Pilot Collection (page 24)

Winner of Schneider Trophy Race, Baltimore, USA
Lieutenant James A Doolittle standing on the pontoon of his Curtiss Racer, winner of the Schneider Trophy Cup Race, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: 26 October 1925

Italian pilots in Italo-Turkish War, Cyrenaica, Libya
Portraits of the first Italian pilots who took part in the Italo-Turkish War (1912-1913) in Cyrenaica, Libya. This war was the first in history which involved air attacks by aircraft. Date: 1912-1913

Two German pilots in Taube monoplane, WW1
Two German pilots in a Taube two-seater monoplane during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

C W A Scott as a little boy
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 15 April 1946) record-breaking English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934

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

Fighter plane with crew, WW1
A British fighter FE2B biplane with crew during the First World War. The inscription on the side reads: Presented by Residents in the Punjab. Date: 1914-1918

Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight, WW1
A Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight during the First World War. It was a British single-seater tractor seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915. Date: 1915-1918

69th Squadron AFC setting out for night bombing, WW1
The crew of the 69th Squadron AFC (Australian Flying Corps) setting out in their RE8 biplane for night bombing from their hangar at Savy, northern France, during the First World War

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

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

British pilots near Albert, northern France, WW1
British pilots of No. 15 Squadron handing in reports after flying over enemy lines, near Albert, northern France, during the First World War

C W A Scott
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 15 April 1946), record-breaking English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934 together with T

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

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

Lieutenant Guynemer, French military aviator, in flight
Lieutenant Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917), famous French military aviator, who was killed in action during the First World War. Seen here in full flight. Date: 1915-1917

Air Scouts climbing on plane with Lord Olivier
Air Scouts climbing on a Fairey Albacore plane with Lieutenant/Sir Laurence Olivier. 1940s

Major Harvey-Kelly with his Renault aeroplane, Yorkshire
Major Hubert Dunsterville Harvey-Kelly (1891-1917), World War I pilot credited with being the first British pilot to land in France after the declaration of war

Rene Paul Fonck, French aviator, in his SPAD plane
Rene Paul Fonck (1894-1953), French aviator during the First World War, known as the all-time Allied Ace of Aces. Seen here on an airfield in a French SPAD aeroplane

Funeral of Max Immelmann, Douai, France, WW1
Scene at the state funeral of Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German air ace who died in action during the First World War. The funeral was held in Douai, northern France. Date: 22 June 1916

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

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

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

Remains of Max Immelmanns Fokker plane, WW1
The remains of the German air ace Max Immelmanns Fokker plane -- he crashed at Sallaumines, northern France, on 18 June 1916, during the First World War. Date: June 1916

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

Scouts using RAF flight simulator
Scouts being instructed on how to operate a LINK trainer by a Royal Air Force officer. 1940s

Baron von Richthofen, German air ace, with colleagues, WW1
Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Baron von Richthofen and Reserve Lieutenant Klein, WW1
Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Lieutenant Commander Dimitrije Konjovic, an Austro-Hungarian naval lieutenant, leader of an Austrian Lohner L (reconnaissance flying boat) air group

Aerial photograph of battle area, western front, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of a battle area on the western front during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1917

Oberleutnant Max Immelmann, German air ace
Oberleutnant Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German air ace famous for his dogfight tactics. He died in a crash at Sallaumines, northern France, on 18 June 1916. Date: 1914-1916

Aerial photograph of Strassburger Tor, Germany, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of Strassburger Tor, Germany, during the First World War. Date: 26 March 1918

Grave of Baron von Richthofen, German fighter pilot, WW1
The first grave of Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Eddie Rickenbacker, American fighter pilot, WW1
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973), nicknamed Fast Eddie, American fighter pilot and air ace of 94th Aero Squadron during the First World War. Seen here in northern France in his Spad XIII

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

C. Q. D. signals that meant safety on the Republic
C.Q.D. signals that meant safety to two thousand souls: the means by which the sinking liner Republic sent three hundred miles for immediate help

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

Lieutenant Guynemer, French military aviator, WW1
Lieutenant Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917), famous French military aviator, who was killed in action during the First World War. Seen here in uniform, standing at the side of his aeroplane

Rene Paul Fonck, French aviator, firing a gun
Rene Paul Fonck (1894-1953), French aviator during the First World War, known as the all-time Allied Ace of Aces. Seen here in a field between Le Hamel and Le Mesnil, Oise, Northern France

Florence Desmond as an air woman
Actress Florence Desmond in her costume for the role in the dance and theatrical revue, Streamline, staged at the Palace Theatre in London in 1934 in which she played Mrs Gladys Potts

Wartime poster warning against careless talk. A man wishes an RAF pilot " Good luck tomorrow", he is overheard, and there are unfortunate repercussions. Careless Talk Costs Lives. 1940s

French aviator saying it with flowers
A French aviator on a greetings postcard, his aeroplane decorated with lots of pink flowers as he flies above a French town. Date: early 20th century

Hauptman Ernst Brandenburg and Gotha crews
Hauptman Ernst Brandenburg and the crews of the Kampfgeschwader III (Gotha aircraft pilots) in World War One. Date: World War One

Gobron Voisin Biplane
French aviator Jean Gobron in the pilots seat ( poste de direction ) of his Voisin biplane, one of many Voisins built in 1909 : Gobron flew his at Mourmelon and Reims. Date: 1909

Pischoff Monoplane
A far-sighted design from a notable pioneer, the pilot - in this case Landron - being seated comfortably beneath the wing Date: circa 1909

Pelterie Monoplane
A remarkably advanced design for a monoplane with the pilot - doubtless Robert Esnault Pelterie himself - placed above the wing Date: 1908

DH2 6F2 of 29th Squadron, shot down over enemy lines. Pilot second lieutenant K. K. Turner captured

Portrait of a Royal Air Corps officer

Group picture of Pilots and their aeroplane

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