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Biplane Collection (#27)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Piffard biplane at Shoreham early 1900s

Piffard biplane at Shoreham early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane and cars in a field, India

Biplane and cars in a field, India. Date: circa 1920

Background imageBiplane Collection: Once More into the Breach - a Walrus to the rescue

Once More into the Breach - a Walrus to the rescue
Humorous illustration by E.G Oakley-Beuttler depicting the air-sea rescue by a Shagbat amphibious biplane(known as a Walrus) over the North Sea during World War Two

Background imageBiplane Collection: Poster, Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways Limited

Poster, Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways Limited. 20th century

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hotel del Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia, Central America

Hotel del Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia, Central America. Date: circa 1930

Background imageBiplane Collection: HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering seaplane

HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering seaplane
HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering her seaplane (detailed on this card as " Her small child" !). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

Background imageBiplane Collection: Music cover, I m an Airman

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

Background imageBiplane Collection: Aerial View of the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Aerial View of the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1920s

Background imageBiplane Collection: G-aXC Heracales, a Handley Page H. P. 45 biplane airliner

G-aXC Heracales, a Handley Page H. P. 45 biplane airliner
G-aXC Heracales, a Handley Page H.P.45 British four-engine biplane airliner designed to a 1928 Imperial Airways specification by Handley Page of Radlett in Hertfordshire

Background imageBiplane Collection: R. A. F, The Specialist, WW1, cartoon, H. M Bateman

R. A. F, The Specialist, WW1, cartoon, H. M Bateman
A World War One R.A.F pilot pokes his head out of the side of his biplane as he releases a grossly oversized bomb. Date: 1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplane

Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplane
Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III, serial no. 10/15, giant German biplane, the only one built. It went into operational use near Riga in Latvia, making its first operational sortie on 13 August 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: SPAD VII French fighter plane captured by Germans

SPAD VII French fighter plane captured by Germans
SPAD VII French fighter plane belonging to Escadrille SPA 31 which was forced down behind enemy lines and carries the legend: Acquired by Jasta 38, 6 April 1917 (in German). Date: circa 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: SPADs VII French fighter plane

SPADs VII French fighter plane
SPADs VII, a leading French fighter plane introduced in 1916. The stork emblem painted on the side identifies it as belonging to the famous Groupe de Chasse 12 commanded by Felix Brocard

Background imageBiplane Collection: Sopwith T1 Cuckoo single-seat torpedo bomber

Sopwith T1 Cuckoo single-seat torpedo bomber. It was a carrier-borne machine with wheels in place of floats, first flown in June 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Siemens Schuckert D IV German fighter plane

Siemens Schuckert D IV German fighter plane, seen here before leaving the factory. Deliveries began in late August 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Pfalz D III German fighter plane of Lt Lenz, Jasta 22

Pfalz D III German fighter plane of Lt Lenz, Jasta 22
Pfalz D III German fighter biplane of Lt Lenz, Jasta 22, delivered in August 1917 when the unit was based at Vivaise. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Pfalz D III single seat German fighter biplane

Pfalz D III single seat German fighter biplane, first flown around June 1917, and in operation from August 1917, being useful for fast attack missions such as those against well defended balloons

Background imageBiplane Collection: Nieuport 23 of French ace Charles Nungesser

Nieuport 23 of French ace Charles Nungesser
Nieuport 23 flown by the French ace Charles Nungesser. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: LFG Roland C II German reconnaissance biplane

LFG Roland C II German reconnaissance biplane, usually known as the Walfisch (Whale), introduced in 1916. Seen here is a rear view of a late production model belonging to the Bavarian Fl Abt 292

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hansa-Brandenburg W 12 reconnaissance fighter

Hansa-Brandenburg W 12 reconnaissance fighter
Hansa-Brandenburg W 12 German float-equipped two-seat reconnaissance fighter. It first flew in January 1917. Seen here is serial no. 2016, an early production example

Background imageBiplane Collection: Gotha G IV German bomber

Gotha G IV German bomber which first flew in December 1916. A total of 142 machines are thought to have been produced. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Gotha G II German three-man heavy bomber biplane

Gotha G II German three-man heavy bomber biplane, which first flew in March 1916 and entered operational service in August 1916, but fell out of service by 1917. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials

Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials
German Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials. It went into operation in early spring 1916, but was found to lack agility. Date: 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: Handley Page 0 / 400 with wings folded

Handley Page 0 / 400 with wings folded
Handley Page 0/400 long range four-man heavy bomber with wings folded. It was first flown in September 1917, with deliveries beginning in March 1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: DFW C V German two-seater biplane

DFW C V German two-seater biplane, operational from early 1916. Seen here is a machine belonging to Fl Abt (A) 224 photographed at Chateau Bellingcamps on 22 May 1917. Date: 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Breguet Michelin BM IV bomber

Breguet Michelin BM IV bomber
Breguet Michelin BM IV two-seater bomber, capable of carrying up to 40 bombs on its two underwing racks. This particular French-operated aircraft, seen here behind German lines

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros D V German fighter plane of Oblt Schliech

Albatros D V German fighter plane of Oblt Schliech
Albatros D V German fighter plane, first produced in early 1917. This machine carries the Bavarian Lion motif of Oberleutnant Eduard Ritter von Schleich (1888-1947), nicknamed the Black Knight

Background imageBiplane Collection: SARO London Mark 1 biplane flying boats

SARO London Mark 1 biplane flying boats
Three SARO (Saunders Roe) London A27 military Mark 1 biplane flying boats in flight. They were in service with the RAF for part of the Second World War. Date: 1936-1941

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hawker Fury British fighter biplane

Hawker Fury British fighter biplane
Hawker Fury K2048 British fighter biplane with 480hp Rolls Royce Kestrel engine. Date: 1931-1949

Background imageBiplane Collection: Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. Davis

Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. Davis
The burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed

Background imageBiplane 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 imageBiplane Collection: New type of German armoured aeroplane 1918

New type of German armoured aeroplane 1918
German armoured aeroplane (an A.E.G), specially adapted for attacking the Allied troops in their trenches, made an appearance on the Western Front at the end of World War One. 1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Three women in front of biplane at an airport

Three women in front of biplane at an airport
Three smartly dressed women standing in front of a biplane operated by the French airline, Air Union. Flights operated between Croydon airport in the UK and Le Bourget airport in Paris

Background imageBiplane Collection: Louis Paulhan flying in Farman III 1909

Louis Paulhan flying in Farman III 1909
Louis Paulhan, pioneering French aviator flying in Farman III biplane, in a competition in Blackpool, September 1909. Date: September 1909

Background imageBiplane Collection: Croatia - Zadar (Zara) - The Harbour with Italian Seaplane

Croatia - Zadar (Zara) - The Harbour with Italian Seaplane
Croatia - Zadar (Zara) - The Harbour with Italian passenger Seaplane Airios, which ran a daily service over the 92 mile route between Ancona, Italy and Zadar

Background imageBiplane Collection: Gotha G V German bomber

Gotha G V German bomber, operational from 1918, with 120 machines reported to have been built. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Britains Royal Naval Air Service, aircraft and airmen

Britains Royal Naval Air Service, aircraft and airmen -- Lieutenant Longmore RN, Flight Commander Samson RN, Lieutenants Grey RN, with a seaplane on the water behind them

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- Handley-Page Biplane

Types of British Aircraft -- Handley-Page Biplane
Types of British Aircraft -- Twin-Engined Handley-Page Biplane. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Seaplane

Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Seaplane. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft - The Wright Seaplane, tractor typ

Types of British Aircraft - The Wright Seaplane, tractor type. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Pup

Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Pup. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Nieuport Biplane

Types of British Aircraft -- The Nieuport Biplane. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Camel

Types of British Aircraft -- The Sopwith Camel. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Fighter

Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Fighter. 1914-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The SE5

Types of British Aircraft -- The SE5. 1914-1918



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