Take Off Collection

First US manned space flight, 1961. Redstone rocket launching the Freedom 7 capsule into space on 5th May 1961

A Jaguar aircraft based at RAF Coltishall in Norfolk. pictured just about to take-off for a normal days flying

Graf Zeppelin Takeoff
GRAF ZEPPELIN People mill around as the Airship prepares for take off

Lilienthal No 11 Glider
Otto Lilienthal Taking-Off in His Normal Segelapparat Number 11 Gleitflug, at His Fliegeburg in Lichterfelde, Germany Date: 1895

E-3D Sentry Aircraft Lands at RAF Waddington
An E-3D Sentry aircraft from 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force lands at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire

Saturn V rocket launch, artwork. The Saturn V was the launch vehicle for NASAs Apollo program of manned missions to the Moon. The Apollo program took place between 1961 and 1975

Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft C016 / 0586
Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft. NASAs B377SGT, the Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft, taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

RAF Tristar Aircraft
A Royal Air Force L-1011 TriStar transport aircraft is pictured landing at an airfield in the Middle East

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

USA, Washington State. A male and female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) take flight. Seattle. Digital composite

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-ACIU
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon G-ACIU (msn 3041) of Surrey Flying Services Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport

A400M Beach Landings
Pictured is an RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft carrying out a series of spectacular test landings and take offs on a beach in South Wales

Harriers Leave HMS Ark Royal For Final Time
This image has been digitally manipulated for artistic effect. A Harrier GR9 takes off from HMS Ark Royal for the very last time, whilst a Seaking helicopter hovers in the background

Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Repulse, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane taking off from the B turret of HMS Repulse during the First World War. Date: October 1918

Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, Shropshire, 15th March 1949. Our Picture Shows

Aircraft Vickers VC10 in BOAC colours July 1962 rolls on to the runway for its maiden flight at Vickers in Weybridge, Surrey LFEY003 Flight100

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Airplane flying at sunset

Sandhill cranes on the Platte River during spring migration near Kearney, Nebraska, USA
Sandhill cranes (Grus Canadensis) on the Platte River during spring migration near Kearney, Nebraska, USA

British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1
A British Bristol F2B biplane with members of 22 Squadron on an airfield, being prepared for takeoff during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Child undressing before going to sleep, alone, learning to be independent.

BSA motorbike competing in the Motocross des Nations, 1952. This 500cc machine becomes airborne as it crosses the brow of a hill

Scrambled Eggs
Jason Zahra

de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk WP903, Shuttleworth Air Display, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom de Havilland DHC-1 Now privately owned

Breguet Br 941.01 Z (msn 01), STOL transport (Short Take-Off and Landing) Date: circa 1963

Balloon for the first aerial journey by Pilatre de Rozier and d'Arlande, On 21 November 1783, Pilatre carried out the first free balloon flight in the history of mankind

Witch flying through the night on a staff, full moon over a farmhouse, witchcraft magic, 1800, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

The belated witch flies on her broom over the roofs of the city, c. 1840, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Europe

Two witches flying through the night on a broom, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of that time

Caricature on female headdress, 18th century

Caricature, hairdo popular in the 18th century

The new-fashioned pig, caricature, 18th century

Fashion, caricature, 1780

Fashion, caricature, 1787

Satirical print about Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, 1431, 1503

Departure of a gas balloon from the La Villette gas plant, Paris, France, 19th century, Europe

Great egret (Egretta alba) taking off from a fishpond, Lusatia, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Boarding Jet, Condor Boeing, 757 Ibiza Island Spain

People waiting at the airport check-in hall Frankfurt am Main

People waiting at the airport check-in hall Frankfurt am Main

Firefighting aircraft Air Tractor AT-802, American manufacturer, rugged, single engine, turbine, firefighting, Spain, manoeuvrable, float, seaplane, take-off, landing, forest firefighting, Europe

Agricultural drone spraying pesticides. Drones are used in agriculture

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White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying on the nest, Germany, Europe

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) with extended wings, at take-off, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Purple fungus Amethyst Deceiver with fly on cap

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), taking off at the shallow lagoon Salinas de Cerrillos with its conspicuous patterns at the bottom, aerial view, drone shot, Almeria province, Andalusia

Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) courtship, Oldenburger Muensterland, Osterfeine, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Great egret (Ardea alba), flying up, snowfall, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Taking off at a shallow lagoon. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cadiz province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

A vintage car Rolls Royce and private jets in the airport of Engadine St Moritz

Piper pA-17 Vagabond G-AWKD

Red-and-Green Macaws or Green-winged Macaws (Ara chloropterus) (Family Psittacidae) in flight over forest canopy. Buraco das Araras (Sinkhole of the Macaws), Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

A female (front) and male (back) hooded mergansers achieve a running start take-off

Red-and-Green Macaws or Green-winged Macaws (Family Psittacidae) in deciduous forest. Buraco das Araras (Sinkhole of the Macaws), Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September

De Havilland Chipmunk training airplane taking off at IWM Duxford 2017

Viper
Piotr Wrobel

Radioplane SD-1 surveillance drone developed from the OQ-19 family, seen on its zero-length launcher for JATO (Jet-Assisted Take-Off) boosted take-off. Date: circa 1953

Rekruten der Luft
Die Rekruten der Flieger Ausbildungsstelle Schönwalde setzen die Luftbildkamera gleich im Flug praktisch ein, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Rekruten der Luft
Start mit dem Ausbildungsflugzeug Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann der Flieger Ausbildungsstelle Schönwalde im Havelland, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Rekruten der Luft
Zwei Maschinen des Ausbildungsflugzeugs Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann der Flieger Ausbildungsstelle Schönwalde im Havelland, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Flugzeug vor dem Start mit einsteigenden Fluggästen, 1980er. Airplane before take-off with ascending passengers, 1980s

Flugzeug vor dem Start mit einsteigenden Fluggästen, 1980er. Airplane before take-off with ascending passengers, 1980s

Man and Woman in Airplane (oil on canvas)
AIG150199 Man and Woman in Airplane (oil on canvas) by Leyendecker, Joseph Christian (1874-1951) ; National Museum of American Illustration, Newport RI, and American Illustrators Gallery, New York

Views of the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, Scotland

Atlantis STS-135 lifts-off on the final space shuttle mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Atlantis STS-135 lifts-off on the final space shuttle mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Mallard Rising (w/c on paper)
FAS45895 Mallard Rising (w/c on paper) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Joseph Crawhall); Photo © The Fine Art Society, London, UK

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

Vickers Vimy powered by two Rolls Royce Eagle engines setting off from Newfoundland, and island off Canada, on the first direct non stop crossing of the North Atlantic

Concorde 002, the British built prototype of the Anglo-French supersonic airliner seen here taking to the skies for the very first time at Filton

Jayne Mansfield with husband Mickey and daughter 1958 Jaynie

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina N610FF
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) N610FF (msn CV-399) of Barringer Research Limited, based in Toronto, Canada

Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean
Boeing B707-328B F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean (msn 18459, line no.335), of Air France

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948

Grumman G-79 XF9F-2 Panther 122477, 3rdt prototype of the F9F and second XF9F-2, powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet, taxiing for take-off at the Naval Air Test Centre Patuxent River, Maryland

Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina Cessna 206 Stationair
Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina (GNA) Cessna 206 Stationair GN-805, taxiing for take-off. Date: 1980s

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina), female in flight carrying a feather for nest lining, spring, Mono Lake, California, USA, July

Hoopoe (Upupa epops), adult with food for young, Bratsigovo, Bulgaria

Puffin (Fratercula arctica), young bird taking off from water, Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK

Roys Peak, Wanaka, Otago region, New Zealand, Oceania

A seaplane taking off in Como Lake at sunset. Lombardy, Italy

Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni), at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North Anerica

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), in flight near Isla Salsipuedes, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Taking Flight: A Glimpse into the History of Aviation" In 1961, history was made with the first US manned space flight, as an astronaut soared beyond Earth's boundaries. The E-3D Sentry Aircraft gracefully lands at RAF Waddington, showcasing the power and precision of modern aviation technology. Witnessing the majestic takeoff of Graf Zeppelin evokes a sense of wonder and nostalgia for a bygone era in air travel. Croydon Airport comes alive as de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-ACIU takes off, symbolizing the spirit of adventure that permeated early aviation. Empire Air Navigation School in Shawbury witnesses another successful takeoff on March 15th, 1949 - a testament to human ingenuity and progress in aerial navigation. Through captivating artwork depicting Saturn V rocket launch, we are reminded of humanity's relentless pursuit to conquer new frontiers beyond our planet. A400M Beach Landings demonstrate the versatility and adaptability of aircraft as they conquer both land and sea with equal ease. With its sleek design and powerful engines, a Jaguar aircraft based at RAF Coltishall embodies speed and agility during takeoff maneuvers. The sight of RAF Tristar Aircraft taking off signifies their vital role in global operations while serving as airborne lifelines for military personnel around the world. Harriers bid farewell to HMS Ark Royal for one last time; their departure marks an endearing chapter in naval aviation history filled with courage and innovation. Witnessing a Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Repulse during WW1 transports us back to an era where bravery knew no bounds amidst tumultuous skies.