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Airplanes Collection (#2)

"From Passing Out Parades to Skywriting

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Can You hear it?

Can You hear it?
Linda Arnado

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Vapor Cone

Vapor Cone
Linda Arnado

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix
Flypast at Formula One World Championship, Rd14, Italian Grand Prix, Race, Monza, Italy, Sunday 4 September 2016

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Guillaume Amontons demonstration of his aerial telegraph (engraving)

Guillaume Amontons demonstration of his aerial telegraph (engraving)
5616547 Guillaume Amontons demonstration of his aerial telegraph (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting Guillaume Amontons demonstration of his aerial telegraph in the Jardin du Luxembourg)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print)

Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print)
7422829 Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print); (add.info.: History. Ist World War. Air combat during the great war)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Illustration showing Letur's flying machine, in which he died 1854

Illustration showing Letur's flying machine, in which he died 1854
5311480 Illustration showing Letur's flying machine, in which he died 1854; (add.info.: Date: 1854); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Illustration showing early tailless glider or Flying Bird, proposed by de Sanderval in 1895

Illustration showing early tailless glider or Flying Bird, proposed by de Sanderval in 1895
5311479 Illustration showing early tailless glider or Flying Bird, proposed by de Sanderval in 1895; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: The future of Advertising

The future of Advertising
5616669 The future of Advertising; (add.info.: Punch cartoon showing the future of Advertising. Picturesque London - or, sky-signs of the times, 1890. 01/01/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight, Paris 1850 (engraving)

Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight, Paris 1850 (engraving)
5616668 Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight, Paris 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Cyrano de Bergerac, flying by means of bottles of dew evaporated by sunlight)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane, 19th century (engraving)

Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane, 19th century (engraving)
5616611 Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Artist's impression of Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Wilhelm Kress's airplane of water, 1901 (b/w photo)

Wilhelm Kress's airplane of water, 1901 (b/w photo)
5616594 Wilhelm Kress's airplane of water, 1901 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Wilhelm Kress (1836-1913) an aviation pioneer. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: 24 Aug 1918 - Curtiss JN 4 Landplane powered with 150 HP Hispano motor, Miami, Fla (b/w photo)

24 Aug 1918 - Curtiss JN 4 Landplane powered with 150 HP Hispano motor, Miami, Fla (b/w photo)
7133896 24 Aug 1918 - Curtiss JN 4 Landplane powered with 150 HP Hispano motor, Miami, Fla (b/w photo); (add.info.: 24 Aug 1918 - Curtiss JN 4 Landplane powered with 150 HP Hispano motor, Miami)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier, and Florence Klingensmith

Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier, and Florence Klingensmith, winner of the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race
7133783 Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier, and Florence Klingensmith, winner of the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race. Cleveland, August, 1932 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Amelia Earhart (left), woman flier

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Advertising poster for the 1909 International Ballooning Exhibition in Frankfurt

Advertising poster for the 1909 International Ballooning Exhibition in Frankfurt, 1909 (colour lithograph)
1769948 Advertising poster for the 1909 International Ballooning Exhibition in Frankfurt, 1909 (colour lithograph) by Oppenheim

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)

Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400467 Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Patriotism: the war of 1914 - 1918: the French cavalry regiment, aviation

Patriotism: the war of 1914 - 1918: the French cavalry regiment, aviation, the symbol of the homeland
JAB5037074 Patriotism: the war of 1914 - 1918: the French cavalry regiment, aviation, the symbol of the homeland, Marianne guiding the people

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Start of aviation: American biplanes during an aircraft race in 1910

Start of aviation: American biplanes during an aircraft race in 1910. The pilots are flying around the brand in
NWI4953129 Start of aviation: American biplanes during an aircraft race in 1910. The pilots are flying around the brand in the wind

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in an airplane flies with the French flag

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in an airplane flies with the French flag an Alsatian waiting
LUX4741058 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in an airplane flies with the French flag an Alsatian waiting for him with impatience

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900

France: A glider and his pilot in a protective suit, 1900
LUX4810991 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

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden

Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed
LUX4802272 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)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on the beach of

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on the beach of Deauville, 1910
LUX4801976 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on the beach of Deauville, 1910; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: Patriotic map showing a Bleriot plane flying over Metz Cathedral, 1915

First World War: Patriotic map showing a Bleriot plane flying over Metz Cathedral, 1915
LUX4744379 First World War: Patriotic map showing a Bleriot plane flying over Metz Cathedral, 1915; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Calendar Map showing a French plane flying over enemy troops

First World War: France, Patriotic Calendar Map showing a French plane flying over enemy troops
LUX4742656 First World War: France, Patriotic Calendar Map showing a French plane flying over enemy troops, titled Victory Calendar

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a child in marine uniform carries a flag under a

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a child in marine uniform carries a flag under a sky filled with French
LUX4738451 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a child in marine uniform carries a flag under a sky filled with French airplane, 1915

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) (photo)

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) (photo)
3585905 Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) (photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) an American inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910

France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910
LUX4726491 France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910; (add.info.: France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 Bebe, number 872, 1916

France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 Bebe, number 872, 1916
LUX4726376 France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 Bebe, number 872, 1916; (add.info.: France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 " Bebe", number 872)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman
LUX4726118 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman aircraft, 1915 - registration: C354; (add.info.: France, Lorraine)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909

France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909
LUX4726496 France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909; (add.info.: France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton
LUX4796304 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton, 1912 - plane Maurice Farman: MF 569; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet
LUX4798889 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet, Louis Clement, Le Goliath; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West
LUX4797624 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West, a biplane lands in a field of the Tourangelle countryside, 1912; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Aeroplane Esnault-Pelterie (1906), monoplane aircraft designed by Robert Esnault Pelterie

Aeroplane Esnault-Pelterie (1906), monoplane aircraft designed by Robert Esnault Pelterie (1881-1957). Photography
YOU4418515 Aeroplane Esnault-Pelterie (1906), monoplane aircraft designed by Robert Esnault Pelterie (1881-1957). Photography

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Issy les Moulineaux (Issy-les-Moulineaux)

France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Issy les Moulineaux (Issy-les-Moulineaux)
LUX4746130 France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Issy les Moulineaux (Issy-les-Moulineaux): photo of the neighbouring biplane with his driver Henri Farman, 1908; (add.info.: France)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft, 1910

France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft, 1910
LUX4760525 France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft, 1910; (add.info.: France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton, maneuvers

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton, maneuvers
LUX4769005 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton, maneuvers. Plane Louis Bleriot L.B 103 surrounds curious who look at him and soldiers who guard him

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Pacific Theater, Nose Art [ French Kiss] April 1946 Manila - Clark Field

Pacific Theater, Nose Art [ French Kiss] April 1946 Manila - Clark Field
3036262 Pacific Theater, Nose Art [ French Kiss] April 1946 Manila - Clark Field; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo)

Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo)
681897 Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo); (add.info.: Pischoff airplane competes fro the Deutsch prize)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)

British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)
865956 British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo); (add.info.: Will's cigarettes representing Engineering Wonders, 1927); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving)

Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving)
865998 Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799

Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799
543831 Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799. 19th century (french popular hand-coloured woodcut); (add.info)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration)

Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration)
2093176 Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. France. The french aviator Georges Guynemer. Illustration in: Le Pays de France, France, Oct., 1916.); Photo © CCI

Background imageAirplanes Collection: The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910

The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910
LUX4746098 The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910; (add.info.: The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier in uniform coming from an Alsatian woman while a

First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier in uniform coming from an Alsatian woman while a Farman plane flies
LUX4744431 First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier in uniform coming from an Alsatian woman while a Farman plane flies over the scene and titled Les oiseaux de France

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915
LUX4740584 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915, Map titled: Revenge of Our Weapons; (add.info)

Background imageAirplanes Collection: Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913

Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913
LUX4746106 Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913; (add.info.: Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageAirplanes Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for
LUX4739088 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for the French army




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"From Passing Out Parades to Skywriting: A Captivating Journey Through the World of Airplanes" Step into the thrilling world as we embark on a captivating journey through aviation history. Join us at RAF Cranwell's Passing Out Parade, where young cadets take their first steps towards becoming skilled pilots, ready to soar through the skies. Marvel at the majestic F4 Phantom stationed at RAF Coningsby, an iconic symbol of military might and precision. Its sleek design and powerful engines make it a force to be reckoned with in the air. Transport yourself back in time to 1945, when B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomber Group dominated the skies during World War II. These mighty bombers played a crucial role in shaping history and ensuring victory for their nations. Witness the bravery of pilots flying Bristol Blenheim bombers during World War II. These courageous individuals risked everything as they soared through enemy territory, delivering devastating blows against those who threatened freedom. Hold your breath as you witness an incredible sight - an airplane gracefully flying under the Eiffel Tower. This daring feat showcases not only pilot skill but also highlights how aviation can push boundaries and captivate our imagination. Get a glimpse into future possibilities with an artist's impression of Airbus A350, showcasing its cutting-edge technology and innovative design that promises enhanced comfort and efficiency for passengers worldwide. Experience pure magic as skywriting forms delicate words like "Happy Birthday, " adorned with ethereal butterflies dancing amidst fluffy clouds. Digital manipulation brings this enchanting vision to life, reminding us that creativity knows no bounds when it comes to airplanes' artistic expressions. Feel adrenaline coursing through your veins as USAF pilots stand proudly beside their F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. The epitome of speed and power, these jets represent technological advancements that have revolutionized aerial warfare over time. Pay homage to heroes who fought valiantly during RAF Battle Of Britain Anniversary in 1952.