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Background imagePilots Collection: Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940

Background imagePilots Collection: Mercury 7 Astronauts

Mercury 7 Astronauts
The Mercury Project astronauts standing beside a 106-B plane. (l to r) Ms Carpenter, L G Cooper, John H Glenn, V I Grissom, Walter M Schirra, Alan B Shepard and D K Slayton

Background imagePilots Collection: Wartime poster of Churchills famous words

Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain

Background imagePilots Collection: Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing two pilots in flight, with other planes in the background. 1936

Background imagePilots Collection: Propaganda poster: prime ministers statement

Propaganda poster: prime ministers statement
Second world war propaganda poster. Above a photograph of five brave airmen is a quotation from the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill: Never was so much owed by so many to so few

Background imagePilots Collection: National Air Safety Committee Poster

National Air Safety Committee Poster
Poster, National Air Safety Committee, providing instructions to new pilots -- please help to keep flying safe. 1933

Background imagePilots Collection: Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March?

Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March?
Supermarine test pilots at High Post Aerodrome in March 1946: From left: Flt Lt P. Wigley DFC, Sqn Ldr W.J.G. Morgan DFC, Lt Cdr Jeffrey K. Quill AFC, Chief Test Pilot; Flt Lt Leslie R

Background imagePilots Collection: WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

Background imagePilots Collection: Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the C?

Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the C?
Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the Central Aircraft Co at Northolt, having just obtained her pilot?s certificate, becoming the first Australian woman to do so on 15 November 1919

Background imagePilots Collection: Flight simulator in use, RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire

Flight simulator in use, RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire
A flight simulator in use at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire. Before computers, flight simulators used actual models of different airfields in order to train pilots

Background imagePilots Collection: The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain
A circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin

Background imagePilots Collection: The pilots of a Heinkel He111

The pilots of a Heinkel He111

Background imagePilots Collection: Pilots view from the Concorde simulator at BAC Filton

Pilots view from the Concorde simulator at BAC Filton. July 1977. Date: 1977

Background imagePilots 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 imagePilots Collection: CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969

CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969
Brian Trubshaw pilots the British-built Supersonic transport aircraft, Concorde 002 on its maiden flight from Filton to Fairford, seven years before entering service. Date: 9 April 1969

Background imagePilots 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 imagePilots Collection: The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955

The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955
Testing the effects of gravitational stresses experienced by pilots at high speeds: the new R.A.F. centrifuge at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, Hampshire

Background imagePilots Collection: Sopwith Camel biplanes on an airfield, WW1

Sopwith Camel biplanes on an airfield, WW1
A long line of Sopwith Camel biplanes of No. 148 Aero Squadron USAS (United States Air Service) on an airfield during the First World War, with pilots and ground crew. Date: 8 August 1918

Background imagePilots Collection: Richthofen and members of the Jagdstaffel

Richthofen and members of the Jagdstaffel
Captain Baron von Richthofen, German flying ace, responsible for bringing down 80 Allied planes during World War One

Background imagePilots 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 imagePilots Collection: Sketch cover featuring Amelia Earhart by Olive Snell

Sketch cover featuring Amelia Earhart by Olive Snell
Portrait of pioneering American aviator, Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937) by society portraitist Olive Snell on the front cover of The Sketch magazine. Date: 1928

Background imagePilots Collection: Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots

Background imagePilots Collection: Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background

Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background
Fokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance

Background imagePilots Collection: Cartoon, the French aviator as hero, WW1

Cartoon, the French aviator as hero, WW1
Cartoon, the French aviator as hero -- everyone admires him! Date: 1915

Background imagePilots Collection: Two men at the controls of a Sunderland flying boat

Two men at the controls of a Sunderland flying boat
Two men (second fitter and rigger) at the controls of a Sunderland Mark I flying boat and bomber, used by RAF 230 Squadron during the Second World War. Date: circa 1938

Background imagePilots Collection: Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash

Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash
Handley Page V/1500, F7140, Atlantic, after the crash at Parrsboro, NS, showing the damaged pilots seat from which Brackles had a narrow escape

Background imagePilots Collection: Mrs Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks

Mrs Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks, the second woman to obtain a Royal Aero Club Pilots Certificate, Number 153 (awarded on 7 November 1911), at Hendon. Date: 1911

Background imagePilots 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 imagePilots Collection: Alcock and Brown - Aviators

Alcock and Brown - Aviators
British aviators John Alcock (1892 - 1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886 1948)

Background imagePilots Collection: French Air Force Poster

French Air Force Poster
Poster advertising for pilots to join the French Air Force from the age of 17 years

Background imagePilots Collection: Croydon Aerodrome

Croydon Aerodrome is Britains largest and most prestigious airport, with regular flights to the European Continent. Note the wind-sock which tells pilots the prevailing wind

Background imagePilots Collection: German Pilots Briefed

German Pilots Briefed
German pilots attend last briefing before a mission - aircraft in background is a Stuka

Background imagePilots Collection: Commander Samson with other British airmen, WW1

Commander Samson with other British airmen, WW1
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer

Background imagePilots Collection: Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941

Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941
Fly with the RAF. Volunteer now! Heres the chance you ve been waiting for - to fly with the R.A.F be a pilot (age 18 - 30), Air Observer (18 - 32) or wireless operator/air gunner (18 - 32)

Background imagePilots Collection: Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D

Background imagePilots Collection: WW1 - Georges Guynemer in his SPAD

WW1 - Georges Guynemer in his SPAD
Georges Guynemer (1894-1917) - popular hero and an airman of distinction, Guynemer won many medals in his prolific career. Photograph published in September 1917

Background imagePilots Collection: Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossing

Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossing
A futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing

Background imagePilots Collection: Scott Black and Campbell Black, British Airmen Pilots

Scott Black and Campbell Black, British Airmen Pilots winners of McRobertson London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race, 1934 in a De Haviland Comet Date: 1934

Background imagePilots Collection: Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560

Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560
Empire Test Pilot's School - Westland Lynx AH.7 ZD560 (msn 333), at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 22 July 1989. Date: 1989

Background imagePilots Collection: Sir Ross Smith, Australian aviator

Sir Ross Smith, Australian aviator, who with his brother, Sir Keith Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia - Romantic Stories of Air Heroes, 1937

Background imagePilots Collection: Sir Keith Smith, Australian aviator

Sir Keith Smith, Australian aviator, who with his brother, Sir Ross Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia - Romantic Stories of Air Heroes, 1937

Background imagePilots Collection: Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Kestrel FGA.1 XS689

Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Kestrel FGA.1 XS689
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Kestrel FGA.1 XS689 (msn to 64-18263, NASA521), of the Tri-Partite Evaluation Squadron at RAF West Raynham in September 1965

Background imagePilots Collection: Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Watneys

Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Watneys - Royal Air Force Training Memoranda Tee Emm. Date: 1945

Background imagePilots Collection: Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Bovril

Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Bovril - Royal Air Force Training Memoranda Tee Emm. Date: 1944

Background imagePilots Collection: Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Allenburys Foods

Tee Emm Pilots Notes Spoof Ads - Allenburys Foods - Royal Air Force Training Memoranda Tee Emm. Date: 1943

Background imagePilots Collection: Scottish Aviation Training For Pilots & Navigators

Scottish Aviation Training For Pilots & Navigators - Scottish Aviation Ltd. Date: 1939

Background imagePilots Collection: Air Transport College Coaching For

Air Transport College Coaching For Professional Pilots Licences - Air Transport College Ltd. Date: 1947

Background imagePilots Collection: Air Service Training. AST Flying Training. Pilots Navigators

Air Service Training. AST Flying Training. Pilots Navigators - Air Service Training Ltd. Date: 1939

Background imagePilots Collection: The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Presents For Pilots

The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Presents For Pilots - The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company. Date: 1917

Background imagePilots Collection: U.S. Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. AOPA 1942

U.S. Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. AOPA 1942 - Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. Date: 1942

Background imagePilots Collection: Triplex Safety Glass Saves Pilots Eyes From Shrapnel

Triplex Safety Glass Saves Pilots Eyes From Shrapnel - Triplex Safety Glass Co Ltd. Date: 1917

Background imagePilots Collection: Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a vis?

Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a vis?
Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School during a visit to Rotol Ltd, Gloucester. Capt N.F. Harrison, DSO, SaF, extreme right; and H. Read, Rotol Instruction School, in civilian dress

Background imagePilots Collection: Brothers Maurice, left, and Joseph ?Mutt? Summers, Vick?

Brothers Maurice, left, and Joseph ?Mutt? Summers, Vick?
Brothers Maurice, left, and Joseph ?Mutt? Summers, Vickers test pilots, at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14 September. Date: 1947

Background imagePilots Collection: Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
Poster, Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20 August 1940

Background imagePilots Collection: Group Captain Wilson?s team from the Empire Test Pilots?

Group Captain Wilson?s team from the Empire Test Pilots? School at Cranfield visited A. V. Roe and Co Ltd on 19 November 1945. From left: P. Kidson, Avro; R.E. Clear, Airspeed; Sqn Ldr E

Background imagePilots Collection: From left: Test pilots Joseph Harold ?Jimmy? Orrell and?

From left: Test pilots Joseph Harold ?Jimmy? Orrell and?
From left: Test pilots Joseph Harold ?Jimmy? Orrell and Sydney Albert ?Bill? Thorn with Avro?s chief designer, Roy Chadwick, alongside Avro Tudor 2, G-ASSU, March 1946. Date: 1946

Background imagePilots Collection: General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon 93-0825

General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon 93-0825
United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon 93-0825 (MSN TB-4) of the 21st FS, 56th FW, at Luke AFB on 14 December 1996

Background imagePilots Collection: L.V.G B.II

L.V.G B.II
Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches - L.V.G B.II with student pilots at a training school. (L.V.G)

Background imagePilots Collection: SOP. 1E.2

SOP. 1E.2
Aviation Militaire - SOP. 1E.2 two-seat trainer, with student pilots. One of many hundreds licence-built in France, in reconnaissance (Sop. 1A.2), bomber (Sop. 1B.2), single-seat bomber (Sop)

Background imagePilots Collection: Aermacchi AL.60C-4 Trojan I-MACP

Aermacchi AL.60C-4 Trojan I-MACP (msn 6231), a new version with 340 hp Lycoming GSO-480-B1 engine, tail wheel landing gear, separate pilot's door and enlarged vertical tail

Background imagePilots Collection: Diamond DA42-MPP Twin Star QQ103

Diamond DA42-MPP Twin Star QQ103
QinetiQ - Diamond DA42-MPP Twin Star QQ103 (msn 42.255, ex G-LTPA, to G-ETPM), for the Empire Test Pilots School. Date: 2017

Background imagePilots Collection: BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432

BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432
Empire Test Pilot's School - BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432 (msn BAC.250, ex DQ-FBV) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePilots Collection: BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432

BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432
Empire Test Pilot's School - BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432 (msn BAC.250, ex DQ-FBV) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePilots Collection: BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432

BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432
Empire Test Pilot's School - BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432 (msn BAC.250, ex DQ-FBV) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePilots Collection: BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432

BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432
Empire Test Pilot's School - BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432 (msn BAC.250, ex DQ-FBV) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePilots Collection: BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432

BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432
Empire Test Pilot's School - BAC 1-11 Srs.479FU ZE432 (msn BAC.250, ex DQ-FBV) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePilots Collection: Bolkow Bo 209 Monsun G-AZVC

Bolkow Bo 209 Monsun G-AZVC
Bolkow Bo 209-160FV Monsun G-AZVC (msn 188)

Background imagePilots Collection: Royal Netherlands Air Force - Northrop NF-5B K-3010

Royal Netherlands Air Force - Northrop NF-5B K-3010
Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Klu)) - Northrop NF-5A K-3010 (msn 3010) of 316 Squadron

Background imagePilots Collection: HMS Indomitable and Supermarine Seafires probably 1940s

HMS Indomitable and Supermarine Seafires probably 1940s

Background imagePilots Collection: British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

British biplane dropping a torpedo during WW1

Background imagePilots Collection: William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

William Reefe Robinson VC RFC during WW1

Background imagePilots Collection: Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier and biplanes possibly 1920s

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier and biplanes possibly 1920s

Background imagePilots Collection: RNAS Airmen early 1900s

RNAS Airmen early 1900s

Background imagePilots Collection: Hydroplane during WW1

Hydroplane during WW1

Background imagePilots Collection: Hydroplane early 1900s

Hydroplane early 1900s

Background imagePilots Collection: Adolphe Pegoud WW1 Ace early 1900s

Adolphe Pegoud WW1 Ace early 1900s

Background imagePilots Collection: Burgess-Dunne D, 2 AH-7

Burgess-Dunne D, 2 AH-7
United States Navy - Burgess-Dunne D, 2 AH-7, after the addition of a nacelle around the pilots. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePilots Collection: Hawker Siddeley Andover C. 1 XS606

Hawker Siddeley Andover C. 1 XS606
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1 XS606 (msn Set 13), of the Empire Test Pilot's School. Date: circa 1990

Background imagePilots Collection: Pilots Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist Coudron G

Pilots Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist Coudron G-4 airplane attempted flight Paris to Australia Oct 1919 but abandoned in Burma - French postcard Date: 1919

Background imagePilots Collection: A Pilot cobble being towed by a ship in 1907

A Pilot cobble being towed by a ship in 1907 Date: 1907

Background imagePilots Collection: Porte and Pirie Glider early 1900s

Porte and Pirie Glider early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePilots Collection: Bristol Scout A biplane early 1900s

Bristol Scout A biplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePilots Collection: Coventry Ordnance Biplane 1912

Coventry Ordnance Biplane 1912 Date: 1912

Background imagePilots Collection: AVRO Duigan Biplane, Humber Works, Coventry early 1900s

AVRO Duigan Biplane, Humber Works, Coventry early 1900s Date: circa 1900s



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