Biplane Collection (#31)

Three people in a biplane on an airfield. Date: circa 1930s

Man and woman in a biplane on an airfield. Date: circa 1930s

Royal Naval Air Service in Great War Deeds, WW1
Flight Commander Hewlett of the Royal Naval Air Service (before the RAF was formed) almost colliding with a mast of a German warship during the air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914

Seaplane on water. Date: circa 1940s

Biplanes in a field. Date: circa 1930s

Seaplane in a field, with two men in uniform standing alongside. Date: circa 1940s

Aeroplane that flew itself
A British biplane flies on, though the pilot and observer are both dead. The aeroplane was observing artillery when set upon by enemy Albatros scouts

Fowls of the Air
A British biplane flies over Fallujeh, on the Euphrates river, Iraq. It is returning to the town of Hit with supplies purchased from market, a number of dead fowls, unplucked

Ammunition Supply By Air
The Last Days of Fighting: Ammunition-Supply By Air Ammunition is dropped from the air, by parachute, from a British biplane to keep troops in the front line supplied

WW1 - Air Battle - English SE5 and German LVG aircrafts
WW1 - A photograph from an aerial viewpoint of a British biplane fighter aircraft S.E.5 (Scout Experimental 5), and a German LVG (Luft-Verkhers-Gesellschaft), in air battle. Date: circa 1915

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

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

WW1 - British and German aircraft in action, 1917
WW1 - The illustration captures a birdseye view of a vast landscape where British aeroplanes are in action, attacking German infantry

WW1 - French airborne chivilary, 1915
WW1 - Two French pilots seated in their aircraft called Lorraine as it prepares to set off to pay tribute to one of their dead comrades

WW1 - Russian reconnaissance plane, 1915
WW1 - A Russian airfield covered in snow with Russian sky-pilots seated in their aircraft. Surrounded by their fellow airmen

WW1 - German airmen in combat
WW1 - A drawing from a German artist for a German newspaper who witnessed the airmen in a battle royal in mid-air. The two German officers in a biplane attack the French captive balloon shown below

WW1 - French air reconnaisance, 1914
WW1 - French air-scouts on a Breguet biplane. A Sergeant of Engineers is piloting, one passenger is observing the country below, the other throws out a cylindrical case containing a message

Westland Wagtail single seat fighter first flown in April 1918. Only three were completed. Seen here is serial no. C 4293. Date: circa 1918

Westland N1B single-seat floatplane fighter, one of two which were built for shipboard use in 1916. They were first flown in August 1917. Date: circa 1916-1917

Vickers FB 9 two-seater of the RFC, mainly used for training. It was first flown towards the end of 1915. Date: circa 1915-1916

Vickers FB 19 Mk II single seat fighter
Vickers FB19 Mk II, a compact single seat fighter introduced in June 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Vickers FB5 two-seater fighter plane, first flown in action in November 1914. Nicknamed the Gun Bus, it was Britains first fighter helping to counter the Fokker Eindeckker threat. Date: circa 1915

Vickers FB 14 two-seater fighter reconnaissance plane, serial no. A3505, prototype for a series of two-seat general-purpose machines. Date: circa 1916

Vickers FB 12c single-seat fighter plane, which first flew in spring 1917. Seen here is the second of two which were built, serial no. A 7352. The design was a failure. Date: circa 1917

Sopwith Tabloid single seater bomber, the best of RNAS front-line equipment at the start of the war. Seen here is serial no. 394. Date: circa 1914-1915

Sopwith Baby or Schneider scout, acquired by the RNAS during the early days of the First World War. From early 1915 the seaplanes were fitted with Lewis guns for attack and defence purposes

Sopwith Pup single-seat fighter, first flown during spring 1916. Evaluated in France in May 1916, with deliveries starting in late October 1916. Used during the Battle of Arras, spring 1917

Sopwith Bee single-seater biplane (sole model) produced in 1916 as personal transport for Sopwiths chief test pilot, Harry Hawker. Date: circa 1916

Sopwith 8F1 Snail single seat fighter, designed in late 1917, doomed because its engine was not accepted. Only two were completed -- seen here is the second, serial no

Sopwith 7F Snipe single-seat fighter, first flown in autumn 1917, with production beginning in summer 1918. Seen here is the fourth of the six Snipe prototypes, serial no. B 9965

Sopwith 5F Dolphin single-seat fighter
Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin single seat fighter, first flown in mid-1917. It was later used for air support, in particular trench and ground strafing

Sopwith 1F Camel single-seater first flown in March 1917. This particular one belonged to No. 139 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Date: circa 1917-1918

Vickers Vimy bomber, fourth prototype
Vickers Vimy bomber, fourth and final prototype, serial no. F 9569. Too late for the war, the Vimy first flew on 30 November 1917 and only 13 were completed by the Armistice. Date: circa 1917-1918

Thomas Morse S-4C single-seat fighter (American). The S-4 design began in autumn 1916, the first flight was made in spring 1917, evaluation in June 1917, and deliveries began in November 1917

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter taking off from gun platform
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter single-seat bomber of the RNAS, taking off from a warships gun platform. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter fighter plane
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter fighter plane. Seen here is serial no. 6901, the first of 100 aircraft produced for the RFC. It first flew in December 1915 and was introduced in April 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter taking off from ship
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter, launching from a makeshift turret-top platform on board a ship. Date: circa 1916-1918

Sikorsky Ilya Mourometz long range heavy bomber
Sikorsky Ilya Mourometz, the worlds first long range heavy bomber, designed for Russia by Igor Sikorsky. It was first used in February 1915, initially with a six-man crew

Sopwith Buffalo two-seat support and reconnaissance plane
Sopwith Buffalo two-seat close air support and reconnaissance plane. It first appeared in September 1918, too late to go into production. Seen here is serial no. H 5892. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane on HMS Tiger X turret
Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. It had a nose-mounted Vickers gun and an overwing Lewis gun

Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. As seen here, it had a nose-mounted Vickers gun and an overwing Lewis gun

Sopwith 2F Camel slung beneath R 23 airship
Sopwith 2F Camel, serial no. N6814 of No. 212 Squadron RAF, slung beneath a Vickers R 23 airship at the RNAS Airship Station at Pulham in Norfolk. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 1F Camel two-seat trainer, serial no. B 3801. Date: circa 1918

Rumpler C III German two-seater biplane. It entered service in early 1917 but was quickly withdrawn when a design fault led to numerous crashes. Date: circa 1917

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a - Photo by Hugh W. Cowin - Old Warden. Created by Henry Folland, this single-seat fighter was the finest design to come from the Royal Aircraft Factory

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a single-seat fighter, operational from mid-1917. Seen here is serial no. B4897. Date: circa 1917-1918

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 4 scout, front (on the ground). It made its debut in June 1914, and is seen here in August 1914, shortly after being fitted with more conventional landing gear

Royal Aircraft Factory two-seater RE 7, first flown in early 1915, used as a light bomber, an escort fighter and for reconnaissance, but withdrawn by the end of 1916 because of design problems

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