Airplane Collection (page 8)

Robert Hooke's proposal for an aerial telegraph (engraving)
5616548 Robert Hooke's proposal for an aerial telegraph (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting Robert Hooke's proposal for an aerial telegraph)

An electrically driven ornithoper
5616667 An electrically driven ornithoper; (add.info.: Reuben Jasper Spalding's (1889) method of quick, direct transport; an electrically driven ornithoper. From Der Stein der Weisen, (ca 1895)

Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi
5616664 Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi; (add.info.: Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi)

Aerial Steamer of 1875
5616610 Aerial Steamer of 1875; (add.info.: Aerial Steamer of 1875, by Thomas William Moy (1823-1910) was an English engineer and patent agent. 01/01/1875); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tatin's mechanical bird
5616609 Tatin's mechanical bird:; (add.info.: Victor Tatin (1843 - 1913) was a French engineer who created an early airplane

Idea for air travel in America attributed to Thomas Edison, 1880 (engraving)
5616607 Idea for air travel in America attributed to Thomas Edison, 1880 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Idea for an air station, attributed to Thomas Edison, 1880 (engraving)
5616606 Idea for an air station, attributed to Thomas Edison, 1880 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tatin's mechanical bird
5616605 Tatin's mechanical bird; (add.info.: Victor Tatin (1843 - 1913) was a French engineer who created an early airplane, the Aeroplane in 1879

Mechanical bird or ornithopter
5616604 Mechanical bird or ornithopter; (add.info.: Mechanical bird or ornithopter, driven by twisted rubber bands, by Alphonse Penaud (1850 - 1880)

Alphonse Penaud's airplane
5616601 Alphonse Penaud's airplane; (add.info.: Alphonse Penaud's airplane, driven by twisted rubber bands. Alphonse Penaud (1850-1880) a French aviation designer and engineer

Alphonse Penaud's model airplane driven by twisted rubber bands
5311854 Alphonse Penaud's model airplane driven by twisted rubber bands; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Alphonse Penaud's model airplane driven by twisted rubber bands)

Postcard, in Colors, circa 1915: Glory to our eternal France - War of 14 -18, Aviation, Patriotism
ICA4949286 Postcard, in Colors, circa 1915: Glory to our eternal France - War of 14 -18, Aviation, Patriotism, Oliteration - Marianne, Napoleon I; (add.info.: Postcard, in Colors)

Postcard, in Colours, 1914:1914 For the Law For Civilization - War of 14 -18, Aviation, Civilization
ICA4949267 Postcard, in Colours, 1914:1914 For the Law For Civilization - War of 14 -18, Aviation, Civilization, Patriotism - Marianne, Napoleon I; (add.info.: Postcard, in Colours)

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West, in the Tourangelle countryside
LUX4797677 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West, in the Tourangelle countryside, the crowd contemplates the Bleriot of Jacques de Sylvestre in breakdown

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton
LUX4796302 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton, 1915 - plane Maurice Farman: MF 569; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton
LUX4796298 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton, 1915 - plane Maurice Farman: MF 569; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting
LUX4796284 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: April-May 1910, aviation week in Rochepinard, Touraine meeting, a Farman aircraft running in full flight, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre)

First World War: Patriotic map showing an Alsatian who thinks of the French soldier coming to the Delivre with their
LUX4744772 First World War: Patriotic map showing an Alsatian who thinks of the French soldier coming to the Delivre with their troops and aircraft

France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900
LUX4811013 France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900; (add.info.: France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road
LUX4802252 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, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach with a crowd of
LUX4801967 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach with a crowd of curious people, 1910; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10, single-engine propulsion with 2 tanks under wings, on a beach, 1918
LUX4789201 France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10, single-engine propulsion with 2 tanks under wings, on a beach, 1918; (add.info.: France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10)

Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_13: War of 14 -18, Aviation, Soldier's Life, Building Destruction
ICA4851875 Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_13: War of 14 -18, Aviation, Soldier's Life, Building Destruction, Rolling Soup Canteen, Gastronomy - Soldiers; (add.info.: Red Laughter)

France: Portrait of a child included in a drawing of a monoplane, 1925
LUX4726486 France: Portrait of a child included in a drawing of a monoplane, 1925; (add.info.: France: Portrait of a child included in a drawing of a monoplane, 1925); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Champagne-Ardennes, Aube (10), Camp de Mailly: Breguet biplane from front with his mechanics, 1915
LUX4726324 France, Champagne-Ardennes, Aube (10), Camp de Mailly: Breguet biplane from front with his mechanics, 1915; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardennes, Aube (10)

France: Representation of the Deperdussin plane with a woman as a passenger, 1912
LUX4726439 France: Representation of the Deperdussin plane with a woman as a passenger, 1912; (add.info.: France: Representation of the Deperdussin plane with a woman as a passenger)

France: Airman Leger and his passenger Desmazes leave in their biplane Breguet, 1912
LUX4726511 France: Airman Leger and his passenger Desmazes leave in their biplane Breguet, 1912; (add.info.: France: Airman Leger and his passenger Desmazes leave in their biplane Breguet)

Going up by Otto Harbach (1873-1963 (lyrics) ) and Louis Hirsch (1887-1924) (music), a Gaiety Theatre production
3916912 Going up by Otto Harbach (1873-1963 (lyrics) ) and Louis Hirsch (1887-1924) (music), a Gaiety Theatre production; (add.info)

France: Pilot in his airplane spad 13 single-engine biplane, 1917 - Plane spad biplane
LUX4769041 France: Pilot in his airplane spad 13 single-engine biplane, 1917 - Plane spad biplane. On the carlingue: photo Crapouillot; (add.info.: France)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the plane of the distruding triple agreement and German Zeppelin, 1914
LUX4740514 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the plane of the distruding triple agreement and German Zeppelin

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a hairy heading to the front, entitled: We shall count with us
LUX4740970 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a hairy heading to the front, entitled: We shall count with us, long live the class of 1919

Pacific Theater, Bombers at Clark Field, Manila 1946
3036502 Pacific Theater, Bombers at Clark Field, Manila 1946 ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines, 1945-1946)

Pacific Theater, Nose art April 1946, Clark Field
3036501 Pacific Theater, Nose art April 1946, Clark Field; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Glamoura's] April 1946, Clark Field
3036491 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Glamoura's] April 1946, Clark Field; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Cutie Connie], P-38 Lightning, 1946, Clark Field
3036430 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Cutie Connie], P-38 Lightning, 1946, Clark Field ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Who Dunit the 2nd] April 1946
3036419 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Who Dunit the 2nd] April 1946; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, B-24's lined up in Clark Field Pool, Manila - May 1946
3036351 Pacific Theater, B-24's lined up in Clark Field Pool, Manila - May 1946 ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Herassing Agent] April 1946, Clark Field
3036220 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Herassing Agent] April 1946, Clark Field; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, British Bomber at Clark Field, Jan 1946 Manila
3036216 Pacific Theater, British Bomber at Clark Field, Jan 1946 Manila; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, B-17 Flying Dutchman [Juke Box] Jan. 1946 Manila, Clark Field
3036169 Pacific Theater, B-17 Flying Dutchman [Juke Box] Jan. 1946 Manila, Clark Field ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Hi-Priority Stuff] April 1946
3036153 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Hi-Priority Stuff] April 1946, ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Les freres Wright
2418412 Les freres Wright; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. "Our life". Special issue dedicated to the american pilots Wilbur and Orville Wright.); Photo © CCI

Transport. Aviation. Crossing of the English Channel by plane by Louis Bleriot, July, 25, 1909: start from Calais
2636462 Transport. Aviation. Crossing of the English Channel by plane by Louis Bleriot, July, 25, 1909: start from Calais. Photo, France, 1909.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation)

A bird's eye view of Rome, Italy in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub
3506034 A bird's eye view of Rome, Italy in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub

A British monoplane versus an Etrich-Rumpler Taube German monoplane during WWI (litho)
3252901 A British monoplane versus an Etrich-Rumpler Taube German monoplane during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italian airship of the engineer Gajo flying over Buenos Aires, 1920 (b/w photo)
3066212 Italian airship of the engineer Gajo flying over Buenos Aires, 1920 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Alinari

Peru, South America, 18th century
3618319 Peru, South America, 18th century; (add.info.: Peru, South America, 18th century. Plane of the inlet of Pisco, located on the coast of Peru, at 13 degrees 40 austral latitude)

The Wright biplane of the pusher type, 1900s (photo)
3732816 The Wright biplane of the pusher type, 1900s (photo); (add.info.: Photograph depicting the Wright biplane of the pusher type with elevators at the front)

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"From Small to Mighty: A Journey through Aviation History" Witness the breathtaking sight of a small airplane gracefully landing at the airport of St. Barth in Lesser Antilles, showcasing the beauty of flight. Remembering the heroes of World War II, Wellington Bombers and Lancaster Bombers took to the skies, symbolizing bravery and determination. Step into history with a glimpse inside the cockpit of a B-17 Bomber Aircraft in Salinas, California, USA – where legends were made. The R 101 Airship floats effortlessly above as a testament to mankind's pursuit of innovation and exploration. Discover an iconic image from 1941 - The Westland Lysander soaring through the skies with an unknown creator behind its design. Amelia Earhart, forever etched in aviation history, poses confidently in her Boston training plane during her early years as a pioneering aviator. The DC3 (Douglas C-47 Dakota) takes center stage as it revolutionized air travel by providing reliable transportation for passengers around the world. Relive moments from Farnborough Air Show 1952 EAW046639 where cutting-edge aircraft technology was showcased amidst awe-inspiring displays. Experience wartime nostalgia with "Runway Perspective, " captured by Eric Ravilious in 1941 (reprinted in 1944), reminding us of resilience during challenging times. Marvel at the grandeur of Virgin Atlantic's iconic Boeing 747 aeroplane proudly standing tall at Heathrow Airport – representing luxury and global connectivity.