mollison (1905-1959), was a record-breaking Scottish aviator, and husband of Amy Johnson. Date: 1933
The Mollisons at St. Moritz, 1933 (Amy Johnson)Aviation power couple, Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison, pictured on the slopes at the fashionable ski resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1933
Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910
Amelia Earhart Greeted at SouthamptonAmelia Earhart is greeted by local dignitaries at Southampton on June 18th, 1928 following her flight across the Atlantic (becoming the first woman to travel the route as a passenger)
New York celebrates the return of Charles LindeburghA parade through New York, photographed here on the front cover of The Sphere magazine, celebrates Charles Lindeburghs return after his celebrated flight on the Spirit of Saint Louis. 1927
Buttonless costume for lady aviatorsAn aeroplane gown with divided skirt, the creation of a New York fashion house in 1909. Opening at the back on the left side, it fastened with hooks and was entirely buttonless
A demonstration flight of Wrights Flyer - France and an inset portrait of pioneering aviator Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912). Date: 1908
Gieves outfitters advertisement for flying helmets & gogglesAdvertisement for Gieves of Old Bond Street and Burlington Arcade, London, outfitters to the Royal Air Force, specifically promoting their flying helmets which are endorsed by female aviator
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982), Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. 1937
Mr Grahame-White & Miss Harrison Ben - aeroplane flightThe well-known aviator, Mr Grahame-White with Miss Harrison Benn about to take off in a flight in his aeroplane at a Bournemouth aviation meeting in July 1910. Date: 1910
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896). German pioneer of aviation. EngOtto Lilienthal (1848-1896). German pioneer of aviation. The Gilder King. Engraving by La Ilustracion Artistica, 1890. Colored
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). Plane flying. France. Colored enWilbur Wright (1867-1912). American aviator. With his brother is credited with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane
Cartoon, Offer in the air, WW1Cartoon, Offer in the air. A mechanic offers an aperitif to the pilot as they fly through the air. Date: 1917
Music cover, I m an Airman ! (And I Fly, Fly, Fly, Fly, Fly). By Thomas McGhee and Hal Russell, sung by J W Rickaby. 1925
Music cover, If You Look in Her EyesIf You Look in Her Eyes, Waltz based on melodies by Louis A Hirsch from the Gaiety Theatre production of Going Up, arranged by Rs Stoddon. 1918
Rene Vidart, early aviatorRene Vidart (1890-1928), early French aviator and pioneer who later served as a pilot in WW1. 1911
Lieutenant De Malherbe, early aviatorLieutenant De Malherbe, early French aviator and pioneer. 1911
Jules Vedrines, early aviatorJules Charles Toussaint Vedrines (1881-1919), early French aviator and pioneer who won the Paris to Madrid air race in May 1911 flying a Morane-Borel monoplane. 1911
Captain Georges Bellenger, early aviatorCaptain Georges Bellenger (1878-1977), early aviator and pioneer who flew a Bleriot plane in 1911, and during WW1 served with the French 6th Army as an aviation officer. 1911
Mrs. Cody / Aviatorwife of Samuel Franklin Cody. Became the first woman to fly in England at Laffins Plain, Aldershot, Hampshire, here modelling the latest fashions Date: 1909
Landing in ParisFrench aviator Jean Becheler, visiting Paris for the Exposition de l Aeronautique, lands his biplane outside le Grand Palais, in the heart of Paris, disrupting traffic... Date: January 1923
Robert Loraine / Vf 1912ROBERT LORAINE English actor-manager in Britain and America; also an aviator during World War One Date: 1876 - 1935
Mermoz / Hiss AeronautiqueJean Mermoz, pioneer French aviator Date: 1901 - 1936