Aviation Collection (#12)

Vincenzo Lunardi
5312098 Vincenzo Lunardi; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his first balloon. Vincenzo Lunardi (-1806) an Italian aeronaut and diplomat

Jakob Degen's Ornithopter
5307585 Jakob Degen's Ornithopter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jakob Degen's Ornithopter. Two flaps were fastened to his back by a yoke)

French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783
5616995 French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783; (add.info.: 02/02/1783); Universal History Archive/UIG

An electrically driven ornithoper
5616666 An electrically driven ornithoper; (add.info.: Reuben Jasper Spalding's (1889) method of quick, direct transport; an electrically driven ornithoper. From Der Stein der Weisen, (ca 1895)

Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao
5616665 Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao; (add.info.: Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr. Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao; 1709)

Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter
5616602 Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter; (add.info.: Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter, driven by twisted rubber bands. Alphonse Penaud (1850-1880) a French aviation designer and engineer

Hiram Maxim's flying machine
5616593 Hiram Maxim's flying machine; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hiram Maxim's flying machine. Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) a British inventor. Dated 19th Century

An engraving depicting the Assan balloon passing over Liege at night, 19th century
5311385 An engraving depicting the Assan balloon passing over Liege at night, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry
NWI4952842 Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry: airship, biplane, anti-aircraft fire and bomb

Transport. Aviation. The Breguet 14, French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Ist World War
2636464 Transport. Aviation. The Breguet 14, French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Ist World War. Photo, France, c.1917.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation)

A crashed aeroplane near Cherisy, France during World War One. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures
3058454 A crashed aeroplane near Cherisy, France during World War One. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935; Photo © Hilary Morgan

A line up of planes of the Royal Flying Corps which went into action in 1914
3058442 A line up of planes of the Royal Flying Corps which went into action in 1914. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American pilot and aeronautical manufacturer with his pupil Mr
NWI4953879 Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American pilot and aeronautical manufacturer with his pupil Mr. Cassandier on a plane of the Wright brothers

Study on flight by Leonard de Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519), drawing of a wing wing
NWI4913759 Study on flight by Leonard de Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519), drawing of a wing wing. Xylography in watercolour, reproduction of the Renaissance manuscript

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting
LUX4796289 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting, Farman by Geo Chavez (Jorge Chavez Dartnell) (1887-1910) in full flight

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: a canonier passes by an FBA or CAMS seaplane in
LUX4785574 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: a canonier passes by an FBA or CAMS seaplane in the port, 1918 - canonier: V36; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cour des Invalides, trophees of German weapons: Cannons
LUX4785735 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cour des Invalides, trophees of German weapons: Cannons, self-guns and planes visited by American tourists and soldiers, 1919; (add.info.: France)

France: war 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, biplane LA10, propellant helice
LUX4768965 France: war 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, biplane LA10, propellant helice, tanks and machine gun - Animated view with soldiers, 1914; (add.info.: France: war 1914-1918)

The ascent of M Poitevin
3586008 The ascent of M Poitevin; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the ascent of M. Poitevin. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles Green's balloon being towed up the River Thames
3586003 Charles Green's balloon being towed up the River Thames; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Charles Green's balloon being towed up the River Thames)

First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army. The two airmen carry bombs in their hand
IMB4933923 First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army. The two airmen carry bombs in their hand.; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army

Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1915_8_14: War of 14 -18, Aviation, Barbaria/Kultur
ICA4851644 Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1915_8_14: War of 14 -18, Aviation, Barbaria/Kultur; (add.info.: Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1915_8_14: War of 14 -18, Aviation)

Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed
LUX4802284 Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed: Aeronautic Orient Armee, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road
LUX4802245 Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road, guard by French soldiers and surrounded by a band of curious people, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach, close-up, 1910
LUX4801987 France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach, close-up, 1910; (add.info.: France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14)

Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar, 1912 - E Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau, G M B H
LUX4783150 Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar, 1912 - E Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau, G M B H; (add.info.: Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: an FBA or CAMS seaplane with its pilot poses
LUX4785554 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: an FBA or CAMS seaplane with its pilot poses on the water off the beach of Les Sables, 1918; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile de France, Paris (75): at the Grand Palais, Air Show, Interieur, 1913 - Borel, Morane-Saulnier, Bleriot
LUX4797862 France, Ile de France, Paris (75): at the Grand Palais, Air Show, Interieur, 1913 - Borel, Morane-Saulnier, Bleriot, Ponnier, Farman, REP establishment; (add.info.: France, Ile de France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): L. Breguet 31 aircraft No. 875 in a field surrounded by military personnel
LUX4797842 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): L. Breguet 31 aircraft No. 875 in a field surrounded by military personnel, stops in Touraine, 1913; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille, Henri Lemaitre at the command of his Breguet 14 no 91, 1919
LUX4797346 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille, Henri Lemaitre at the command of his Breguet 14 no 91, 1919; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West
LUX4797620 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West, Henri Lemaitre at the command of his Farman in a field of the Tourangelle countryside

A British Hydroplane during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502806 A British Hydroplane during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: A British Hydroplane during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c)

The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane
3502743 The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane, in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I

Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome, from the Vatican terrace, 1911
3480926 Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome, from the Vatican terrace, 1911; (add.info.: Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome)

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Poster and official postcard of the first Brescia air circuit. 1908
5313718 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Poster and official postcard of the first Brescia air circuit. 1908; SeM Studio/UIG

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914
LUX4797342 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Beginning of the aviation : a man on a flying bike, end of the 19th century (b/w photo)
1708876 Beginning of the aviation : a man on a flying bike, end of the 19th century (b/w photo)

Pioneers of Italian aviation: The E. Bossi seaplane at the first seaplane race that took place on Lake Como in 1913
5313863 Pioneers of Italian aviation: The E. Bossi seaplane at the first seaplane race that took place on Lake Como in 1913. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); SeM Studio/UIG

Pioneers of Italian aviation: The seaplane of Mario Calderara at the time of detachment from the water in the port of
5313861 Pioneers of Italian aviation: The seaplane of Mario Calderara at the time of detachment from the water in the port of La Spezia 1911. Italy

Pioneers of Italian aviation: In the week from May 22nd to 29th. 1910. the Air Competitions took place in Verona
5313747 Pioneers of Italian aviation: In the week from May 22nd to 29th. 1910. the Air Competitions took place in Verona. in which 8 foreigners and one Italian participated

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Official Postacrd. Aviation experiments from 22 to 30 May 1910. Bologna Piazza d'Armi
5313738 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Official Postacrd. Aviation experiments from 22 to 30 May 1910. Bologna Piazza d'Armi.; SeM Studio/UIG

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Aeronautical postcards from 1910. A Volata from Treviso
5313733 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Aeronautical postcards from 1910. A Volata from Treviso.; SeM Studio/UIG

Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans
530323 Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans, France in the Wright Brothers Flier'. August 1908

Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph)
530320 Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph); (add.info.: for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder)

Aviation c. 1910 : photo taken in a workshop studio, a couple behing a painted canvas representing a flying plane
1732125 Aviation c. 1910 : photo taken in a workshop studio, a couple behing a painted canvas representing a flying plane, the seem to be aviators; (add.info.: Aviation c)

A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400439 A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Francesco Lana de Terzi's balloon design (engraving)
8672726 Francesco Lana de Terzi's balloon design (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francesco Lana de Terzi's balloon design, 1670)

Launch of the world's first hydrogen balloon, 1783 (engraving)
8672674 Launch of the world's first hydrogen balloon, 1783 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Skies: A Journey through Aviation History" Amelia Earhart: An inspiring US aviation pioneer who defied gender norms and left her mark on history. The B-17 Bomber Aircraft: A symbol of American strength and resilience during World War II, soaring through the skies with a mission. Cockpit Chronicles: Peering into the heart of aviation, where pilots navigate their aircraft with precision and skill. Salinas, California: A city that witnessed countless takeoffs and landings, serving as a hub for aviation enthusiasts. Howard Hughes: Another legendary figure in US aviation history, his innovations pushed boundaries and revolutionized the industry. Telegraph Key (Morse Code) Type J-37: Once an essential communication tool for aviators, connecting them across vast distances. Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington State: Home to a treasure trove of artifacts showcasing the rich heritage of North American aviation. Wright Brothers' Legacy at Huffman Prairie: Wilbur and Orville Wright's groundbreaking achievements continue to inspire generations of aviators worldwide. Amelia Earhart's Training Days in Boston Plane (1926): Captured in a timeless black-and-white photograph, she honed her skills before embarking on daring adventures. Galley aboard Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (1933): Offering luxurious comfort amidst the clouds during an era when airships ruled the skies. Trans-World Airlines Poster featuring TWA Lockheed Constellation over Manhattan (1950s): An iconic image representing travel dreams taking flight above New York City's skyline. HMS Ark Royal Fleet Air Arm Aircraft - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 (F-4K): British naval power showcased by these mighty jets ready to defend from above. 13. Runway Perspective by Eric Ravilious (1941): A mesmerizing artwork capturing both the beauty and precision of aircraft taking off into the vast unknown. 14.