Flying Collection (page 100)

Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. Davis
How the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915

Aeroplane in modern warfare by G. H. Davis
The aeroplane in modern warfare: how the aeroplanes of the combatant powers have fared. Left: dropping bombs from an aeroplane onto massed troops below

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

Flying Boat in River Dangu
The Corsair flying boat is manoeuvred into position for take off from a specially constructed dam on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire)

Britains acoustic shell by G. H. Davis
The acoustic shell: Britains ace killer of flying bombs during the Second World War. The British-invented radio proximity shell, which explodes itself when in lethal range of its target. 1945

Destructive force of flying bomb by G. H. Davis
Blast -- the main destructive force of the flying bomb in use during the Second World War. How and why it creates widespread damage

Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. Davis
Homes of the flying bombs: the layout of launching installations in northern France during the Second World War. They are sometimes camouflaged among woods, or disguised as small villages. Date: 1944

German flying bomb by G. H. Davis
The flying bomb: Germanys latest weapon used against England during the Second World War. Explanatory drawings of the flying robot launched across the Channel to southern England. Date: 1944

American Flying Fortress bomber by G. H. Davis
The bomber that beats the fighters: details of the famous American Flying Fortress, in use during the Second World War. The Boeing B17E, latest version of a first-class daylight precision bomber

Levitation in Sunderland flying boat by G. H. Davis
Levitation in a Sunderland flying boat during the Second World War. Crew members and objects floated up into the air. This strange experience lasted for just a few moments

Lancasters use low-flying tactics by G. H. Davis
Lancasters use low-flying tactics in the Le Creusot (Schneider Works, 17 October) and Milan raids (military targets, 24 October) during the Second World War: new problems set for the enemy

Mass production of aircraft by G. H. Davis
Potentialities of mass production of flying boats as troop carriers and heavy freighter airplanes during the Second World War

Middle East warfare by G. H. Davis
Middle East warfare during the Second World War: rival fighters, bombers and flying boats. A comparison of rival military aircraft in the Middle East

Flying at the speed of sound by G. H. Davis
Flying at the speed of sound: radical aircraft conceptions in a new era of aeronautics. Explanatory drawings showing how the problem of compressibility is being tackled

Refuelling aloft by G. H. Davis
Refuelling aloft -- a device which enables transatlantic flying boats to carry a much increased payload. How Imperial Airways transatlantic flying boats are refuelled in the air

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Gliding with motorless aircraft by G. H. Davis
Gliding and soaring with motorless aircraft explained: how sailplanes are launched and flown. Date: circa 1930s

A popular new sport, the glider, by G. H. Davis
The coming vogue of the glider. A popular German sport -- motorless flight -- about to start in England. Flying for men of moderate means: the motorless aeroplane -- catapult launching

Revolutionary design for air liner by G. H. Davis
A British flying wing project: a revolutionary design for a speedy night-flying air liner. Details of the proposed Armstrong-Whitworth flying wing

Mitchell bomber gun by G. H. Davis
A super-flying cannon: the new 3-inch Mitchell bomber gun. The heaviest aeroplane gun yet known: a striking addition to the B25s formidable armament during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Flying Fortresses by G. H. Davis
The deadly teamwork of the Flying Fortresses: massed precision bombing and defence gunnery during the Second World War. Flying in a tight formation designed to give the closest cooperation in attack

Deck flying by G. H. Davis
Deck flying: problems met by pilots of the Fleet Air Arm. The arts of flying from and landing on naval aircraft carriers: difficulties created by rolling and pitching ships, by bumpy air

The Royal Air Force Memorial in silhouette
The Royal Air Force memorial, on the Embankment, London, captured in silhouette. Built in 1923, it is situated on the Victoria Embankment close to Cleopatras Needle

When Autumn Winds Do Blow by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl out walking in the countryside. Date: 1939

Illustrated page, stork and baby, by Muriel Dawson
Illustrated page, showing a stork and baby, with a verse below, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Pencil sketch, birds and butterfly. Date: 1920s

Sir Alan Cobham - English aviation pioneer
Sir Alan Cobham (1894-1973) - English aviation pioneer. Date: 1926

Silhouette portrait of an airman with details of his flying helmet drawn in. Date: 1914

German aircraft 1918
Fighting, bombing and reconnassance German planes of 1918. The Friedrichshafen machines are built by the Flugzen Friedrichshafen company, a branch of the Zeppelin works. Date: 1918

British bombers with folding wings 1918
Built before the Gothas, British bombers with fold out wings. Reducing space, necessary for storage. Date: 1918

Seaplanes of 1918
Latest Navy aircrafts. Seaplanes in there present stage of development of 1918 for World War One purposes may be roughly divided into three classes

Aeroplanes of 1918
Latest aeroplanes of 1918. Bristol was a general-purpose military aircraft, a two-seater biplane, Handley Page giant bombdropper

Aerial attack, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
An aerial engagement during World War I, showing a German plane crashing to the earth in a column of flame and smoke. Date: 1916

General Sir David Henderson, Royal Flying Corps
Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson (1862-1921), British Army officer, first commander of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force

Effects of varying speeds, wind, and height on bombing 1917
The race for raiding: Problems of bombing for Briton and Boche. Top, a comparison with a British bomber and a Gotha heavy German bomber

British naval seaplane, the Britannia AOVO, WW1
The Britannia AOVO, a British naval seaplane in use near Palestine during the First World War. This model was also used by Germany, having been supplied to both sides before the war broke out. 1917

Halloween Greetings Postcard
On Halloween, the witches night, If YELLOW is the lantern light Your future surely will be bright. A witch flies across the moonlit sky on her broomstick

Malolo Puhiki i, Fishes of Hawaii
Malolo Puhiki i, (Parexocoetus brachypterus) Fishes of Hawaii Date: 1930s

Round the clock with a bomber squadron. The bomber pilot and captain starts his day with a wash; he sets out with his crew on the back of a vehicle; the crew climb a ladder to board the aircraft

Amy Johnson weds Jim Mollison
Guests at Grosvenor House toast Miss Amy Johnson, female aviator and fellow pilot, Jim Mollison, following their marriage at St. George s, Hanover Square, London in 1932. Date: 1932

German battleship SMS Goeben in Turkey, WW1
Painting by Philip Connard (completed 1919) entitled The Surrender of the Goeben, showing the German battleship SMS Goeben flying a white flag in Constantinople harbour

Chinese flying cadets
Between classes, Chinese flying cadets being trained by the Americans, examine a practice bomb of the type they will using in future bombing raids over Japan and Japanese held territory Date: 1942

British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Methods of Britains night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders

Biplane above church and town
Like toys beneath me are church and town. A biplane flying over a church, town and river. Date: 1928

Beaufighter long-range fighter by G. H. Davis
Most deadly of long-range fighters: the Beaufighter in detail. Heavily armed, and flying at over 300 mph, the Beaufighter added to the might of the RAF during the Second World War. Date: 1941

War in the stratosphere by G. H. Davis
War in the stratosphere: some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth during the Second World War. The immediate and vital concern of flying experts all over the world

Aerial fog trail by G. H. Davis
The aerial fog trail which often reveals high-flying raiders. The involuntary sky writing effect produced by raiders and fighters at great heights may be caused by exhaust condensation or reduced

R. A. F. Night Flying Simulation by G. H. Davis
A diagram explaining the science behind the various methods used by the R.A.F. to simulate night flying by day during the second world war, when enemy activity was common during the night

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