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Biplane Collection (page 33)

Background imageBiplane Collection: Austrian Aviatik G II three-man bomber

Austrian Aviatik G II three-man bomber, the only one made, completed in July 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Armstrong Whitworth FK 8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber

Armstrong Whitworth FK 8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber, first flown in May 1916, with an operational debut in January 1917. Production ended in July 1918. Date: circa 1916-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros G II German heavy bomber

Albatros G II German heavy bomber
Albatros G II German three-man heavy bomber, of which there was only this one made, in 1916. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros D Va German fighter biplane

Albatros D Va German fighter biplane, believed to have belonged to a Bavarian Jasta, seen here with wheel chocks and the mechanic holding the tail down during engine running tests

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros D III German fighter biplane

Albatros D III German fighter biplane
Albatros D III German single-seater fighter biplane. This is an initial production model, delivered to Jasta 29 in early 1917. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros D IV German fighter biplane

Albatros D IV German fighter biplane, of which only one was built, partly because of its unsuitable engine which delayed flight testing. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros D II German fighter plane

Albatros D II German fighter plane, a late production model, serial no. 1076/17, still in operation after 15 April 1918 as it has the angular Balkankreuse, or Greek Cross

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros C Ia two-seat general purpose German biplane

Albatros C Ia two-seat general purpose German biplane. Date: circa 1915-1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros C III German two-seater biplane

Albatros C III German two-seater biplane, operational from late 1916. Date: circa 1916-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Albatros CI, nosed-over in snow

Albatros CI, nosed-over in snow
Albatros CI two-seat general purpose German biplane, nosed-over in snow at Subat on the Eastern Front, January 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 9 prototype two-seater bomber

Airco DH 9 prototype two-seater bomber
Airco DH9 prototype two-seater bomber, unpopular for its poorly-performing engine. It first flew in August 1917, with deliveries starting in January 1918. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 5 single-seater biplane

Airco DH 5 single-seater biplane completed during the autumn of 1916. This one belonged to No. 68 Squadron, RFC, based at Baizieux. Date: circa 1916-1918

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 6 trainer in flight

Airco DH 6 trainer in flight, available from early 1917. Seen here is serial no. B2612. Some DH 6s were later used by the RNAS for anti-submarine coastal patrol work, carrying a bombload

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 3a three-seater bomber

Airco DH 3a three-seater bomber
Airco DH3a three-seater bomber, first flown in April 1916. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 10 Amiens three-man bomber

Airco DH 10 Amiens three-man bomber. Seen here is the second of four prototypes, serial no. C 8659. The production phase came too late for the planes to take part in the First World War

Background imageBiplane Collection: Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, Palestine

Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, Palestine
A gun-equipped Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, RFC, based in Palestine, serial no. 4607, in service from June 1916. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Ago C II twin-boom fuselaged German plane

Ago C II twin-boom fuselaged German plane, operating from late 1915 on the Western Front. Seen here is a late production example, serial no. 371/15. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBiplane Collection: AEG G III German three-man bomber

AEG G III German three-man bomber which made its prototype debut in December 1916, and was delivered to KG I in spring 1917

Background imageBiplane 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 imageBiplane Collection: 2-Engine Handly Paige Biplane, England

2-Engine Handly Paige Biplane, England. With wings folded for housing. Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: 4-Engine Handly Paige Biplane, England

4-Engine Handly Paige Biplane, England. Date: 1923

Background imageBiplane Collection: Extreme Biplane Comparison, Airfield, Germany

Extreme Biplane Comparison, Airfield, Germany. A six foot man on top of the plane!. Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: RAF Gloster Grebe Biplane, Made at Cheltenham, England

RAF Gloster Grebe Biplane, Made at Cheltenham, England
RAF Gloster Grebe Biplane, Made at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1923

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane - First Aerial Post from Hendon to Windsor, Hendon

Biplane - First Aerial Post from Hendon to Windsor, Hendon, London, County of London, England. Showing Mrs De Beauvoir Stocks (Second ever female pilot)

Background imageBiplane Collection: View from World War Two Biplane, England

View from World War Two Biplane, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageBiplane Collection: WW1 Biplane on Warship

WW1 Biplane on Warship
World War 1 Biplane on Warship, . Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane - Aircraft Factory, Thought to be at Coventry, Warwi

Biplane - Aircraft Factory, Thought to be at Coventry, Warwi
Biplane/Aircraft Factory, Thought to be at Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Showing women workers manufacturing a planes tail - World War One Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Wrecked French Biplane, Aincreville, Meuse

Wrecked French Biplane, Aincreville, Meuse
Wrecked French Biplane, Aincreville, near Doulcon, Meuse, France. Date: 1900s

Background imageBiplane Collection: World War One Biplane, Codford St Mary, Wiltshire

World War One Biplane, Codford St Mary, Wiltshire
World War One Biplane, Codford St Mary, Warminster, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: World War One German Biplane - Crash Landing, France

World War One German Biplane - Crash Landing, France. Date: 1910s

Background imageBiplane Collection: WW1 - Primitive Royal Air Force Bombers and Hangars

WW1 - Primitive Royal Air Force Bombers and Hangars
WW1 - Primitive Royal Air Force Bombers and their targets - the Zeppelin Sheds in Dusseldorf. The picture shows 1) The Zeppelin shed at Bickendorf, 2) The Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, 3) An air-bomb

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hawker Hart R. A. F bomber construction 1934

Hawker Hart R. A. F bomber construction 1934
The design and construction of the British Hawker Hind, two seater light bomber, during the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. 1934

Background imageBiplane Collection: German pilot in a biplane

German pilot in a biplane. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBiplane Collection: Men in a field with an early biplane

Men in a field with an early biplane. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hawker Hart British light bomber biplane

Hawker Hart British light bomber biplane
Hawker Hart K3025 British two-seat light bomber biplane with 480hp Rolls Royce Kestrel engine. Date: early 1930s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Avro Tutor British biplane

Avro Tutor British biplane
Avro 621 Tutor K4798 British two-seat biplane with a 215hp Siddeley Lynx engine. Date: early 1930s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Westland Wallace British biplane

Westland Wallace British biplane
Westland Wallace British two-seat biplane K3562 with a 500hp Bristol Jupiter engine. Date: 1933

Background imageBiplane Collection: De Havilland Airco British biplane

De Havilland Airco British biplane
De Havilland Airco, British biplane on an airfield. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBiplane Collection: Vickers Vimy British heavy bomber biplane

Vickers Vimy British heavy bomber biplane
Vickers Vimy British F9159 heavy bomber biplane (service type), used during the First World War and later as a civil aircraft. Date: 1917-1933

Background imageBiplane Collection: Westland Wapiti British biplane

Westland Wapiti British biplane
Westland Wapiti British two-seat general purpose military biplane J9237 with a 500hp Bristol Jupiter engine. Date: 1920s-1930s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Hawker Nimrod British fighter biplane

Hawker Nimrod British fighter biplane
Hawker Nimrod British carrier-based single seat fighter biplane with 480hp Rolls Royce Kestrel engine. Date: 1930s

Background imageBiplane Collection: Bullet & shrapnel holes in a Farman biplane, WW1

Bullet & shrapnel holes in a Farman biplane, WW1
Diagram showing the extensive bullet and shrapnel damage to a much strafed Maurice Farman Long Horn biplane. Every black hole represented a bullet hole though the machine was still able to fly

Background imageBiplane Collection: German plane attacked by British anti-aircraft gun, WW1

German plane attacked by British anti-aircraft gun, WW1
A British scouting biplane, attacked by machine gun fire from a larger German aeroplane over Belgian territory, witnesses the enemy plane spiral to earth in flames after being hit by anti-aircraft

Background imageBiplane Collection: Fleet Air Arms first Coronation fly past, by G. H. Davis

Fleet Air Arms first Coronation fly past, by G. H. Davis
First time the Fleet Arm has figured in a Coronation in a Coronation review: Bombing, reconnaissance and fighter types which mustered for the ceremonial fly-past of H.M. King Gorge VI. Date: 1937

Background imageBiplane Collection: Biplane over Gruneckhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland

Biplane over Gruneckhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland
Biplane over Gruneckhorn and Finsteraarhorn in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Date: circa 1919

Background imageBiplane Collection: Gotha giant biplane, WW1 diagram

Gotha giant biplane, WW1 diagram
The new German raider, the Gotha giant biplane, diagrammed in The Graphic, which described by the paper as typically Teutonic in its lack of finesse. Date: 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: German Gotha plane brought down over Thanet, WW1

German Gotha plane brought down over Thanet, WW1
A Gotha biplane crashes to the ground, one of the casualties of an air battle over the Isle of Thanet. The plane was one of two brought down, crashing into a cornfield. Date: 1917

Background imageBiplane Collection: Handley-Page bomb-carrying biplane, WW1

Handley-Page bomb-carrying biplane, WW1
A British Handley-Page biplane, equipped with two Rolls-Royce engines at 250 h.p. each driving a tractor screw. It was also fitted with three machine-guns - one forward-facing



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