Piloted Collection

Modified de Havilland Mosquito FBVI LR359
Modified de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, LR359, which made the first twin-engined carrier-borne landing on to HMS Indefatigable on 25 March 1944 piloted by Lt Cdr Eric Brown. Date: 1944

Arthur Whitten Brown
Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, he was the navigator of the first direct transatlantic flight in June 1919 piloted by Captain John Alcock

Thunderbirds number 1 - North American F-100C Super Sabre
United States Air Force Thunderbirds number 1 - North American F-100C-10-NH Super Sabre 55-2723, piloted by Major Bob Fitzgerald. Date: circa 1960

Royal Aircraft Factory BE2a on Port Meadow, Oxford, piloted by an officer of No2 Squadron from Montrose to Netheravon

Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole). Wingspan of 15m, made of wood and aluminium
530518 Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole). Wingspan of 15m, made of wood and aluminium, it was the first piloted plane to take off under its own steam, 9 October 1890

Youngman-Baynes High-Lift VT789 ( Percival P.46 G-AMBL), at the 1948 SBAC Radlett air show. The High Lift was a one-off experimental, flying test-bed for the system of slotted flaps invented by R.T

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR (msn 80) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The prototype Beaver 2 was built in Canada and first flew at Downsview, piloted by George Neal

Watchkeeper Remote Piloted Air System
The Remote Piloted Air System (RPAS) known as Watchkeeper is pictured during flight trials at Parc Aberporth in West Wales

Hawker Siddeley Dominie T. 1 XS710
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 XS710 (msn 25012), from RAF Strubby in March 1966. View in the cockpit, during flight, piloted by Jim Perry and Dave Lord. Date: 1966

First aerial voyage under the direction of Monsieur Mongolfier, engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92)
3869788 First aerial voyage under the direction of Monsieur Mongolfier, engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92), 1783 (engraving) by Lorimier

The Wedding of the World Champion Sculler Mr George Towns to Miss Amy Roslyn Harding at Southsea, prior to Towns return to his native Australia

Dropping the Pilot, Punch 29 March 1890
538453 Dropping the Pilot, Punch 29 March 1890. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman resigned as Chancellor

Set-up on capstan lathe showing piloted tool holders (b / w photo)
6004159 Set-up on capstan lathe showing piloted tool holders (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Set-up on capstan lathe showing piloted tool holders)

"He piloted her into the presence of the mistress"(engraving)
6004417 " He piloted her into the presence of the mistress" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Aircraft Factory RE. 8 prototype 7996
Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 prototype 7996; first flown on 17 June 1916, piloted by Frank Gooden and closely followed by the second prototype 7997 on 5 July 1916. Date: 1916

The first de Havilland DH. 112 Venom prototype - VV612
The de Havilland DH.112 Venom - a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company

Vickers Viscount 630, G-AHRF 1st prototype
The first prototype Vickers Viscount 630, G-AHRF, seen here on the grass airfield at Wisley. A British medium-range turboprop airliner

Chilton DW. 1 G-AFGI
Chilton DW.1 G-AFGI, race number 7, at Shoreham for the for the South Coast Air Race, piloted by H.M. Kendall, which he won by a large margin, to the chagrin of the handicappers. Date: 1951

French Aeroplane Fantasy card of circa 1915, featuring an early monoplane flying over a wishy-washly landscape, piloted by a very young child!! Date: 1916

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

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Culver PQ-14 near B-29 tail -this diminutive lightplane was normally operated as a target drone, but could be piloted

Hermann Lang on the twelve-cylinder Mercedes-Benz
Hermann Lang on the twelve-cylinder, 490 bhp, 3 litre Mercedes-Benz with which in 1939 he made the fastest timed laps of four Grand Prix circuits with an astonishing peak of 117.5 mph in practice for

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885), c1880. English statesman, moral philosopher and philanthropist and factory reformer

French Concorde Flies
The French prototype Concorde 001, piloted by Andre Turcat, takes off on its first flight at Toulouse, a co-production of Sud-Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation. Date: 2 March 1969

Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis
Not a Wellsian fantasy, but an actual project in preparation by Germany: Europe to America in 45 minutes. Drawings of a long-range rocket designed in Germany during the Second World War

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

Lt Col Orde Lees 103rd drop made from an aeroplane pilot?
Lt Col Orde Lees 103rd drop made from an aeroplane piloted by a Japanese aviator, June 1922

Sprung Load Bleriot
A Bleriot aeroplane, piloted by Adolphe Pegoud, which stops and starts in mid-air by using wire sprung between two posts at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Airship Norge
The airship Norge, piloted by Italian Umberto Nobile and commissioned by explorer Roald Amundsen for his failed attempt to reach the North Pole

The Short S38, piloted by Commander Charles Rumney Samson, leaves the the launching ramp on HMS Hibernia at Weymouth on 9 May 1912 for the first flight from a ship underway in Great Britain

Fieseler Fi103R piloted bomb

The maiden flight of the first Avro Shackleton MR1 VW126
The maiden flight of the first Avro Shackleton MR1, VW126, took place at Woodford on 9 March 1949 piloted by Jimmy Orrell. Date: 1949

Maiden flight of the first North American F-100D Super Sabre
The maiden flight of the first Avro Shackleton MR1, VW126, took place at Woodford on 9 March 1949 piloted by Jimmy Orrell. Date: 1949

British-built Deperdussin monoplane powered by a 100hp Anzani, entered for the British Military Aircraft Competition, August 1912, piloted by J.C. Porte. It won a 500 prize. Date: 1912

The first Short SC1 XG900 landing
The first Short SC1, XG900, landing at the end of its first flight piloted by Tom Brooke-Smith. Boscombe Down, 2 April 1957. Date: 1957

The Pika A93-2 a piloted test version of the Jindivik
The Pika, A93-2, a piloted test version of the Jindivik

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Biskarck (1815-1898) Prussian / German statesman
Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Biskarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign secretary

World War II: Paul Tibbets standing in front of the B-29 Enola Gay, the plane he piloted to Hiroshima and dropped the worlds first atomic bomb on 5 August 1945. Warfare Aerial Nuclear

Edward Spencer (b1799) English lawyer who accompanied the balloonist Charles Green on many ascents. On 24 July 1837 a balloon piloted by Green and Spencer rose from Vauxhall Gardens, London

Hot-air balloon piloted by Lunardi, which took of from Buen Retiro Gardens on 12th August 1792 in the presence of Ferdinand VII of Spain. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Damaged machine to the right of the launching track at the end of flight 31, piloted by Orville. The tall, white-shirted man in the foreground may be Charles E

Bernhardt / Sais Tout 1905
SARAH BERNHARDT French actress flying over Paris in a balloon, piloted by Godard Date: 1845 - 1923

Lucifer Monoplane in the Aerial Derby Handicap, 1922
Photograph showing a Lucifer monoplane, piloted by L.L. Carter, crossing the line to take first place in the Aerial Derby Handicap Race, Croydon, 1922

W H B Evans - Cricketer
W H B Evans - cricketer for Oxford & Hampshire. Died tragically in an aviation accident along with Samuel Cody in 1913 when the plane (piloted by Cody) crashed

Nungessers Attempt - 3
The Oiseau Blanc ( White Bird ) piloted by French WW1 air ace Charles Nungesser, with colleague Coli, at Paris before their fatal attempt to fly the Atlantic, never explained

Nungessers Attempt - 2
The Oiseau Blanc ( White Bird ) piloted by French WW1 air ace Charles Nungesser, with colleague Coli, before their attempt to fly the Atlantic : they will vanish at sea or in Maine

Vincenzo Lunardi
VINCENZO LUNARDI Italian Diplomat who piloted the first balloon flight in England in 1783 at Moorfields in London. Balloon later exhibited at the Pantheon

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"Piloted: A Journey Through Aviation History" In the vast realm of aviation, countless aircraft have taken to the skies with skilled pilots at their helm. From iconic warplanes to experimental prototypes, each one has played a significant role in shaping our understanding of flight. One such marvel is the Modified de Havilland Mosquito FBVI LR359, a legendary World War II aircraft that showcased exceptional speed and versatility. Pilots soared through the clouds aboard this remarkable machine, pushing boundaries and leaving their mark on history. Speaking of pioneers, Arthur Whitten Brown's name echoes through time as he conquered the treacherous Atlantic alongside Sir John Alcock in 1919. Their daring transatlantic flight forever changed long-distance travel and inspired generations of aviators. Fast forward to Thunderbirds number 1 - North American F-100C Super Sabre, an embodiment of sheer power and precision. This supersonic jet roared across the sky with unparalleled agility, captivating audiences worldwide with its breathtaking aerobatic displays. Meanwhile, at Royal Aircraft Factory BE2a on Port Meadow in Oxford, early aviation enthusiasts marveled at groundbreaking innovations that paved the way for future advancements. These visionary engineers laid down foundations upon which modern aircraft would be built. The Hawker Siddeley Dominie T. 1 XS710 stands tall among its peers as a reliable workhorse serving both military and civilian purposes alike. Its unwavering performance earned it a place in aviation history books while transporting countless passengers safely from one destination to another. But not all flights are about transport; some are about exploration and adventure like Youngman-Baynes High-Lift VT789 or de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR – these rugged planes took intrepid explorers deep into uncharted territories where no roads could reach. And let us not forget those who ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere.