Aeroplane Collection (page 6)

A line up of planes of the Royal Flying Corps which went into action in 1914
3058442 A line up of planes of the Royal Flying Corps which went into action in 1914. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American pilot and aeronautical manufacturer with his pupil Mr
NWI4953879 Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American pilot and aeronautical manufacturer with his pupil Mr. Cassandier on a plane of the Wright brothers

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting
LUX4796289 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting, Farman by Geo Chavez (Jorge Chavez Dartnell) (1887-1910) in full flight

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cour des Invalides, trophees of German weapons: Cannons
LUX4785735 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cour des Invalides, trophees of German weapons: Cannons, self-guns and planes visited by American tourists and soldiers, 1919; (add.info.: France)

France: war 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, biplane LA10, propellant helice
LUX4768965 France: war 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, biplane LA10, propellant helice, tanks and machine gun - Animated view with soldiers, 1914; (add.info.: France: war 1914-1918)

First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army. The two airmen carry bombs in their hand
IMB4933923 First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army. The two airmen carry bombs in their hand.; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): Military aviation of the German army

Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed
LUX4802284 Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed: Aeronautic Orient Armee, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road
LUX4802245 Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road, guard by French soldiers and surrounded by a band of curious people, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach, close-up, 1910
LUX4801987 France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach, close-up, 1910; (add.info.: France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14)

Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar, 1912 - E Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau, G M B H
LUX4783150 Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar, 1912 - E Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau, G M B H; (add.info.: Germany: monoplane plane plane in front of its hangar)

France, Ile de France, Paris (75): at the Grand Palais, Air Show, Interieur, 1913 - Borel, Morane-Saulnier, Bleriot
LUX4797862 France, Ile de France, Paris (75): at the Grand Palais, Air Show, Interieur, 1913 - Borel, Morane-Saulnier, Bleriot, Ponnier, Farman, REP establishment; (add.info.: France, Ile de France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): L. Breguet 31 aircraft No. 875 in a field surrounded by military personnel
LUX4797842 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): L. Breguet 31 aircraft No. 875 in a field surrounded by military personnel, stops in Touraine, 1913; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille, Henri Lemaitre at the command of his Breguet 14 no 91, 1919
LUX4797346 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille, Henri Lemaitre at the command of his Breguet 14 no 91, 1919; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: BM120 squadrille

France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919
LUX4798911 France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919; (add.info.: France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

An overall view of Antwerp, Belgium in the 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867
3506153 An overall view of Antwerp, Belgium in the 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867; (add.info.: An overall view of Antwerp, Belgium in the 19th century)

Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome, from the Vatican terrace, 1911
3480926 Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome, from the Vatican terrace, 1911; (add.info.: Pope Pius X watching the airplane of Andre Beaumont flying over Rome)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914
LUX4797342 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: an accident monoplane, 1914); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Perspective view of the Abbey, from l'Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper)
XIR210236 Perspective view of the Abbey, from l'Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); Chateau de Versailles, France

World War I 1914-1918: Demonstration of German airforce effectiveness. 1918 German propaganda poster of British biplane
528527 World War I 1914-1918: Demonstration of German airforce effectiveness. 1918 German propaganda poster of British biplane going down in flames. Sigmund Suchodolski (1875-1935) German artist

Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans
530323 Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans, France in the Wright Brothers Flier'. August 1908

Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph)
530320 Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph); (add.info.: for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder)

Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving
541882 Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving; (add.info.: From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science)

A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400439 A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century
3847185 The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century; (add.info.: The Ariel flying machine was patented in 1842 by William Samuel Henson (1812-88) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)

Postcard celebrating French pioneer aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, early 1900s (chromolitho)
3847177 Postcard celebrating French pioneer aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, early 1900s (chromolitho); (add.info.: Depiction of French aviator Alberto Santos Dumont (1873-1932)

Louis Bleriot, 1909 (print)
7293232 Louis Bleriot, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. Louis Bleriot crossing the Channel on July 1909. Allegoric character of the winds looks at the plane)

James Doolittle sits in the cockpit of his airplane after making the trans-continental flight of 1931
7134084 James Doolittle sits in the cockpit of his airplane after making the trans-continental flight of 1931. Newark, NJ (b/w photo); (add.info)

Right to left: Lt. James Doolittle, US Army Ace, Col. Charles Lindbergh, Lt
7133967 Right to left: Lt. James Doolittle, US Army Ace, Col. Charles Lindbergh, Lt. Al Williams, Navy Ace, and Clif Henderson, Director of the 1929 National Air Races

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Postcard souvenir of the Milan International Airplane
5313754 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Postcard souvenir of the Milan International Airplane. (From September 24th to October 3rd 1910). italy; SeM Studio/UIG

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Florence. Campo di Marte. The old parade ground offer the first provisional hospitality
5313739 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Florence. Campo di Marte. The old parade ground offer the first provisional hospitality to the aerial machines. 1910; SeM Studio/UIG

An artist's impression of Kaufmann's steam-powered aeroplane, shown as a model at the Aeronautical Exhibition
5311624 An artist's impression of Kaufmann's steam-powered aeroplane, shown as a model at the Aeronautical Exhibition held in London in 1868

King Albert I and pilot in front of biplane in Flanders during the First World War, Belgium
UIG5415708 King Albert I and pilot in front of biplane in Flanders during the First World War, Belgium; UIG

Illustration showing Drzewiecti's cycle powered flying machine, Leipzig. 1895
5311482 Illustration showing Drzewiecti's cycle powered flying machine, Leipzig. 1895; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

War of 1914 - 1918: French cavalry, aviation and an allegory of the homeland
JAB5037076 War of 1914 - 1918: French cavalry, aviation and an allegory of the homeland. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info.: War of 1914 - 1918: French cavalry)

Over the Storm
Tal Paz-Fridman

Cloudy with a touch of Pink
Tal Paz-Fridman

First World War: France, Patriotic greeting postcard showing a drawing of France on a Bleriot plane accompanying a
LUX4736614 First World War: France, Patriotic greeting postcard showing a drawing of France on a Bleriot plane accompanying a cavalry load, 1915

First World War: France, Patriotic postcard of a studio photo showing Father Noel bringing warrior toys to two children
LUX4736927 First World War: France, Patriotic postcard of a studio photo showing Father Noel bringing warrior toys to two children thinking of their father fighting at the front

First World War: France, Drawing showing the distribution of mail at the front, 1915
LUX4737242 First World War: France, Drawing showing the distribution of mail at the front, 1915; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Wilbur Wright
NWI4948997 Wilbur Wright.; (add.info.: Wilbur Wright.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Albatross glider
5616612 Albatross glider; (add.info.: Jean Marie Le Bris (1817 - 1872) French aviator, who accomplished a glider flight in December 1856 in his Albatross glider'

Mechanical bird or ornithopter
5616603 Mechanical bird or ornithopter; (add.info.: Mechanical bird or ornithopter, driven by twisted rubber bands, by Alphonse Penaud (1850 - 1880)

Hiram Maxim's steam-powered plane
5616595 Hiram Maxim's steam-powered plane; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hiram Maxim's steam-powered plane. Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) a British inventor. Dated 19th Century

First flight: two pilots in an American army reconnaissance aircraft. 1910
NWI4952698 First flight: two pilots in an American army reconnaissance aircraft. 1910. Colour lithograph reproducing an illustration by William Harnden Foster (1886-1941).; (add.info.: First flight)

First World War: Christmas Patriotic Map showing a child in a Bleriot plane thinking admiring over a dragon regiment
LUX4744256 First World War: Christmas Patriotic Map showing a child in a Bleriot plane thinking admiring over a dragon regiment

First World War: Patriotic Map showing an Alsatian and a Lorraine near the Lion of Belfort Watching French Aircraft
LUX4744690 First World War: Patriotic Map showing an Alsatian and a Lorraine near the Lion of Belfort Watching French Aircraft Approaching

France: Spad 13 single-engine biplane with officers on an airfield, 1917 - Spad biplane aircraft
LUX4769061 France: Spad 13 single-engine biplane with officers on an airfield, 1917 - Spad biplane aircraft; (add.info.: France: Spad 13 single-engine biplane with officers on an airfield)

Italy: AR-1 biplane uses for air views, on wings, cockades with Roman wolf, 1918 - AR-1 biplane: 1331
LUX4774168 Italy: AR-1 biplane uses for air views, on wings, cockades with Roman wolf, 1918 - AR-1 biplane: 1331; (add.info.: Italy: AR-1 biplane uses for air views, on wings)

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