Pilot Collection (page 19)

King George V with RAF pilots, Western Front, WW1
King 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 ops
Round 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, WW1
German 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. Davis
Aircraft 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. Davis
Methods 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. 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

Manoeuvrability and pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
What fighting at nearly 400 mph means to the airman -- the difficulties of manoeuvrability and pilot blackout. How problems of high speed and wing loading have been solved

Gliding training by G. H. Davis
How gliding training helps the war pilot during the Second World War: utilising clouds. 1940

Two airmen in French bomber, WW1
Two airmen in a French bomber biplane during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

French aeroplane with hand bombs, WW1
Two airmen in a French aeroplane, with hand bombs ready to be dropped over enemy territory during the First World War. Date: August 1914

Early British dirigible on the ground with crew
Early British dirigible, seen here on the ground, with crew. Date: early 20th century

Airman posing
An airman posing for his photo on a sunny porch

Two airmen standing in front of plane
Two airmen in goggles standing in front of a large biplane

The First Channel Flight by Bleriot
Page of pictures charting the successful flight of Louis Bleriot across the Channel from Calais to Dover in forty minutes. Date: 1909

Aeroplane and pilot in a field, WW2
Aeroplane and pilot in a field during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

A German kite-balloon shot down by an Allied pilot
Allied aircraft having destroyed a German kite-balloon. Such gas-filled balloons were tethered to the ground and used to observe the surrounding area. Date: 1916

Louis Paulhan in Blackpool
Louis Paulhan (1883 1963), pioneering French aviator. Louis seated in his French biplane Farman III, at a competition at Blackpool in September 1909

Above the clouds
Clouds seen from a pilots viewpoint. Date: 1930s

A Flying Bear
A kind pilot gives his bear passenger a drink to steady its nerves before it takes to the air... Date: early 1930s

Wg Cdr ?Dickie? Martin, Chief Test Pilot, Gloster

Gloster Mars I, G-EAXZ, winner of the Coupe Deutsch even?
Gloster Mars I, G-EAXZ, winner of the Coupe Deutsch event at Villesauvage in September 1922, with, inset, the pilot, J.H. James

The pilot and navigator carry out final checks of a de ?
The pilot and navigator carry out final checks of a de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile on a de Havilland Venom at Hatfield prior to firing the weapon over the test range at Aberporth

Vickers Venom, PVO-10 [photograph autographed by Jeffrey?
Vickers Venom, PVO-10 [photograph autographed by Jeffrey Quill, test pilot]

Test pilot Alfred William ?Bill? Bedford, OBE, AFC, FRAe?
Test pilot Alfred William ?Bill? Bedford, OBE, AFC, FRAeS, 1920-1996

The Duchess of Bedford with Capt C. D. Barnard, left, pil?
The Duchess of Bedford with Capt C.D. Barnard, left, pilot, and Robert ?Bob? Little in front of their Fokker FVII, G-EBTS, The Spider, in August 1929 following their record-breaking flight of 10

Capt C. D. Barnard, fourth from left, pilot, in front of ?
Capt C.D. Barnard, fourth from left, pilot, in front of Fokker FVII, G-EBTS, The Spider

C. W. A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie prio?
C.W.A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie prior to the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race which began on on 29 September 1936

WW2 - Keep em Flying - Off the Beam - It looks as if our plucky pilot was a bit out of line and is now facing the consequences!! Date: 1942

Greetings postcard from Wood Green and Alexandra Park, London, featuring inset of Riversdale Gardens, Buckingham Road, Alexandra Park Road, Palace Gates Railway Station, a balloon over the Palace

Airshow on the beach at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - the Casino can be seen in the background. The Caudron G2 biplane of Philippe Marty (1893-1914) can be seen performing on 26th August 1912. Date: 1912

WW2 - Propaganda - parachuting safely back to his girl
WW2 - Propaganda - the benefits of being a member of the Italian Airforce! Relief on the girls face as her man parachutes safely from his stricken plane to join her back on the ground

WW2 - Royal Air Force pilot and positive poem
WW2 - photograph of a Royal Air Force pilot accompanied by a positive patriotic poem by G. D. Wilkinson. Keep Smiling ! Date: circa 1943

Bizerte, Tunisia - Crash (and death) of Captain Madon
Bizerte, Tunisia - Crash (and death) of Georges Felix Madon (1892-1924), (the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War) on 11th November 1924. Madon was born in Bizerte

French Aviator - Chanteloup
French Aviator - Pierre Chanteloup (1890-1976). Date: circa 1910s

Jaffa, Israel - The Pilot guiding shipping through the rocks. Date: 1911

Edward, Prince of Wales - Calshot - Schneider Trophy
Edward, Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) (1894-1972) - with British Pilots at Calshot. The September 1929 Schneider Trophy contest at Calshot was won by H R D Waghorn

Turkish Military parade - Holding gliders Date: circa 1935

Curtiss P40 Warhawk Fighter Aircraft - WWII
Pilot getting into the cockpit of his RAF North American P-51 Mustang. It was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber

Memorial to Charles Rolls at Monmouth
Memorial to Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) at Agincourt Square, Monmouth. Rolls was a motoring and aviation pioneer and (somewhat ironically), the first Briton to be killed in a fliying accident

C J Jimmy Melrose the Australian pilot
C.J. Jimmy Melrose the Australian pilot of de Havilland DH80 Puss Moth, VH-UQO, My Hildegarde, in the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934

C W A Scott making a speech at Croydon
C.W.A. Scott making a speech at Croydon after winning the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race. Co-pilot Giles Gutherie is left and Lady Connop Guthrie centre. October 1936

C W A Scott, left, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie
C.W.A. Scott, left, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie at Rand Airport after winning the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race

C W A Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie
C.W.A. Scott, right, and his co-pilot Giles Guthrie inspect their Percival Vega Gull, G-AEKE, prior to the start of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race

Avro From left: Roy Dobson, Sir John Higgins
Avro. From left: Roy Dobson, ?, Sir John Higgins, ?, H.A. Sam Brown, Chief Test Pilot; Frederick Basil Tomkins, Test Pilot and Roy Chadwick, Chief Designer

First prototype of the Sopwith Triplane, N500, at RNAS Chingford. The pilot is Flt Lt Hardstaff, an Admiralty Test Pilot

The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail prize
The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British in September 1909. Horace Short is on the right

From left: H W R Fedden, chief engineer
From left: H.W.R. Fedden, chief engineer and engine designer, Bristol Aeroplane Co; Capt Cyril Uwins, chief pilot, Bristol Aeroplane Co and R.K

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