Rfc Collection (page 3)

Aerial view near Kemmel, West Flanders, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of a shelled area south-east of Kemmel Hill, a front line area near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, on 8 May 1918. Date: 1918

Aerial view, shelling near Bailleul, Northern France, WW1
Oblique aerial view of a shelled area between Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, and Neuve Eglise, West Flanders, Belgium, on 21 August 1918. It was an area of German front line trenches. Date: 1918

Aerial view, ruins of Dranoutre, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view, ruins of Dranoutre, West Flanders, Belgium, on 21 August 1918, with tree stumps visible. Date: 1918

Aerial view, shelling near Dranoutre, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view, a shelled area near Dranoutre, West Flanders, Belgium, on 21 August 1918, with tree stumps visible. Date: 1918

Aerial view, Wytschaete, West Flanders, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of the ruined village of Wytschaete, a front line area near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, on 7 May 1918, showing damage from shelling. Date: 1918

Aerial view near Messines, West Flanders, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of a shelled area east of Messines, a front line area near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, on 9 May 1918. Date: 1918

RFC group photo, Northern France, WW1
Group photo, men and officers of the Royal Flying Corps, in Northern France during the First World War. At the centre of the front row is their dog mascot, Satan. Date: 1918

RFC crewman relaxing, Northern France, WW1
Royal Flying Corps crewman relaxing on a pile of sacks outside a corrugated iron hut, somewhere in Northern France during the First World War. Date: 1918

RFC crewman with plane, Villeselve, Northern France, WW1
RFC crewman with plane, just before a flight, Villeselve, Oise, Northern France, March 1918. He is Harold Auerbach (1897-1975). Date: 1918

RFC crewmen in plane, Villeselve, Northern France, WW1
Two RFC crewmen in a plane, at Villeselve, Oise, Northern France, March 1918. Date: 1918

Observation balloon ascending, Abele, Belgium, WW1
Observation balloon ascending with two RFC men in the basket, Abele, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1918

Group photo, RFC football team, Abele, Belgium, WW1
Group photo, 53 Squadron RFC football team and officers, with trophy, British Expeditionary Force, Abele (Abeele), West Flanders, Belgium, February 1918. Date: 1918

RFC pilot with plane, London Colney, Hertfordshire, WW1
RFC pilot of 74 Squadron, Ellis Cobbold, with plane, London Colney, Hertfordshire, August 1917. Date: 1917

Studio photo, young man in RFC uniform, WW1
Head and shoulders studio photo, young man in Royal Flying Corps uniform, July 1917. He is Harold Auerbach (1897-1975). 1917

Crashed BE2E biplane, Bailleul, Northern France, WW1
Crashed BE2E biplane lying upside down at the aerodrome in Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918

RFC crewmen, Villeselve, Northern France, WW1
Five men of the Royal Flying Corps on a dusty road in summer, somewhere in Northern France during the First World War. Date: 1918

RFC crewmen in plane, Clairmarais, Northern France, WW1
Two RFC crewmen in a D4090 plane, at Clairmarais, Pas de Calais, Northern France, during the First World War. They are Harold Auerbach (1897-1975) and observer Bowen-Buscarlet. Date: 1918

Chinese man and RFC, Clairmarais, Northern France, WW1
Chinese man in a bowler hat entertaining a group of RFC men at Clairmarais, Pas de Calais, Northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918

Damaged SE5 biplane, Northern France, WW1
Damaged SE5 biplane belonging to RFC No. 1 Squadron, seen here on the ground in Northern France -- it was shot through in the air by a dud shell. (3 of 3) Date: 1918

RFC crewmen relaxing, Northern France, WW1
Four Royal Flying Corps crewmen relaxing on a pile of sacks outside a corrugated iron hut, somewhere in Northern France during the First World War. Three of them have signed their names on the photo

Aerial view, Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, WW1
Aerial view of Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, in January 1918, before the German advance in April. Date: 1918

Inside an RFC hut, Clairmarais, Northern France, WW1
Inside an RFC hut at Clairmarais, Pas de Calais, Northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918

Reading Football Club - 1904-05 Season. Captain Herbert Smith (1877-1951) - is pictured inset (top right). Smith went on to win gold for the England team at the 1908 Olympic Games

Willie Neilson, Scottish International Rugby player
William Willie Neilson (1873-1960), Scottish International Rugby player who also played for London Scottish RFC. He later became President of the Scottish Rugby Union. 1890s

Royal Flying Corps - Christmas Greetings Card (inside)
A Christmas Greetings Card, 1913 - sent by C. A. H. Longcroft of the 2nd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, Montrose (see: 10528927) - bearing his hand-written signature

John Keble Bell (Keble Howard) editor of The Sketch
John Keble Howard, 1875-1928 (pen name Keble Bell), one-time editor of The Sketch magazine, author of the magazines column, Motley Notes.Also wrote under the pen name of Chicot. Prolific author

Wigan RLFC rugby team, champions of 1934. Back row: Seeling, Golby, Innes, Target, Mason, Edwards, Davis, Front row: Ellaby, Bennett, Sullivan (Captain), Gee, Davies, Morley. Date: 1934

The Lord Mayors Show during the First World War
The Lord Mayors Show during World War I showing captured German guns, an aeroplane of the RFC, and contingents representing Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies

WWI aviation - a scout circus looking for trouble
Impression of aeroplanes painted with bright colours in order to give them a more terrifying appearance. The device was first employed by the Germans who had one squadron, under Baron von Richthofen

Leslie Henson during WW1
One of the most popular male entertainers of the First World War, Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957), appearing in Yes, Uncle! at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London in 1918 dressed in his R.F.C uniform

Flighty by Harold Earnshaw, WW1 cartoon
Three officers of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), later the Royal Air Force (RAF) flirty with a young flapper girl. Drawn by Harold Pat Earnshaw, husband of Mabel Lucie Attwell who lost his right

Group photo of RFC / RAF personnel, WW1
Group photo of RFC/RAF personnel, both male and female, towards the end of the First World War. At the centre is 2nd Lieutenant Reginald Denny (Reginald Leigh Dugmore, 1891-1967), actor in theatre

Zeppelin Wreckers, RFC pilots Robinson, Tempest, Sowrey

Wight Quadruplane Fighter built to an RFC need is seen here in its final form at Marlesham Heath in Spring 1917

Vickers FB 9 two-seater of the RFC, mainly used for training. It was first flown towards the end of 1915. Date: circa 1915-1916

Sopwith Pup of the RFC sporting an individualistic livery

Sopwith 1F Camel single-seater first flown in March 1917. This particular one belonged to No. 139 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Date: circa 1917-1918

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter fighter plane
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter fighter plane. Seen here is serial no. 6901, the first of 100 aircraft produced for the RFC. It first flew in December 1915 and was introduced in April 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Robinson, William Leefe, VC, fighter pilot RFC

Nieuport 10A. 2 two-seater reconnaissance plane
Nieuport 10A.2 two-seater reconnaissance plane of the Royal Naval Air Service, with men of an RFC unit. Date: circa 1914-1918

Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, designer and pilot
Captain Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), aircraft designer and pilot, in RFC uniform, standing in front of his Airco DH 9. Date: circa 1917-1918

Brown, AR Capt RFC, pilot of No209 Squadron - claimed to have shot down Baron von Richthofen

Captain William Avery Billy Bishop, air ace
Captain William Avery Billy Bishop (1894-1956), Canadian air ace in the cockpit of his No. 60 Squadron RFC Nieuport 17, serial no. B 1556. He survived WW1 with a confirmed score of 72

Airco DH 5 single-seater biplane completed during the autumn of 1916. This one belonged to No. 68 Squadron, RFC, based at Baizieux. Date: circa 1916-1918

Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, Palestine
A gun-equipped Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, RFC, based in Palestine, serial no. 4607, in service from June 1916. Date: circa 1916-1917

Illustrated War News front cover, shooting from plane
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring an illustration of a British plane with the pilot shooting a revolver mid-flight

Sphere cover - British plane caught by German gun fire
A British aeroplane, caught making a daring raid over enemy lines and flying very low to drop bombs on German entrenched troops, is fired on by a machine gun as well as several rifles

Clearing away wreckage at Cuffley by Matania, WW1
A scene at Cuffley, Hertfordshire showing the wreckage of the L-21 German zeppelin airship brought down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2 September 1916

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