Biplanes Collection (page 3)

Damaged SE5 biplane, Northern France, WW1
Damaged SE5 biplane belonging to RFC No. 1 Squadron, seen here on the ground in Northern France -- it was shot through in the air by a dud shell. (3 of 3) Date: 1918

Scene in the Arabian or Eastern Desert, Egypt, with three biplanes flying overhead, and evidence on the ground of volcanic upheaval. Date: 1936

British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes in flight
A squadron of British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes (torpedo bombers) in flight. This aircraft first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

Walker Airport near Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Date: 1930

Postwar poster, The Victory Loan Flyers, Watch for the Airplane Special. 1919

Two sky divers preparing for a jump, with an aeroplane in the background. Date: circa 1960s

Another Down - WW1 dogfight. 1914-1918

Zeppelin Downed Over Sea WWI
A Zeppelin raid is intercepted and terminated over the North Sea. Date: 5 August 1918

Up With The Lark
Promotional postcard for Up With The Lark adapted by Douglas Furber from Le Zebre (see The Glad Eye above); music Philip Bra-ham

Harry Tate
Promotional postcard for Flying starring Harry Tate. Harry Tate (1872-1940) was a popular music hall artist, who made his debut in 1895. He specialised in comic sketches. Flying was one of them

Air race
Biplanes and monoplanes in the air over the countryside. Date: circa 1915

Cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, November 1936. Date: 1936

Insert of cover design, Popular Flying
Insert reproduction of cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, July 1936. Running the Gauntlet(s), showing a Hawker Demon (with a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine) of 23F Squadron

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

Biplanes in a field. Date: circa 1930s

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)

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 - 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

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

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 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 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 FE 9 two-seat reconnaissance fighter which first flew in early spring 1917. It was an outmoded design, and only three development aircraft flew

Sablatnig SF 2 German two-seater advanced trainer seaplane (serial no. 580), photographed at Warnemunde on the German Baltic coast

Rumpler D I German fighter biplane (serial no. 1589/18) which came too late to take part in the First World War. It was apparently difficult to build

Rumpler CI two-seat reconnaissance German biplane
Rumpler CI 53/16 two-seat reconnaissance German biplane. The CI was considered to be the best and most reliable of all C types produced. Date: circa 1916-1918

Pfalz DV II German single-seat fighter biplane, completed in late 1917, not progressing beyond the prototype stage. Seen here with other planes, taking part in competitive fighter trials at Alderhof

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