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Dutch air scouts at Schiphol Airport with KLM aeroplaneDutch scouts, the Parmentier Air Scout Troop, at Schiphol Airport with a KLM aeroplane, 29 January 1947. They are being inspected by Commander K D Parmentier
Saluting the Vanquished Foe, WW1 in the air by C ClarkA German monoplane, forced to descend with the British lines on the Western front. The plane was forced to alight owing to the tactics of the British aviators in the neighbourhood where the aerial
Avro 504K E3404 UpavonThe Shuttleworth Collections Avro 504K built in 1915 and rebuilt by Avro apprentices after the Second World War. Used in the film Reach For The Sky which told the story of WW2 RAF pilot Sir Douglas
RFC after reconnaissance work on Western Front, WW1The pilot and observer of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane are helped back to their rest quarters after returning from a reconnaissance mission over the Western Front
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flightLincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, loading supplies into the " Polar Star", before the flight of the 2000 miles from Dundee Island across the Antarctic to the Bay of Whales
Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilotAmerican Lincoln Ellsworth and his British colleague and pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon who on 23 November 1935, started from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparationsLincoln Ellsworth (left) and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (right), his pilot, making preparations for their trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
A hand-made wooden model of a WWI biplaneA hand-made wooden model of a First World War bi-plane with a metal undercarriage. Together with wooden replicas of its pilot and observer. Trench Art
Cub scouts with helicopter, Victoria, AustraliaCub scouts of the 1st Waverley Group with a helicopter in Victoria, Australia. They were raising money for charity, charging passengers for short flights
WWI propeller with inscribed silver plaqueWW1 propeller with inscribed silver plaque, dated 8th June 1916. In memory of a forced landing in a cornfield at Avesnes. Observer - 2nd Ltn. J. Heyward and Pilot - 2nd Ltn. F. Gartside-Tippinge
Pilot (on his first escort), WW1Pilot (on his first escort). I wish these FE s, or whatever they are, would not go so far East. By Lieutenant George Arthur Hyde, MC, Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 54 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
Study of a WWI PilotStudy of a First World War Pilot, by Captain Joseph Simpson, RBA, Royal Flying Corps (1879-1939), official war artist to the RAF in 1918
Grivillers & Maricourt, French aviators, Sopwith biplaneGrivillers and Maricourt (Somme) - French aviators with a Sopwith biplane, by Louis Dauphin (1885-1926)
Royal Flying Corps airmen attack a German monoplane, 1914British army airmen of the Royal Flying Corps attacking a German monoplane in 1914. The pilot is seated behind the observer in the British biplane; the observer repels attack and fires on the enemy
Burberry carapace air suit, WW1Advertisement for the Carapace air-suit from Burberrys of Haymarket, sheath armour for knights of the air, - ventilated, reinforced, lined and covered in densely woven gabardine. Date: 1918
WW2 poster, We re working for our livesWW2 poster, We re not only working for our living, we re working for our lives. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
WW2 poster, Achtung! Achtung! The Lancaster strikes by night, the Fortress strikes by day. Date: 1940s
Delecta chocolate advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Delecta chocolate, made in Watford, Hertfordshire (or according to the copy, made in Delectaland), the ideal emergency ration for flying men. Date: 1918
Tatler front cover featuring Captain Guynemer, 1917Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894 - 1917), French military aviator, credited with the destruction of 53 enemy planes, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler
Commander and Mrs C. R. Samson, WW1Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal
Tatler front cover, William Leefe Robinson, V. C. WW1Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, a member of the RFC No. 39 Home Defence Squadron, shot down a German airship on 2nd September 1916 above Hertfordshire
Sec. -Lt. George McCubbin, WW1Second-Lieutenant George McCubbin, the pilot who at the age of 18 and a half, brought down the aeroplane of German air ace, Max Immelmann on 18 June 1916. Date: 1916
Burberry R. A. F. kit advertisement, World War OneAdvertisement for an R.A.F. kit from Burberrys of Haymarket, First World War. Date: 1918
Childs Royal Flying Corps uniform, World War OneA Royal Flying Corps miniature uniform for children, available from Gamages, and comprising breeches, tunic and puttees with the cap being 1s. 6d. extra
Captain Liddell V. C. WW1Captain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying
Chinese fighter pilotTom You Quon, a former Chinese fighter pilot pictured on joining the U.S. Army Air Force following the death of his wife and two children in a Japanese bombing raid Date: 1942 - 1945
New German fighter plane by G. H. DavisThe new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915
RAF personnel marking German positions, WW1RAF pilots and observers marking German positions in preparation for a raid, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918
Pilot and observer about to set out, Western Front, WW1A British pilot and his observer getting instructions through their CO via photographs and maps before setting out for the German lines on the Western Front in France during World War One
RAF pilot bombing U-boat by G. H. DavisHow an RAF pilot stalked a U-boat and bombed it. The sinking of a German U-boat by a young South African pilot of the RAF. Date: 1939
Suit to prevent pilot blackout by G. H. DavisBeating the fighter pilots problem: a suit to prevent blackout. Details of the American Berger G2 suit, designed to keep pilots conscious in high-speed air battles during the Second World War
Sperry automatic computing gun sight by G. H. DavisA mechanical brain: the Sperry automatic computing gun sight, in use during the Second World War. An invention which enabled US bombers to target a large number of enemy fighters. Date: 1944
Sperry bomb sight in action by G. H. DavisPrecision bombing: the Sperry bomb sight in action during a raid, Second World War. The flight of bombs is controlled by a mechanism guided by a skilled bombardier. Date: 1944
Menace of Cloudland by G. H. DavisCumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War
Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. DavisThe Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber
Dive-bombing attack on Mediterranean convoy by G. H. DavisThe Stukas return: tactics and technique used in a dive-bombing attack on a Mediterranean convoy during the Second World War
British Hurricane ramming Italian raider by G. H. DavisThe new technique in air attack during the Second World War: a British Hurricane ramming an Italian raider in mid-air. The British pilot said of the incident
RAF fire-fighting equipment by G. H. DavisFire-fighting in aircraft: the RAFs new automatic equipment. An aviation danger overcome: the Graviner system of preventing fire when an aircraft crashes. Date: 1939
King George VI as Admiral of the FleetKing George VI in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, with his pilots wings on the sleeve. Date: 1946
Silhouette portrait of an airman with details of his flying helmet drawn in. Date: 1914
Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1Two examples of Allied Forces activity in German territory during the early stages of the First World War. Above, debris from a German motor convoy
King George V with RAF pilots, Western Front, WW1King George V inspecting RAF pilots on the Western Front in France during World War One. General Herbert Plumer (nicknamed Old Plum) can be seen just left of centre. Date: circa 1918
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning opsRound the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations
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
German poster, exhibition of captured aircraft, WW1German poster depicting a pilot in the cockpit of his plane, advertising an exhibition of captured aircraft in Munich towards the end of the First World War
British aeroplanes for private ownership by G. H. DavisAircraft for the owner-pilot: British aeroplanes designed and built solely for private ownership. Showing 1945 examples of the family aeroplane of the future -- sturdy, reliable, and easy to fly
British night fighters by G. H. DavisMethods of Britains night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders
War in the stratosphere by G. H. DavisWar 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