Seaplane Collection (page 7)

Poster, Voyage au Bresil. circa 1930s

WW2 Launching seaplane from deck catapult of a US Battleship
WW2 - Launching a seaplane from the deck catapult of the USS Colorado (BB-45), , the lead ship of the Colorado-class of battleships. Date: circa 1943

A Farman Waterplane - Grahame White Aviation Waterplane Tour
A Farman Waterplane - Grahame White Aviation Daily Mail Waterplane Tour of 1912 Date: 1912

HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering seaplane
HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering her seaplane (detailed on this card as " Her small child" !). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

WW1 - The Cuxhaven Action - aerial and naval combat
WW1 - Aerial and naval combat at Cuxhaven, a German North Sea Port. During the First World War. Nordholz Airbase with its airship hangars, near Nordholz to the south of Cuxhaven

Seaplane taking off at Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco
Small Seaplane taking at Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco - the Monte Carlo Casino can be seen in the left background. This was during the 1st ever Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest in April 1913

Sage Air Advert
Advertisement for the English aircraft manufacturer, Frederick Sage, featuring a seaplane. Date: 1914

Gotha Seaplane
Seaplane of the German air force during World War One Date: circa 1915

RAF Seafox Seaplane
The Fairey Seafox - a 1930s British reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Fairey for the Fleet Air Arm. It was designed to be catapulted from the deck of a light cruiser

Daily Mail Waterplane Tour
Scene on a beach during the Daily Mail Waterplane Tour of 1912, organised by Grahame White Aviation. Date: 1912

Seaplane on water. Date: circa 1940s

Seaplane in a field, with two men in uniform standing alongside. Date: circa 1940s

WW1 - Seaplane crash, 1915
WW1 - A derelict mine-sweeper seaplane seen crashed in the ocean and discovered by a Dutch trawler YN7. Two men row in a small boat towards the aircraft. Date: 1915

WW1 - British seaplane in action, Cuxhaven, Germany, 1915
WW1 - A British seaplane or hydroplane in flight in Cuxhaven, Germany, and attacking the enemy on the sea from the air. Date: 1915

WW1 - Aviation in the Navy - Churchill checks on air power
WW1 - Winston Churchill and the navy checking on the air power of a monster seaplane on a seashore. Date: 1915

Wight Trainer Seaplane first of only two built Although rejected, this aircraft could be considered the worlds first type specifically designed for training

Sopwith Admiralty Type 807 two seater seaplane, produced in 1914. Seen here is serial no. 807, the first to be delivered to the RNAS. Date: circa 1914-1915

Short Admiralty Type 310 torpedo bomber seaplane
Short Admiralty Type 310 two-seater torpedo bomber seaplane, first flown in July 1916. Seen here is serial no. N1303, the 14th Type 310 to be built. Date: circa 1916-1917

Sablatnig SF 2 German two-seater advanced trainer seaplane (serial no. 580), photographed at Warnemunde on the German Baltic coast

Blackburn GP three-seater torpedo bomber seaplane
Blackburn GP three-seater long range patrol and torpedo bomber seaplane, of which only two were built, the first being completed in July 1916 (serial no. 1415, seen here). Date: circa 1916-1917

Short Sunderland RAF flying boats in formation. They are L5799, L5805 and one other. Date: circa 1940s

RAF Sunderland flying boat unarmed prototype
RAF Short Sunderland flying boat K4774, an unarmed prototype, seen here on an airfield. Its first flight was in October 1937. Date: circa late 1930s

Catalina flying boat FP152, Hong Kong
Catalina flying boat FP152, in service with the RAF in Hong Kong, September 1945. This type of flying boat was widely used during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Imperial Airways flying boat Calcutta, London
Imperial Airways all-metal flying boat Calcutta, on the River Thames at Westminster, London, in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Date: circa 1930

Mercury Racer seaplane, a competitor for the Schneider Trophy. Date: circa 1929

Gloster VI seaplane with Napier engine
Gloster VI racing seaplane with Napier engine, developed as a contestant for the 1929 Schneider Trophy. Date: circa 1929

Mayo Composite plane with S21 Maia
Mayo Composite plane with S20 Mercury and S21 Maia, a long-range seaplane flying boat combination. Date: 1937-1941

Harbour on the high seas by G. H. Davis
The seadrome is a mid-ocean landing field for refuelling. U shaped, one arm for refuelling the seaplane, other side is a large flight deck. Date: 1937

The hydro-aeroplane by G. H. Davis
The hydro-aeroplane: coming changes in its construction. Showing the evolution of the waterplane or seaplane. 1912

Map of Sardinia by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sardinia, showing airfields and seaplane bases during the Second World War. The island was experiencing concentrated bombing by the Allied Strategic Air Force. Date: 1943

Levitation in Sunderland flying boat by G. H. Davis
Levitation in a Sunderland flying boat during the Second World War. Crew members and objects floated up into the air. This strange experience lasted for just a few moments

Thrilling Mediterranean feat by G. H. Davis
The convoy must go through, ordered the admiral -- and it did. Story of a thrilling Mediterranean feat during the Second World War

Middle East warfare by G. H. Davis
Middle East warfare during the Second World War: rival fighters, bombers and flying boats. A comparison of rival military aircraft in the Middle East

German seaplane attack on British convoy by G. H. Davis
The first German air attack on a British convoy in the North Sea: the raiding seaplanes routed by British fighters. Date: October 1939

Fleet air arm by G. H. Davis
The Fleet Air Arm -- cruisers as modified by aircraft equipment. A feature of the Navy represented in the Jubilee Review programme

Seaplanes of 1918
Latest Navy aircrafts. Seaplanes in there present stage of development of 1918 for World War One purposes may be roughly divided into three classes

British naval seaplane, the Britannia AOVO, WW1
The Britannia AOVO, a British naval seaplane in use near Palestine during the First World War. This model was also used by Germany, having been supplied to both sides before the war broke out. 1917

German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, WW1
German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, depicting an enemy seaplane crashing into the sea near a German submarine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sunderland seaplane and two Junkers by G. H. Davis
The giant Sunderland flying boat proves its mettle: two Junkers accounted for out of four attackers. When a formation of four Junkers JU88s attacked a Sunderland seaplane off the coast of Norway

The great Sylt raid by G. H. Davis
The great Sylt raid: a bomber attacks in the glare of searchlights, flaming onions and bursting star shells. Attacking Hornum, the seaplane base on the southern end of the German island of Sylt

An aeroplane in the Arctic
An aeroplane flying above a British camp in the Arctic. Date: 1928

Aerial view of seaplane
Aerial view of a seaplane floating on the water, about to have a hook attached to it from a crane

Seaplane hanging from a crane
A seaplane hanging from a crane, with people inside it

The sole Gloster Goring, J8674, in seaplane configuration

Early Hydroplane over Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria
Early Hydroplane (seaplane) over Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria Date: circa 1909

Imperial Airway Flying Boat - Calcutta - Westminster
Imperial Airway Flying Boat - Calcutta - all-metal flying boat the River Thamas by Westminster Bridge in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on 1st August 1928. Date: 1928

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

Martin Bomber - US Navys New Aerial Sentries of the Sea
The Martin PBM 40, 000 lb Navy Patrol Bomber - The US Navys " New Aerial Sentries of the Sea" during World War Two

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