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Aviators Collection

Background imageAviators Collection: Santos-Dumont / Sem

Santos-Dumont / Sem
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT Brazilian aviation pioneer in France Date: 1873 - 1932

Background imageAviators Collection: Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to Brazil

Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to Brazil
Gabo Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral - Portuguese aviators who flew from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922 in a Fairey IIIB Float plane- the first time this feat was achieved

Background imageAviators Collection: Page from The Bystander, 18th April 1928, featuring an article called Flying for Women by

Page from The Bystander, 18th April 1928, featuring an article called Flying for Women by Lady (Abe) Bailey, who is pictured top left as the champion woman aviator who flies a D.H. Moth

Background imageAviators Collection: Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham (1902 1986), British-born Kenyan author, aviator, adventurer, and racehorse trainer. Photographed here, just after flying from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island

Background imageAviators Collection: The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators

The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators to Bentfield Hucks and Gustav Hamel at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 January 1914

Background imageAviators Collection: S. F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Bro?

S. F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Bro?
S.F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Brooklands from Aldershot, drinking the health of the aviators on strike circa 1911

Background imageAviators Collection: Shell Special Petrol

Shell Special Petrol - Shell Ltd. Date: 1933

Background imageAviators Collection: Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia

Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely important Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No.9, 1910, issued to S. F

Background imageAviators Collection: Motoring and Aviation Record Breakers

Motoring and Aviation Record Breakers
Sir Henry Tim Birkin (1896-1933) and Dorothy Paget (1905-1960) showing off their Bentley. And James Allan Jim Mollison (1905-1959)

Background imageAviators Collection: Jim Mollison and Kangeroo

Jim Mollison and Kangeroo
Scottish aviator James Allan Jim Mollison (1905-1959) was greeted by a kangaroo in Croydon, at the end of his record breaking flight from Australia to England

Background imageAviators Collection: Miss F. J. Crossley, Aviatrix

Miss F. J. Crossley, Aviatrix
Miss F. J. Crossley, a female aviator who had recently competed in an air race around England. Date: 1931

Background imageAviators Collection: Parade for Harold Gatty and Wiley Post

Parade for Harold Gatty and Wiley Post
A parade along Broadway for navigator Harold Gatty 1903-1957) and pilot Wiley Post (1898-1935), celebrating their record-breaking achievement of flying around the world in under nine days. Date: 1931

Background imageAviators Collection: Early aerial photograph and aviators

Early aerial photograph and aviators
An early aerial photograph of Paris captured during Emile Dubonnet's (1883-1940) pioneering 65 mile flight from Juvisy to Orleans in 1910

Background imageAviators Collection: GUYNEMER/HEROS DE FRANCE

GUYNEMER/HEROS DE FRANCE
France mourns the death of her greatest aviator, Georges-Marie Guynemer Date: 1917

Background imageAviators Collection: Sicele O Brien

Sicele O Brien (1887 - 1931), Irelands pioneering pilot, second woman to get her commercial licence

Background imageAviators Collection: Helene Dutrieu

Helene Dutrieu
Hlne Dutrieu (1877 - 1961), Belgian world champion cyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, cyclist and motorcyclist and pioneer aviator

Background imageAviators Collection: Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator

Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982), New Zealand aviator. She made a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world, including the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936

Background imageAviators Collection: Aviator Antonia de Varelia in aviation style hat

Aviator Antonia de Varelia in aviation style hat
The well-known female aviator, Antonia de Vareli photographed in a close-fitting helmet style hat made of silk and lined with suede. 1928

Background imageAviators Collection: Pilots of the Royal Air Force Scouting Squadron

Pilots of the Royal Air Force Scouting Squadron
Airmen of the Royal Air Force scouting squadron posing for a photograph, together with various animal mascots, in July 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageAviators Collection: Raymonde de Laroche

Raymonde de Laroche (1882 -1919), born Elise Raymonde Deroche, French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilots licence

Background imageAviators Collection: Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916), German air ace in World War One but shot down in action

Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916), German air ace in World War One but shot down in action

Background imageAviators Collection: Samuel Franklin Cody (1867- 1913), Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight

Samuel Franklin Cody (1867- 1913), Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight

Background imageAviators Collection: Crown Princess Cecilie greeting German Marine Flyers

Crown Princess Cecilie greeting German Marine Flyers
circa 1930s

Background imageAviators Collection: Monument - cross-channel balloon flight - L Hoste and Mangot

Monument - cross-channel balloon flight - L Hoste and Mangot
circa 1910s

Background imageAviators Collection: Mary, Lady Heath

Mary, Lady Heath female Irish aviator Date: 1928

Background imageAviators Collection: Clarence Chamberlin, woman aviator 1927

Clarence Chamberlin, woman aviator 1927
Clarence Chamberlin makes his first flight from the USA to Germany. Date: 9 June 1927

Background imageAviators Collection: FRANCE / ALPS / FLIGHTS 1931

FRANCE / ALPS / FLIGHTS 1931
French Alps: sight-seeing flights over Mont Blanc, from Passy airfield Date: 1931

Background imageAviators Collection: Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912), American pioneer aviator: a satirical comment on his flying ability Date: 1908

Background imageAviators Collection: LINDBERGH / BLERIOT

LINDBERGH / BLERIOT
Lindbergh is greeted in Paris by French aviator Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) Date: 1927

Background imageAviators Collection: Earhart in Ireland

Earhart in Ireland
Amelia Earhart lowers herself from her aircraft at Londonderry after her solo transatlantic flight West to East Date: 1932

Background imageAviators Collection: Celebration of French Aviators

Celebration of French Aviators. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAviators Collection: Souvenir Medal to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight

Souvenir Medal to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight
Souvenir Medal/Medallion to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight - both those who lost their lives and then (finally) the one (Lindbergh) who succeeded. Date: circa 1927

Background imageAviators Collection: Chinese Woman Pilot

Chinese Woman Pilot
Miss Esther Ling, the first Chinese airwoman. Date: 1930s

Background imageAviators Collection: Harriet Quimby

Harriet Quimby (1875 1912), American airwoman and a movie screenwriter. Photograph showing her in novel flying clothing that she designed

Background imageAviators Collection: Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson (1903 - 1941), pioneering English aviator

Background imageAviators Collection: Sketch cover - Diana Guest Manning

Sketch cover - Diana Guest Manning
Miss 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

Background imageAviators Collection: Jean Batten

Jean Batten (1909 - 1982), Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. 1937

Background imageAviators Collection: Dorothy Spicer, aviator

Dorothy Spicer, aviator
Dorothy 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

Background imageAviators Collection: Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German 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

Background imageAviators Collection: Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin

Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin, late 18th century Aviators (ballon ascents). Date: circa 1785

Background imageAviators Collection: Madame La Baronne Raymonde de Laroche

Madame La Baronne Raymonde de Laroche - the first woman in the world to receive a pilots aviators certificate (Ae

Background imageAviators Collection: Sicele O Brien

Sicele O Brien (1887 - 1931) Irelands pioneering pilot

Background imageAviators Collection: Tatler cover - Jim Mollison

Tatler cover - Jim Mollison
Front 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

Background imageAviators Collection: The Mollisons at St. Moritz, 1933 (Amy Johnson)

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

Background imageAviators Collection: Buttonless costume for lady aviators

Buttonless costume for lady aviators
An 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

Background imageAviators Collection: Mr Grahame-White & Miss Harrison Ben - aeroplane flight

Mr Grahame-White & Miss Harrison Ben - aeroplane flight
The 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

Background imageAviators Collection: Mrs. Cody / Aviator

Mrs. Cody / Aviator
wife of Samuel Franklin Cody. Became the first woman to fly in England at Laffins Plain, Aldershot, Hampshire, here modelling the latest fashions Date: 1909

Background imageAviators Collection: BLERIOT / ILZ / 1909

BLERIOT / ILZ / 1909
Louis Bleriot in the cockpit of his plane, at the time of his flight across the English Channel Date: 1909

Background imageAviators Collection: Mermoz / Hiss Aeronautique

Mermoz / Hiss Aeronautique
Jean Mermoz, pioneer French aviator Date: 1901 - 1936

Background imageAviators Collection: BLERIOT

BLERIOT
LOUIS BLERIOT (1872 1936), French aviator, in his flying suit

Background imageAviators Collection: Dieudonne Coste & Plane

Dieudonne Coste & Plane
French aviator in front of his plane, The Question Mark, in which he and Maurice Bellonte completed the first non-stop flight from Europe to the USA on 2 September 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageAviators Collection: Samuel Cody / V Fair 1908

Samuel Cody / V Fair 1908
Samuel Franklin Cody, Texan aviator: he made the first flight in Britain in 1908 Date: 1867 - 1913

Background imageAviators Collection: Hubert Latham (Aviator)

Hubert Latham (Aviator)
Hubert Latham Date: 1883 - 1912

Background imageAviators Collection: Anthony H. G. Fokker, aviator

Anthony H. G. Fokker, aviator
Anthony H.G. Fokker(1890-1939), Dutch aviator

Background imageAviators Collection: Cartoon, the French aviator as hero, WW1

Cartoon, the French aviator as hero, WW1
Cartoon, the French aviator as hero -- everyone admires him! Date: 1915

Background imageAviators Collection: Cartoon, Stoicism, WW1

Cartoon, Stoicism, WW1
Cartoon, Stoicism -- a French aviator impresses two fashionable women with his toughness during a bombardment. Date: 1915

Background imageAviators Collection: Cartoon, French aviator in a bar, WW1

Cartoon, French aviator in a bar, WW1
Cartoon, a French aviator with two admiring women in a bar. Oh, he has some little wings! Yes, just like Cupid! Date: 1915

Background imageAviators Collection: Sir Alan John Cobham and staff

Sir Alan John Cobham and staff
Sir Alan John Cobham (1894-1973), English aviation pioneer (third from right), and staff (known as the Flying Circus), group photo at an air display. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Commodore Bigsworth drops bombs on zeppelin, 1915

WW1 - Commodore Bigsworth drops bombs on zeppelin, 1915
WW1 - Air Commodore Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth (1885-1961) was a pioneer aviator who had a distinguished military career in the service of the British armed forces

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Air Action - English SE5 and German Albatros D. Va

WW1 - Air Action - English SE5 and German Albatros D. Va
WW1 - A photograph capturing two aeroplanes in action from below viewpoint. The British biplane fighter aircraft S.E.5, (Scout Experimental 5)

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Double-sized German biplane debut over Poelcappelle

WW1 - Double-sized German biplane debut over Poelcappelle
WW1 - The new extra-sized German fighter biplane shown making its debut in the war. It was nicknamed Fritz by the British

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Air Patrol - The Night Hawk, 1917

WW1 - Air Patrol - The Night Hawk, 1917
WW1 - Air force and mechanics at sea-shore preparing a British sea-plane, The Night Hawk, for flight. Date: 1917

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - French and German aerial combat, 1916

WW1 - French and German aerial combat, 1916
WW1 - In aerial combat over Champagne district in France, a German biplane fires at and brings down a French aviator. The damaged aircraft leaves a trail of black smoke as it falls nose-down from

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - French and German aerial battle, 1916

WW1 - French and German aerial battle, 1916
WW1 - French and German aeroplanes in an aerial battle. The French in quick-firing gun action using the built in machine gun at the nose of the battle-plane to attack their enemy

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Aerial combat - Over Mametz Wood, France

WW1 - Aerial combat - Over Mametz Wood, France
WW1 - An illustration and birdseye view of an aerial fight. A British airman in action bringing down an enemy aircraft over Mametz Wood in France. Date: 1917

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Charlie Chaplain

WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Charlie Chaplain
WW1 - An illustration of the world-popular cinema star, Charlie Chaplain, on the nose of a Belgian aeroplane. The idea behind the Belgian avaiators sense of humour is that the image of the comedian

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Medussas Head

WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Medussas Head
WW1 - Belgian aviators show their humour as they decorate their aircrafts. Seen here is Medusas head painted on the nose the aeroplane

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s

WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s
WW1 - Three Avro 504 British biplanes and the British bomber squadron on the ground preparing to carry out an aerial attack in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commander Briggs biplane, No

Background imageAviators Collection: WW1 - Aircraft in battle, 1915

WW1 - Aircraft in battle, 1915
WW1 - A depiction of an aerial duel, with the gunner from the aeroplane in the foreground, firing at its enemy from above at a distance. Date: 1915

Background imageAviators Collection: The courtesies of the air, WW1

The courtesies of the air, WW1
The courtesies of the air: how the airmen fight. Showing British war biplanes parked in a wide meadow (top), British and Belgian aviators (bottom left), and a group of German aviators (bottom right)

Background imageAviators Collection: Saluting the Vanquished Foe, WW1 in the air by C Clark

Saluting the Vanquished Foe, WW1 in the air by C Clark
A German monoplane, forced to descend with the British lines on the Western front. The plane was forced to alight owing to the tactics of the British aviators in the neighbourhood where the aerial

Background imageAviators Collection: Grivillers & Maricourt, French aviators, Sopwith biplane

Grivillers & Maricourt, French aviators, Sopwith biplane
Grivillers and Maricourt (Somme) - French aviators with a Sopwith biplane, by Louis Dauphin (1885-1926)

Background imageAviators Collection: Jean Batten in 1934

Jean Batten in 1934
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982). Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. In May 1934 Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth

Background imageAviators Collection: The First Channel Flight by Bleriot

The First Channel Flight by Bleriot
Page of pictures charting the successful flight of Louis Bleriot across the Channel from Calais to Dover in forty minutes. Date: 1909

Background imageAviators Collection: Johnsons Plane Crash

Johnsons Plane Crash
The aeroplane of AMY JOHNSON and husband JAMES MOLLISON, abandoned where it crashed, Bridgeport, U.S.A. during an attempt to fly from Wales to New York. Date: 23 July 1933

Background imageAviators Collection: Mr. and Madame Garnerin

Mr. and Madame Garnerin. Date: 1802

Background imageAviators Collection: Hugh Lewis Esq, commemoration poster

Hugh Lewis Esq, commemoration poster on becoming the first 50-year-old to receive a Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate. 1916


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