Plane Collection (page 100)

Santos-Dumont making the first powered plane flight in Europe, Paris, 1906
Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) flying his 14-Bis aeroplane, powered by an Antoinette engine, in the Bois du Boulogne, Paris, in 1906

Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, during bombing raid on London, 1916
Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, close to London, by Lieut William Leefe Robinson of Royal Flying Corps during bombing raid on London on night of 2-3 September 1916

Clement Aders flying bird Eole, the first piloted plane to take off under its own steam, 1890
Clement Aders flying bird Eole (Aole). Wingspan of 15m and made of wood and aluminium, it was the first piloted plane to take off under its own steam, 9 October 1890. [Paris, 1891]

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913), American-born British aviation pioneer. Kite flying instructor to British army. Cody box kite. Died in flying accident

Orville Wright (1871-1948), American aeronautical pioneer, younger of the Wright brothers

Passengers arriving to embark for Paris at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 1925
Passengers arriving to embark for Paris at Croydon Aerodrome, London. Cover for Airways magazine, London, March 1925

Loading a biplane with passengers and luggage at Croydon Aerodrome, London. Cover of Airways magazine, London, June 1925

Henri Farman in the Farman biplane, French aviator and aircraft constructor, c1909. From set of cards on aviation published 1910. Chromolithograph

Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, first woman to hold pilots licence, 1909. On 3 Nov 1909 flew Voisin biplane 1, 000 yards. From set of cards on aviation published 1910. Chromolithograph

SP Langleys steam-powered model plane Aerodrome, c1896. SP Langley, American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer. Langleys steam-powered model plane Aerodrome. In 1896 Aerodrome 5 flew 3/4 mile

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aeronaut, first recorded flight in Europe, 1906, (1915)
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian aeronaut in his aeroplane of 1906, the machine in which he made first recorded flight in Europe (22 August 1906). Fitted with Antoinette engine

Samuel Franklin Cody, American-born British aviator, flying Cody Biplane c1909. Chromolithograph card of 1910

Henri Farman, French aviator, winning prize for first circular kilometre flight, Paris, Jan 1908
Henri Farman (1874-1958), French aviator and aircraft constructor, in his Voisin biplane winning Archdeacon Deutsch prize for first circular l kilometre flight, Paris, 13 January 1908

Graham White (left) and RT Gates, British pioneer aviators

Graham White, British pioneer aviator, c1910

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913), facing camera. American-born British aviator. Signed photograph

Louis Bleriot (right) 1872-1936, French aviator and the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud
Louis Bleriot (right) 1872-1936, French aviator and first man to cross English Channel in an airplane, July 1909. With him is the French air ace Adolphe Pegoud who was killed during World War I

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913) in his biplane. American-born British aviator

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer, 1901. Artist: George Hum
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer, 1901. Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) made his first flight in the balloon Brasil in 1898, and later that year his second balloon, America

Baroness Raymonde Delaroche, French aviator, 1909. Baroness Delaroche (1886-1919) was the first woman to be granted a pilots licence by the French Aero Club

Wilbur Wrights first flight in Europe at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans, France, 1908
Wilbur Wrights (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans, France in the Wright Brothers Flyer

Wright Brothers biplane Flier, 1910
Wright Brothers biplane Flier, used fuel injection, Card published 1910

Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover, 1909
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover after crossing the English Channel from Les Boraques near Calais, France, in his monoplane Bleriot XI on 25 July 1909

Henson and Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843
Henson and Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder. Steam engine in car drove two set of vanes (pink objecs) 6.09m diameter

Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight, North Carolina, December 17 1903
Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first powered flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 17 1903. Photograph ACKNOWLEDGEMENT must be made to The Smithsonian Institution

Piloting an Illyusin 18 Airliner on Hungarian Airlines

Pat Jacksons Ferry Pilot (1941)

Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo plane
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger anti-submarine torpedo plane in flight over the Pacific, 1944 or 1945. The Avenger made its maiden flight on August 1, 1941 and participated in the battle of Midway (June 1942)

Savoia-marchetti S. 55A. double-hulled flying boat. transatlantic air cruise. 1931
Savoia-marchetti S.55A. double-hulled flying boat. transatlantic air cruise. 1931

Caproni ca. 161. 1930-40
Caproni ca.161. 1930-40

Aeroflot, by victor asseriants, 1964

Aeroflot'by victor asseriants
Aeroflot by victor asseriants, 1964

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Zeppelin Test Flight

MG MGB GT 1972 Orange

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A british RAF Tornado GR1 on the runway in Kuwait during the joint bombing campaign of the United States and the United Kingdom on Iraqi targets. December 1998

The R. 33 Airship and its sister ship were virtual copies of a Graf Zeppelin that had been
The R.33 Airship and its sister ship were virtual copies of a Graf Zeppelin that had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire in 1916

An American B2 Stealth bomber flies over the Farnborough Air Show. September 1996

Amelia Earhart in front of her plane
Undated picture taken in the 30s of American female aviator Amelia Earhart in front of her plane. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic as a passenger, in 1928

The Roulettes, Australia Day, Melbourne
The Roulettes, The Royal Australian Airforces elite formation aerobatic display team performing over Melbourne during Australia Day celebrations. Melbourne, Australia

-Us-San Francisco - Fleet Week - Planes
The US Navy Blue Angels numbers 5 and 6 fly below Sean Tucker (above) as he pilots the Oracle Challenger III over San Francisco, California as part of a practice run for Fleet Week on October 6

American sycamore tree -Platanus sp. -, detailed view of the bark
American sycamore tree -Platanus sp.-, detailed view of the bark

France-Roissy-Airport
Photo taken on March 13 1974 shows the first plane, a Boeing 747 of TWA coming from New York, landing at the new airport named " Charles de Gaulle" in Roissy en France

International Paris Air Show 1938
Airplanes are displayed during the International Paris Air Show, in 1938 at the Grand Palais, in Paris. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

Retro Concorde-Cayenne
The Concorde 001 prototype, the Franco-British supersonic aircraft, is parked on the tarmac of the Cayenne-Rochambeau airport, on September 06, 1971

Aviation-Plane-Concorde
Picture taken in 1971 of TSS Concorde 001 flying. / AFP PHOTO / -

Australia-Ansett-Collapse-Planes
Eight Ansett passenger jets stand idle on the tarmac at Melbournes Tullamarine Airport as the planned sale of Australias second largest airline

Australia-Aviation-Ansett-4
Ansett planes sits idle at Sydney Airport, 04 October 2001. Singapore Airlines said Thursday it has entered negotiations with the administrator of failed Australian carrier Ansett about a possible

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