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Background imageFlew Collection: St. Benedict And The Devil. When Benedict Was Building A Chapel

St. Benedict And The Devil. When Benedict Was Building A Chapel, The Devil Sat On A Stone And Nobody Could Move Him Until St Benedict Blessed The Stone. Then The Devil Took Flight

Background imageFlew Collection: Fishing Boat

Fishing Boat

Background imageFlew Collection: Bald Eagle Hovering In The Air

Bald Eagle Hovering In The Air

Background imageFlew Collection: 146 Typhoon Wing RAF Memorial ALG B3

146 Typhoon Wing RAF Memorial ALG B3
The Memorial plaque is on the wall of the small commemorative area in Ste Croix-sur-Mer. Both RAF and RCAF Squadrons operated from here. It is thought that 126 Wing RCAF flew into here on 13 June

Background imageFlew Collection: Yakovlev Yak-4 -seen having its engines serviced was

Yakovlev Yak-4 -seen having its engines serviced was one of 90 built Designed as a light bomber, it first flew in February 1940

Background imageFlew Collection: Latecoere 298 -entered service with the French Navy in

Latecoere 298 -entered service with the French Navy in October 1938 as a torpedo bomber, but flew as a dive bomber against the Germans invading France in May 1940

Background imageFlew Collection: Heinkel He 177 -the British captured an example from it

Heinkel He 177 -the British captured an example from its base in South East France in September 1944 and flew it back to the UK for testing

Background imageFlew Collection: Fairchild C-82A-While the XC-82 first flew in September

Fairchild C-82A-While the XC-82 first flew in September 1944, protracted problems prevented any production before wars end

Background imageFlew Collection: De Havilland DH103 Hornet F I first flew in July 1944 a

De Havilland DH103 Hornet F I first flew in July 1944 and was still in development when hostilities ended

Background imageFlew Collection: Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew th

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew the costly 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid

Background imageFlew Collection: Airbus A300-B4-203 VH-Ta James Cook Ta Sydney

Airbus A300-B4-203 VH-Ta James Cook Ta Sydney
Photographed landing at Sydney airport in November 1981 this Airbus A300 was named James Cook. First flew for Trans Australia Airlines in July 1981 Date: 1981

Background imageFlew Collection: Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ BSa LAP

Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ BSa LAP
Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ of British South American Airlines seen at London Airport on 18 May 1946, just 3 months before it was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in the Gambia

Background imageFlew Collection: Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR942 British Army Biggin Hill

Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR942 British Army Biggin Hill
Built by Beagle Aircraft to the design of ex-RAF bomber pilot Wing Commander Ken Wallis, the Beagle-Wallis WA-116 was an autogyro created mainly for military reconnaissance and surveillance

Background imageFlew Collection: Junkers Ju86A1 D-AXEQ B�rg of Lufthansa

Junkers Ju86A1 D-AXEQ B�rg of Lufthansa
Junkers Ju86A1, D-AXEQ, Brg, of Lufthansa. Windowless, it had extra fuel tanks fitted in the fuselage and on 22-23 August 1936 it flew non-stop from Dessau to Bathurst, a distance of 3, 603 miles

Background imageFlew Collection: Bristol Bulldog IIA K2227 formerly G-ABBB

Bristol Bulldog IIA K2227 formerly G-ABBB
Bristol Bulldog IIA, K2227, formerly G-ABBB, alongside a Bristol Fighter. This aircraft flew until the 1960s, finally with the Shuttleworth trust. Date: 1960

Background imageFlew Collection: Animals of Mount Everest, 1924

Animals of Mount Everest, 1924
Illustration showing Mount Everest and the wildlife seen there in 1924. The highest permanent human habitation was at 17, 000 feet; the highest plant-life about 18

Background imageFlew Collection: Admiral Byrd / Ilz

Admiral Byrd / Ilz
ADMIRAL RICHARD EVELYN BYRD American naval officer and explorer. Flew over the North Pole in 1926 and the South Pole in 1929. Date: 1888-1957

Background imageFlew Collection: Hensons Aerial Carriage

Hensons Aerial Carriage
HENSONs AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE the most practicable of the early projects : though it never flew, it was a remarkable prevision of the flying machines to come. Date: 1843

Background imageFlew Collection: Aeroplane that flew itself

Aeroplane that flew itself
A British biplane flies on, though the pilot and observer are both dead. The aeroplane was observing artillery when set upon by enemy Albatros scouts

Background imageFlew Collection: Sunbeam Bomber built for the RNAS, this single seat tor

Sunbeam Bomber built for the RNAS, this single seat torpedo bomber flew in late 1917 but proved a failure

Background imageFlew Collection: SPAD A II a two seat scout first flew in May 1915 Unusu

SPAD A II a two seat scout first flew in May 1915 Unusual in having propeller behind the gunner to give a good field of fire 99 built for France and Russia

Background imageFlew Collection: Twiss, Peter test pilot flew Hurricanes catapulted

Twiss, Peter test pilot flew Hurricanes catapulted from merchantman

Background imageFlew Collection: Savoia Marchetti SM79 -Italys finest bomber of the war

Savoia Marchetti SM79 -Italys finest bomber of the war Fast and well armed it flew against Malta and Allied Mediterranean convoys

Background imageFlew Collection: Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in Janua

Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in January 1938 It sub sequently flew with both Vichy and Free French, where it sank a U-boat in June 1943

Background imageFlew Collection: Percival Proctor -a militarised Vega Gull, the type fir

Percival Proctor -a militarised Vega Gull, the type first flew in October 1939 and was the standard RAF communications and radio trainer throughout the war

Background imageFlew Collection: Northrop N-3PB -only 24 built for Norway and based in I

Northrop N-3PB -only 24 built for Norway and based in Iceland flew as No330 Squadron RAF from April 1941 through early 1943

Background imageFlew Collection: Kyushu J7W1 Shinden -this extremely novel Japanese bac

Kyushu J7W1 Shinden -this extremely novel Japanese back-to-front fighter first flew on 3 August 1945

Background imageFlew Collection: Grumman F7F-2N Tigercat -most F7N flew with the US Mari

Grumman F7F-2N Tigercat -most F7N flew with the US Marines from land bases as night fighter

Background imageFlew Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter -born from an urgent need to fi

Bristol 156 Beaufighter -born from an urgent need to find a long ranged fighter, the prototype shown flew in July 1939 and used many parts from the earlier Beaufort

Background imageFlew Collection: Bristol 142M Blenheim I as a light bomber modified

Bristol 142M Blenheim I as a light bomber modified from the original Type 142 Britain First that flew in April 1935

Background imageFlew Collection: Bloch 162-The sole example of this French long ranged b

Bloch 162-The sole example of this French long ranged bomber first flew in June 1940, soon falling into German hands

Background imageFlew Collection: BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Wineglass Finningley 1988

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Wineglass Finningley 1988
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks flying a small Wineglass formation in the year when two pilots were lost and they flew their displays as a seven ship team. Finningley 1988 Date: 1988

Background imageFlew Collection: BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Diamond Finningley 1988

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Diamond Finningley 1988
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks flying a Diamond Seven in the year when two pilots were lost and they flew their displays as a seven ship team. Finningley 1988 Date: 1988

Background imageFlew Collection: Agusta AZ8-L MM564 Italian Air Force

Agusta AZ8-L MM564 Italian Air Force
Designed to carry 22 passengers the Agusta AZ8-L failed to gain orders. Only one aircraft was built, MM564, which flew from 1958 to 1963 with the Italian Air Force and was then scrapped Date

Background imageFlew Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West Idlewild

Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West Idlewild
Stratocruiser Washington of North West Airlines was delivered in 1949. Initially used on the Honolulu route it eventually flew the long distance Tokyo route as well. Date: 1954

Background imageFlew Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser N1022V Pan Am Singapore

Boeing Stratocruiser N1022V Pan Am Singapore
N1022v was Pan Ams first Stratocruiser delivered. It had been Boeings prototype. Pan Am flew it as Clipper Nightingale until 1960. Date: 1954

Background imageFlew Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter G-AGPV prototype

Bristol 170 Freighter G-AGPV prototype
Bristol Freighter G-AGPV was Bristol Aircrafts prototype which first flew in 1945. Date: circa 1946

Background imageFlew Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 VH-BFB Ansett-MAL Bankstown

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 VH-BFB Ansett-MAL Bankstown
A Bristol 170 freighter operated in Australia by Ansett-MAL, created when Ansett took over Mandated Air Lines. Flew with them from 1962 to 1967 mainly between Bankstown, Sydney and Madang

Background imageFlew Collection: Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, G-EBJQ, flew in the 1924?

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, G-EBJQ, flew in the 1924?
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, G-EBJQ, flew in the 1924 King?s Cup Race piloted by Flt Lt H.W.G. Jones

Background imageFlew Collection: Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2104, modified to test the Ge?

Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2104, modified to test the Ge?
Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2104, modified to test the General Electric TF34 turbofan. The combination flew for the first time on 21 January 1971

Background imageFlew Collection: Cyril Frank Uwins, 1896-1972, flew into third place at t?

Cyril Frank Uwins, 1896-1972, flew into third place at t?
Cyril Frank Uwins, 1896-1972, flew into third place at the 1926 Lympne Aeroplane Trials in the Bristol Brownie

Background imageFlew Collection: Source Size = 3773 x 5131

Source Size = 3773 x 5131
THE STORY OF A SEASIDE ELOPEMENT: Mamma, thinking matters are coming to a crisis, pleads fatigue, and returns home. Angelina feels faint! Her devoted flies for assistance

Background imageFlew Collection: Mr. Edward Spencer, lithograph by Day & Haghe, 1839 (litho)

Mr. Edward Spencer, lithograph by Day & Haghe, 1839 (litho)
XJF342469 Mr. Edward Spencer, lithograph by Day & Haghe, 1839 (litho) by Harding, George Perfect (c.1780-1853); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlew Collection: Mr Barnard and his dog Dan, who sometimes flew with him

Mr Barnard and his dog Dan, who sometimes flew with him, were members of the London Aero Club at Stag Lane Aerodrome

Background imageFlew Collection: Picture No. 10887262

Picture No. 10887262
Pied Kingfisher - female - Having just caught a fish it flew to a lakeshore tree in order to swallow its prey (Ceryle rudis) Date:

Background imageFlew Collection: Picture No. 10887263

Picture No. 10887263
Pied Kingfisher - female - Having just caught a fish it flew to a lakeshore tree in order to swallow its prey (Ceryle rudis) Date:

Background imageFlew Collection: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - Westland

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - Westland
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (right) is welcomed aboard the Westland 30 by Roy Moxam, Divisional Director, Flight Operations, Westland Helicopters

Background imageFlew Collection: Churchill, Mr McKenna, Lord Montagu, Claude Grahame-White

Churchill, Mr McKenna, Lord Montagu, Claude Grahame-White
Winston Churchill, Mr McKenna, Lord Montagu and Claude Grahame-White at the Parliamentary aerial demonstration held at Hendon in May 1911



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