Balloons Collection (page 2)

1909 - Paul de Lesseps in a Bleriot Monoplane
Doncaster Race Course First Aviation Meeting in October 1909 - Paul de Lesseps in a Bleriot Monoplane

Doncaster Race Course - 1909 - Cody's damaged biplane
Doncaster Race Course First Aviation Meeting in October 1909 - Cody's damaged biplane

Doncaster Aerodrome Biplane early 1900s

Doncaster Race Course First Aviation Meeting in October 1909 - Ladougne Goupy biplane

Felixstowe Navy Seaplane early 1900s

Gordon England in a Bristol Aeroplane at Brooklands early 1900s

Mr Fischer in an early sea plane early 1900s

Bill Cody flying his Cathedral Aeroplane at Brooklands early 1900s

Henri Farman in Biplane Blackpool 1909

Vickers HMA 23 Airship Centre Car, Barrow in Furness in 1917
Vickers HMA 23 Airship Centre Car at Barrow in Furness in 1917

Bleriot biplane at the Grahame White Flying School in Hendon early 1900s

Airship R31

Sopwith 807 on HMS Ark Royal early 1900s

Vickers Rigid Airship No. 1

North Sea Airship

SHORT Bros 166 biplane on HMS Ark Royal early 1900s

Vickers EFBI Destroyer biplane at Aero Show Olympia in 1913

Vickers Airship HMA No. 23 at Barrow in Furness in 1917

Vickers Airship HMA No. 1 at Barrow in Furness in 1911

The Bunnies enjoying the Party Date: 1924

Alican Land Barrage Balloons
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image shows some Alican Land barrage ballons used to push back the misery dragons

WW2 Christmas Card, 911 Squadron
A WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by the 911 (county of Warwick) squadron, Royal Air Force. The illustration shows a series of four erected barrage balloons, however

WW2 Britain's Forces With Allies
This illustration combined a number of John Hassal's works, portraying members of Britain's forces during WW2, along with their allies

Children in fancy dress pulling a Christmas cracker Date: 1940s

Trainee paratroops descending from a Barrage Balloon
Royal Air Force - Trainee paratroops descending from a Barrage Balloon, during training. The RAF's Balloon Operations Squadron, flying barrage balloons, was active training paratroops

Girls dancing at a children's party

Royal Aero Club of Great Britain Balloon, Elsie, at Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, 1925 Date: 1925

Barrage balloons protecting RAF station, Cardington, Beds
Barrage balloons protecting RAF station, Cardington, Bedfordshire Date: 1938

French War Balloon Patrie 1907
The latest success in military ballooning, the yellow Patrie maneuvering at a height of about a thousand feet above the Opera Quarter in Paris. Date: 8th July 1907

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

Clment-Bayard No. 1 Airship 1908
Adolphe Clement-Bayard's latest French dirigible military airship, piloted by M. Henri Kapferer in response to a French Army decision to experiment with airship operations

Biggest experimental airship built at the time, designed by Dr. Barton and F. L. Rawson flying over Alexandra Palace, London. Date: 22nd July 1905

The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers
Latest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941

William Heath Robinson shows how a remarkable and most heroic attempt was made by the Italians to convoy fresh fish to their troops through a minefield in the Mediterranean escort by fighter

ZENITH BALLOON ACCIDENT
Carrying away the dead bodies following the fatal crash of the balloon Zenith when the aeronauts on board fainted due to the ballon's high altitude Date: May 1, 1875

CARRIED ALOFT BY BALLOON
An Italian soldier gets entangled with a balloon's mooring rope, and is swept 300 metres into the air before falling to his death. Date: 1899

BALLOON ACCIDENT 1899
A balloonist dies in an accident at Beuzeville, France. Date: 1899

Andree's balloon, in gold, decorates the cover of this book. Date: 1898

Comic postcard, Couple in bed - who are you? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man disturbed by late night party in hotel Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dishevelled woman at a party Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman dressed as Napoleon at fancy dress ball Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couples dancing at a party, and bumping into each other Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Protection for rollerskating Date: early 20th century

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

Memorial to Belgian pilot Willy Coppens, Klerken, Belgium
The small memorial to Heldhaftig Piloot Willy Coppens is in the Willy Coppens Plein in Klerken. He was Belgians leading fighter ace and, like American Frank Luke

Society in the snow at Davos, 1926
A picnic party ready for an expedition assembling at Davos, one of the Alpine winter sports destinations popular with high society. Date: 1926

Conquest of the Air, first hot air balloon by Montgolfier, with a modern airship in the foreground. circa 1923

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