Takeoff Collection

RAF Harrier Jump Jets, No. 1 Squadron, set up in 1969. The jump jet is a vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft. Seen here are staff at work in a control tower

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

World War II transport planes & gliders ready England
Vintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands

McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266
United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266 (msn 3798, base code RS'), of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 10. Love and death. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 5. Two of a kind. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Comic postcard, Woman on beach riding stick of rock Date: 20th century

modified Douglas B-26 Invader makes a jet assisted takeoff
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: modified Douglas B-26 Invader makes a jet assisted takeoff during trials in Florida

WW2 greetings card, RAF pilot
WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), RAF pilot shaking hands with a colleague. Date: circa 1942

GAF Jindivik target-drone
A Gaf Jindivik Target-Drone Taking-Off from its Self-Steering Launch Trolley Date: 1967

Dornier Wal
A Dornier Wal Floatplane Taking-Off from the Sea Date: 1930s

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 77. What one does to the other. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 61. They have flown. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 44. They spin finely. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 48. Big gusts. Prado Museum. Madrid

Arado Ar 234-the prototypes of this pioneering jet used detactable dolleys for take-off and skids to land

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 58. Swalow it, dog. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain. 18th century

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 21. How they pluck her !. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 20. There they go plucked. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 74. Don t scream, stupid. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 17. It is nicely stretched. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 18. And the house is on fire. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 32. Because she was susceptible. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 6. Nobody knows himself. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 80. It is time
Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 80. 18th century. It is time. Prado Museum. Madrid

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 7. Event thus he cannot make her out. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Airship / Zeppelin Takeoff
GRAF ZEPPELIN The Airship takes to the sky. Date: 1938

Annihilator rocket leaving for Mars
The Annihilator rocket leaves Earth for Mars Date: 1910

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter taking off from ship
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter, launching from a makeshift turret-top platform on board a ship. Date: circa 1916-1918

British plane setting off, Western Front, WW1
A British biplane setting off on a raid of the German lines on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German military rocket camera, WW1
A German military rocket camera with a Zeiss lens being fired into the air in the early weeks of the First World War. It was designed to map enemy territory to facilitate invasion

On my signal - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
On my signal - an early monoplane awaiting taxi and takeoff. The ground crew awaiting the final signal from the pilot. Date: circa 1910

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