Aviator Collection (page 2)

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

First World War surveillance kite. US soldier being lifted up by a surveillance kite during the First World War (1914-1918)

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

Ant. Saint-Exupery
SAINT-EXUPERY SAINT-EXUPERY French aviator and writer. Author of novels and essays, most with an aviation theme

Flight / Flying Girl
Pretty young aviatrix in a belted leather flight coat, leather gauntlets, helmet & goggles

First flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10. 35am December 17th 1903 (b / w photo)
1273724 First flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10.35am December 17th 1903 (b/w photo) by Daniels, John T

Amy Johnson, pilot, c1930s (1936)
Amy Johnson, British aviator, c1920s-c1930s (1936). Johnson created a new record for a solo flight from London to Cape Town, completing the trip in 4 days, 6 hours and 54 minutes

DOUGLAS CORRIGAN (1907-1995). Nicknamed Wrong Way. American aviator. Photographed next to his 1929 model Curtiss Robin, c1938

An F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker
July 20, 2007 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker at Red Flag-Alaska

The aviator Photograph by Harry Whittier Frees, c1914
FREES: KITTENS, c1914. The aviator Photograph by Harry Whittier Frees, c1914

German aeronautical engineer. One of Otto Lilenthals early glider flights. Photograph, c1895
OTTO LILIENTHAL (1848-1896). German aeronautical engineer. One of Otto Lilenthals early glider flights. Photograph, c1895

Otto Lilienthal and glider, 1895. Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German aviation pioneer, who became known as the Glider King for his many experiments with gliders

Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overhead
The Aviator is the only man girls look up to A very beautifully drawn and interesting postcard, with strong leaning toward the Womens Suffrage movement during this period in the United Kingdom

(1890-1973). American aviator. Photographed near Toul, France, in 1918
EDWARD V. RICKENBACKER (1890-1973). American aviator. Photographed near Toul, France, in 1918

Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942
Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin (centre right) and test pilot Vladimir Kokkinaki (left, in overalls), talking with a group of soldiers in front of an aircraft during World War II

Otto Schmidt, Soviet Arctic explorer
Otto Yulievich Schmidt (left, 1891-1956), Soviet Arctic explorer and geophysicist, greeting one of the rescue pilots (right) during the Chelyuskin expedition to the Arctic

CHARLES LINDBERGH (1902-1974). American aviator. Lindbergh Atop the World. Oil painting by Theodore LaBonte, 1928

Female Aviator with flying helmet and goggles

Godwins Project
FRANCIS GODWIN An ingenious method of flying by harnessing trained birds, who would tow the intrepid aviator even so far as the Moon

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Stainforth / Supermarine
Flight Lieutenant George Hedley Stainforth, British aviator, and the Supermarine S6B in which he exceeded the 400mph speed record in 1931

Amy Johnson / Cig Card
Amy Johnson (Mrs Mollison), pioneer British aviator who made several record flights - seen here in 1935

Heath / Avro Avian Plane
Mary Lady Heath, Irish aviator, and her Avro Avian: she was the first woman to fly solo from England to South Africa

Balbo / Savoia-Marchetti
General Italo Balbo, Italian aviator, and his Savoia-Marchetti

Samuel Cody / 1913
Colonel Samuel Cody, English aviator

De Groof's flying machine
5311807 De Groof's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting De Groof's flying machine which rose from the Cremorne Gardens, London, attached to a balloon)

Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print)
7422829 Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print); (add.info.: History. Ist World War. Air combat during the great war)

The Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette
5310108 The Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette)

Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier, and Florence Klingensmith, winner of the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race
7133783 Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier, and Florence Klingensmith, winner of the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race. Cleveland, August, 1932 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier

Gustav Hamel, 1889 - missing May 23, 1914. Pioneer British aviator. From The Year 1914 Illustrated
492435 Gustav Hamel, 1889 - missing May 23, 1914. Pioneer British aviator. From The Year 1914 Illustrated. ; Private Collection.

French aviator Hubert Latham attempting a flight across the English Channel, 1909 (b/w photo)
8626534 French aviator Hubert Latham attempting a flight across the English Channel, 1909 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Australian aviator Bert Hinkler, first man to fly solo from Britain to Australia,1928 (b/w photo)
8626461 Australian aviator Bert Hinkler, first man to fly solo from Britain to Australia,1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Patriotism: the war of 1914 - 1918: the French cavalry regiment, aviation, the symbol of the homeland
JAB5037074 Patriotism: the war of 1914 - 1918: the French cavalry regiment, aviation, the symbol of the homeland, Marianne guiding the people

Start of aviation: American biplanes during an aircraft race in 1910. The pilots are flying around the brand in
NWI4953129 Start of aviation: American biplanes during an aircraft race in 1910. The pilots are flying around the brand in the wind

Wilbur Wright, with his autograph
NWI4949036 Wilbur Wright, with his autograph.; (add.info.: Wilbur Wright, with his autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature
NWI4948820 Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.; (add.info.: Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in an airplane flies with the French flag an Alsatian waiting
LUX4741058 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in an airplane flies with the French flag an Alsatian waiting for him with impatience

France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900
LUX4810991 France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900; (add.info.: France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Gaston Tissandier
3586337 Gaston Tissandier; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 ' Bebe', number 872, 1916
LUX4726376 France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 ' Bebe', number 872, 1916; (add.info.: France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 " Bebe", number 872)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman
LUX4726118 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman aircraft, 1915 - registration: C354; (add.info.: France, Lorraine)

France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909
LUX4726496 France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909; (add.info.: France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

British aviators in flight
3732665 British aviators in flight; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting British aviators in flight. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton
LUX4796304 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton, 1912 - plane Maurice Farman: MF 569; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo)
681897 Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo); (add.info.: Pischoff airplane competes fro the Deutsch prize)

Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon
3732864 Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon)

Tissandier landing his balloon 'Neptune'
3732748 Tissandier landing his balloon 'Neptune'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tissandier landing his balloon. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, Meteorologist

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"Aviator: Pioneers of the Sky and Legends in Flight" Amelia Earhart, a trailblazing US aviation pioneer, soared through the skies with determination and courage. Amy Johnson, an English pilot who broke barriers as a pioneering female aviator, stood tall amidst her remarkable achievements. Howard Hughes, another American aviation pioneer, left an indelible mark on the industry with his innovative spirit and daring escapades. Captured in a timeless black-and-white photo, Amelia Earhart gazes at her plane - a symbol of her unwavering passion for flying. Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941), captured in a photograph standing proudly next to an aircraft that embodies her groundbreaking journey. A vintage snapshot reveals Amelia Earhart during her training days in Boston's skies back in 1926 - a moment frozen in time. In 1941, even amidst World War II chaos, Coca-Cola released an advertisement poster paying tribute to aviators' bravery and resilience. The Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft became synonymous with World War II battles as it dominated the skies with its formidable presence. Bid farewell to Amy Johnson as she embarks on yet another awe-inspiring flight - leaving behind a legacy that will forever inspire future aviators. Douglas Bader emerged as one of WW2's most celebrated flying aces - his fearless spirit defying all odds both on land and up above the clouds. Cabral and Coutinho etched their names into history by successfully completing their epic flight from Portugal to Brazil - pushing boundaries never before imagined possible. Manfred Von Richthofen aka "The Red Baron, " epitomized aerial combat prowess during WWI - forever remembered for his unmatched skills and iconic red-painted aircraft.