Supersonic Collection

Concorde taking off - 1976
The Anglo-French supersonic passenger plane leaves the ground at Heathrow Airport - The aircraft in the photo is G-BBDG which never flew in service with British Airways (despite wearing the livery)

Two British Airways Concorde aircraft seen here at Liverpool Speke Airport. 9th April 1988

Aerospatiale BAC Concorde
Concorde 002 Prototype Roll-Out Ceremony Seen from Roof of the Brabazon Hangars Date: 1968

Supersonic shock waves, Schlieren image
Supersonic shock waves. Schlieren image showing the shock wave created by a supersonic jet flying in front of the Sun

North American F-100D Super Sabre
A USAF Thunderbirds, North American F-100 Super Sabre at RAF Bentwaters Parked Date: 1967

Bristol Type 188
Engineers Working on the Bristol Type 188 Supersonic Experimental Test-Bed Aircraft Parked at Filton, UK Preparing for Test on the de Havilland Gyron Junior Jet-Engine Date: 1960s

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
Mcdonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom

Concordes First Flight
Front page (not cover) of the Illustrated London News showing the first flight of the supersonic air liner Concorde at the Sud-Aviation airfield at Toulouse. The chief test pilot was M

Hawker Hunter FGA-9
Two RAF 20 Squadron Hawker Hunters in Formation with External Fuel-Tanks and Rockets Date: 1960s

English Electric Lightning F-1
RAF Royal Airforce English Electric Lightning Taking-Off from Wattisham on a Media / Press Day Date: 1961

Singer Phil Collins & wife Jill Travelman at London Heathrow Airport

The first flight of UK-built Concorde prototype 002 from Filton near Bristol to RAF Fairford piloted by Brian Trubshaw on 9th April 1969

Grumman G-303 F-14D Tomcat
Us Navy Grumman F-14D Tomcat Date: 1990s

Panavia Tornado IDS GR-1
The Front Cockpit of a RAF Panavia Tornado Ids Gr-1

English Electric Lightning P-1B
RAF Royal Airforce English Electric Lightning P-1B Pprototype

Thrust SSC supersonic car and team C016 / 2051
Thrust SSC supersonic car and team. Testing took place here at Farnborough, UK, in 1996

Dassault Mirage 4000 Prototype Parked

Boeing F-15 Eagle
Mcdonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Eagle

Hawker Hunter F-2
A Hawker Hunter F.2 Prototype / Development Aircraft Flying Date: 1950s

Hawker Hunter FGA-73A
A RAF Hawker Hunter Fga.73A Flying with Rockets and External Fuel Tanks Date: 1950s

Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter C015 / 6180
MiG-19. View of a Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter. Powered by two engines, the MiG-19 (NATO reporting name Farmer ) was the first operational fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight

A soviet mikoyan-gurevich mig-19 farmer jet fighter in flight, 1960s

Dassault Mirage 5
French Airforce Dassault Mirage 5 / V Flying

isolated colour illustration paint draw cartoon aircraft aeroplane plane

Our National flag, the United States of America Flag, flying sky high on the USS Hornet, Alameda California

Detailed line drawing of an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. The jet is depicted in three different views: from the front, from above, and from the side

British Airways Concorde approaching Humberside Airport 18th June, 1994

Singer Phil Collins & wife Jill Travelman (right) at London Heathrow Airport

Hawker P. 1121
Hawker P.1121 Full-Scale Mock-Up Model in the Hawker Kingston-On-Thames Richmond Road Factory Date: 1957

Saunders Roe SR-177
Cutaway Drawing of a Saunders Roe SR-177 Date: 1950s

Grumman G-303 F-14 Tomcat
Us Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat Flying at High-Altitude with Wing Swept-Back Date: 1970s

Grumman G-303 F-14A Tomcat
Us Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat with a Hughes Aim-54C Phoenix Missile and Awg-9 System Date: 1980

Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech prototype
Swept-Winged Republic Xf-84H Thunderscreech Prototype Date: 1950s

Sukhoi T-10 Su-27 Flanker prototype
Sukhoi T-10 Su-27 Flanker Prototype Taxiing Date: 1980s

Hawker Hunter F-5
An RAF Hawker Hunter F.5 of 34 Squadron Parked During Suez Crisis Operations Date: 1950s

Hawker Hunter F-56
An Indian Airforce Hawker Hunter In-Flight Date: 1960s

English Electric Lightning
RAF 29 Squadron Ee Lightning, Believed to Be in Germany, after a Runway Overrun Incident and a Rekord Car Parked in the Foreground Date: 1974

Anglo - French Concorde 002 takes off for its maiden flight from Filton, Bristol. Concorde was manufactured at Filton. Concorde would later go into commercial service from 1976 to 2003

British Airways Concorde awaiting clearance to take off from Humberside Airport 18th June, 1994

Over fifty years of flying, the 1930s DC3 Dakota follows Concorde on its arrival at Newcastle Airport. 29th August 1983

British Airways Concorde G-BOAF seen here touching down on runway 07 / 25 at Newcastle
British Airways Concorde G-BOAF seen here touching down on runway 07/25 at Newcastle Airport 24th April, 1994

British Airways Concorde G-BOAF seen here on final approach to Newcastle Airport 24th April, 1994

Concorde prototype 001 flies for the first time, at Toulouse Airport, France, Sunday 2nd March 1969

Her Majesty Elizabeth II and Prince Philip leaving Heathrow Airport for Bahrain on the Concorde, at the start of her Middle East Tour. 12th February 1979

The Duke of Edinburgh flew the British built Concorde 002 at Mach Two - twice the speed of sound - this afternoon over the Bay of Biscay

Pepsi launch its new blue can. Air France paint one of its Concordes in the new Pepsi colour as part of the launch of the new cans

Concorde check in at London Airport. 24th May 1976

Concorde World Tour. November 1986

Concorde 10th anniversary of London to New York route. London Airport. 22nd November 1987

Grannys trip on Concorde. 2nd April 1986

Virgin Group staff hijacking the British Airways Concorde model that stands at the entrance to the tunnel

Radioplane XQ-4
A Radioplane XQ-4 supersonic target drone prototype, under the wing of its launch aircraft: Boeing B-50D 47-16?. Date: circa 1953

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Mark 1
Second Prototype Avro Canada Cf-105 Arrow Mark 1 Interceptor Aircraft Flying Date: 1958

Dassault Mirage III / 3
French Airforce Dassault Mirage III / 3

Panavia Tornado IDS
German Airforce Panavia Tornado Ids

Panavia Tornado IDS GR-4
Panavia Tornado Ids Gr-4 Demonstrator Aircraft Flying over Trees

Panavia MRCA Tornado prototype
The Panavia Mrca Tornado First Prototype P1 D-9591 Parked with Variable-Geometry Wing Swept-Back and Hangars Behind Date: 1975

Hawker Hunter T-66A
A Hawker Hunter T.66 / T.7 Demonstrator Flying with External Fuel-Tanks in Hawker Aircrafts Civil Livery Enroute to the 1960 Farnborough Airshow Date: 1960

Hawker Hunter F-3
Neville Duke Flying Wb188 the Hawker Hunter F.3 World Speed Record-Breaker on Final-Approach Landing at Tangmere

Hawker Hunter T-53
A Royal Danish Air Force Hawker Hunter T.53 Parked Date: 1960s

Hawker Hunter F-58A
Four RAF Hawker Hunters in a Formation Dive Date: 1960s

Hawker Hunter FGA-71
Two RAF Hawker Hunters of 43 Squadron Aerobatic Team Parked Date: 1957

Hawker Hunter T-7
A Royal Netherlands Airforce Hawker Hunter T.7 Trainer after Landing with Drag-Chute Deployed Date: 1960s

Hawker Hunter F-58
Six Swiss Airforce Hawker Hunters in Formation over Mountains Date: 1960s

Entwicklungswing EWR Sud VJ-101C
Entwicklungswing Ewr Sud Vj-101C Prototype Unusual Vtol Design During a Test-Flight Hop with Tilting Rolls-Royce Rb-145 Engine Date: 1966

Chance Vought RGM-15 Regulus 2 / II
Chance Vought Rgm-15 Regulus 2 Cruise-Missile Take-Off from a Mobile Launcher Powered by a Single Rocket Booster with Canted Nozzles and Afterburner Type Flames Visible Date: 1950s

Douglas X-3 Stiletto Prototype Unusual Design Date: 1952

Vintage IAF VIII
Tal Paz-Fridman

Key members of the XS 1 research team, USA, January 1948. Creator: Unknown
Key members of the XS 1 research team, USA, January 1948

Scott Crossfield Mach 2 flight. Creator: Unknown
Scott Crossfield after the first mach 2 flight, USA, November 20, 1953

John Becker with the 11-inch Hypersonic Tunnel, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 1950. American engineer John V

A close-up view inside Supersonic Wind Tunnel, USA, 2013. Creator: Quentin Schwinn
A close-up view inside Supersonic Wind Tunnel, USA, 2013. View of the flow-through inlet used on Boeings 1.79% scale model inside NASA Glenn Research Centers 8- by 6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel

Scott Crossfield... after the first mach 2 flight, USA, November 20, 1953
Scott Crossfield in the cockpit of the D-558-2 after the first mach 2 flight, USA, November 20, 1953

LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. Creator: NASA
LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. NASAs Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is lifted aboard the Kahana recovery vessel. The LDSD launch tested technologies for landing large payloads on Mars

Douglas D-558-2, ca. 1950s. Creator: Douglas Aircraft Company
White, US Navy, single-seat, rocket-powered supersonic aircraft. Piloted by A

Three interesting and powerful sets (b / w photo)
6008193 Three interesting and powerful sets (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three interesting and powerful sets)

British Airways Concorde G-BOAF approaching Newcastle Airport in 24th April, 1994

British Airways Concorde pays a surprise visit to Manchester Airport following the aircraft being diverted from Heathrow due to fog. 14th January 1976

Concorde prototype 002 maiden flight in UK at Filton in Bristol, Wednesday 9th April 1969. Chief test pilot Brian Trubshaw flew Concorde 002 for twenty two minutes. Our Picture Shows

Concorde at London Airport with passengers. 24th May 1976

Concorde at London Airport. 24th May 1976

The Duke of Edinburgh is to fly the British built Concorde 002 at Mach Two - twice the speed of sound - this afternoon over the Bay of Biscay

British Airways Concorde 20th Birthday is celebrated at Heathrow Airport. Engineer Paul Snelgrove gives it a little polish before its flight. 19th January 1996

Red nose on Concorde. Toby Grills restaurants fund raise. 27th January 1988

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"Breaking the Sound Barrier: A Journey through Supersonic Aviation" Step back in time to 1976, as the iconic Concorde takes off, leaving a trail of awe-inspiring power and speed. Alongside it, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird soars through the skies like a stealthy predator. Intriguingly, not far behind is the Hawker Hunter FGA-9, showcasing its agility and precision at supersonic speeds. Meanwhile, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter dazzles with its sleek design and remarkable performance capabilities. Rewinding further to Concordes' first flight, witness history being made as this marvel of engineering conquers new frontiers in aviation. Joining this elite club is none other than the North American F-100D Super Sabre - a true testament to human ingenuity. As we delve deeper into supersonic wonders, behold the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom's sheer dominance in both air superiority and ground attack missions. Its thunderous roar echoes across vast landscapes. The Aerospatiale BAC Concorde graces our journey once again; its graceful silhouette defying gravity while carrying passengers swiftly across continents. Witnessing supersonic shock waves captured in Schlieren images leaves us mesmerized by their ethereal beauty. Unveiling another gem from aviation's treasure trove - enter Bristol Type 188. This experimental aircraft pushes boundaries with innovative designs that challenge conventional notions of flight. Prepare for an encounter with greatness as we meet Lockheed YF-12A Blackbird; faster than any bird known to man. And who can forget Grumman G-303 F-14D Tomcat? With its distinctive swing-wing design and unmatched versatility, it remains an icon among fighter jets. Supersonic aviation has forever changed our perception of speed and possibility. From pioneering feats like Concorde's takeoff to cutting-edge technology showcased by these magnificent aircraft, the world flight continues to captivate our imagination.