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Background imageCock Pit Collection: The seat of a hero: Spitfire pilots cockpit, 1940

The seat of a hero: Spitfire pilots cockpit, 1940
The cockpit, with its amazing array of dials, is the epitome of intensive mechancial warfare of World War Two. Date: 1940

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
The cockpit of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory at Toulouse, France. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Biggles / Fire / Plane

Biggles / Fire / Plane
The crumpled figure in the cockpit came to life : the female pilot in the burning plane points her gun at Biggles

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935

Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935
Photographic portrait of Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), the English car and speedboat racer, pictured in the cockpit of Bluebird after one of his record breaking runs on the Utah Salt Flats in

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously

Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Supermarine stranraer

Supermarine stranraer
One of the last of the stately biplane flying boats, the Stranraer is the first of its kind with an enclosed cockpit : it will be obsolete by WW2

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageCock Pit Collection: The Flying Saucer Conspiracy, book cover

The Flying Saucer Conspiracy, book cover
THE FLYING SAUCER CONSPIRACY, a book by Donald E Keyhoe. The cover shows two airline pilots sighting a flying saucer through their cockpit window

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British airman dropping a bomb by hand, WW1

British airman dropping a bomb by hand, WW1
A British airman dropping a bomb by hand, in midair, during the First World War. The message on the bomb reads: Hun, Bulgar, Share This Ration. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Pilots cockpit of a spitfire 1940

Pilots cockpit of a spitfire 1940
Cockpit, with its amazing array of dials, is the epitome of intensive mechanical warfare. 1940

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British RE8 biplane and pilot, WW1

British RE8 biplane and pilot, WW1
A British Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 two-seater biplane with the pilot in the cockpit, used by the Royal Flying Corps for reconnaissance and bombing during the First World War

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1

British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 single-seater biplane on an airfield, used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It had a 150hp RAF 4a engine. Date: 1915-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Cover design, Aeronautics magazine

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing an elegant woman sitting on the edge of a cockpit. June 1929

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Captain Albert Ball

Captain Albert Ball
British flying ace of World War One, Captain Albert Ball (1896 - 1917) seated in his SE5 biplane. Britains highest scoring profile fighter pilot during World War One; died in action shortly before

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Air Scouts learning to glide

Air Scouts learning to glide
Two Scouts sit in a Slingsby T.21 while another Scout connects it to a cable prior to launch at the first Air Scout Gliding Course at Lasham. An Avro York G-ANTK can also be seen in the background

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Young girl in model racing car

Young girl in model racing car
A happy young girl sits in a beautifully-made model of a vintage racing car

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D. Barnard presents Indias First Aerial Pageant, with passenger flights in the famous monoplane Spider, parachute descents, daring acrobatics by famous pilots

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Airco Dh-5 War Plane

Airco Dh-5 War Plane
A pilot stands in front of the propellor of his Airco DH-5, a biplane fighter which had improved vision due to the the upper wing being closer to the rear of the cockpit. Date: circa 1917

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Cockpit of British SE5A biplane on airfield, WW1

Cockpit of British SE5A biplane on airfield, WW1
View of the cockpit and controls of a British SE5A biplane, one of the main aeroplanes in use by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield with other aircraft

Background imageCock Pit Collection: The cockpit where Nelson died in H. M. S. Victory

The cockpit where Nelson died in H. M. S. Victory
The interior of the famous H.M.S. Victory as shown for the first time in colour after its redecoration and restoration as it would have appeared at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Book cover design, With the Airmen

Book cover design, With the Airmen

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Prince Moulay Hassan - Spitfire

Prince Moulay Hassan - Spitfire
Prince Moulay Hassan (later King Hassan II of Morocco) (1929-1999) sitting in the cockpit of a Spitfire - the aircraft responsible for such success against the German airforce during the Second World

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Controls and instrument panel of a plane, WW1

Controls and instrument panel of a plane, WW1
A close-up view of the controls and instrument panel in the cockpit of a British plane in service during the First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Morane-Saulnier N and Henry Farman biplane, WW1

Morane-Saulnier N and Henry Farman biplane, WW1
A Morane-Saulnier Type N French monoplane fighter aircraft, with Lieutenant Bayetto of the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) in the cockpit during the First World War

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Flying by Mechanical Means

Flying by Mechanical Means
Designs for man-powered flight, modelled on birds. 1810

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Observer with ammunition for Lewis gun, WW1

Observer with ammunition for Lewis gun, WW1
An observer taking on board his 97 shot magazine, containing ammunition for his Lewis gun, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Sopwith seaplane, Balkan Front, WW1

Sopwith seaplane, Balkan Front, WW1
A Sopwith seaplane about to set off on a flight on the Balkan Front during the First World War. Seen here with the pilot in the cockpit and men wading in the sea around it. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British pilot getting into his plane, WW1

British pilot getting into his plane, WW1
A British pilot about to get into his DH9 De Havilland biplane during the First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1

British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 single-seater biplane on an airfield, used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It had a 150hp RAF 4a engine. Date: 1915-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Avro biplane with pilot, WW1

Avro biplane with pilot, WW1
An Avro (A V Roe) biplane with pilot sitting in the cockpit during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Nieuport plane with Lewis gun, WW1

Nieuport plane with Lewis gun, WW1
View of the cockpit area of a Nieuport plane with a Lewis gun attached during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British seaplane preparing for flight, WW1

British seaplane preparing for flight, WW1
A British Royal Navy seaplane preparing for flight during the First World War, with the pilot in the cockpit and men up to their waists in the water. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British pilot in his biplane, WW1

British pilot in his biplane, WW1
A British pilot in the cockpit of his biplane during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: British pilot with messenger pigeon, WW1

British pilot with messenger pigeon, WW1
A British seaplane pilot in the cockpit, attaching a message to the leg of a messenger pigeon during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Georges Madon, French ace pilot during WW1

Georges Madon, French ace pilot during WW1
Georges Felix Madon (1892-1924), French ace pilot during the First World War, seen here in the cockpit of his plane. Date: circa 1914-1918

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Scout in cockpit of Miles Magister

Scout in cockpit of Miles Magister
Scout wearing an aviator hat sitting in the cockpit of a Denham Flying Club Miles Magister. circa 1950s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Scouts with Elliotts Primary EoN Glider

Scouts with Elliotts Primary EoN Glider
One Scout of the 18th Walsall Group sits at the cockpit of a Elliotts Primary EoN Glider, demonstrating how to fly it, while two other scouts sit on the ground watching. 1940s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Air Scouts preparing a glider

Air Scouts preparing a glider
Two Air Scouts lift and place the canopy on a glider with another Scout already in the cockpit. 1958

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Air Scouts taking off in glider

Air Scouts taking off in glider
A Slingsby T.21 Glider taking off with Air Scouts at the controls at Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Scout glider in flight

Scout glider in flight
Slingsby T.21 Glider flying with Air Scouts at the controls at Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Air Scout in glider

Air Scout in glider
An Air Scout sits smiling in the cockpit of a glider at Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Scouts and Guide with a glider

Scouts and Guide with a glider
Two Air Scouts and a Girl Guide sitting in the cockpit of a Slingsby T.21 glider at Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Background imageCock Pit Collection: P. M. Scott, National Gliding Champion

P. M. Scott, National Gliding Champion
P.M. Scott, winner of the 1963 National Gliding Championships, sitting in an Olympia 419 glider at the Lasham Gliding Centre

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Captain Longcroft

Captain Longcroft, who established the worlds record in a non-stop flight in 1913 from Montrose to Farnborough, covering the 630 miles in seven and a half hours. Date: 1913

Background imageCock Pit Collection: Pilot and co-pilot - Equipage II

Pilot and co-pilot - Equipage II
The cockpit of a large airliner with pilot and co-pilot. Poster issued by Le Secretariat General a la Defense Aerienne

Background imageCock Pit Collection: A ride in an aeroplane

A ride in an aeroplane
Two little girls wearing flying helmets sit in the open cockpit of an aeroplane, eyes agog, enjoying their first flight in an aeroplane



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