Biplane Collection (#6)

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917. (Note camera held by man on right)

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds, Caproni Biplane, Italian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds, Caproni Biplane, Italian, 1917. First World War aviation, USA

Aviation, Army - Early Type Thomas Flyer, Tractor Biplane, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviation, Army - Early Type Thomas Flyer, Tractor Biplane, 1914

La retraite de nos aviateurs par l'Albanie; Biplan entoure par la population masculine... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La retraite de nos aviateurs par l'Albanie; Biplan entoure par la population masculine d'un village pres duquelil vient d'atterrir, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Un avion geant Russe du type "Ilya Lourometz". 1916. Creator: Unknown
Un avion geant Russe du type "Ilya Lourometz", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Paul Peck, Commercial Aviator - In Gyro Type Plane Sponsored By Berliner At Mineola, N.Y. 1911. Early US aviator who died in a plane crash

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B; Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flying Wright Brothers aircraft]

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Capt. F.B. Hennessy, Curtiss Plane, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Lieutenant Franklin Kennedy, U.S.A. Aviator - In Curtiss Dual Control Airplane...Maryland, 1912
Lieutenant Franklin Kennedy, U.S.A. Aviator - In Curtiss Dual Control Airplane, Headless; College Park, Maryland, 1912. Early aviator

Aviation, Navy - Commodore J.C. Gillmore In Curtiss Headless Plane, Dual Control... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviation, Navy - Commodore J.C. Gillmore In Curtiss Headless Plane, Dual Control, At College Park Army Flying Field, Lt. Milling, right, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Army Aviation, College Park - Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Single Control, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park - Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Single Control, 1912. [Early aviation, Maryland, USA. Lieutenant Thomas DeWitt Milling was the first rated pilot in the history of

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. H. Geiger, Lt. T. Dew. Milling, 1912. [Early aviation pioneers, Maryland, USA

Claude Grahame-White - Fixing Wing of His Forman Plane, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Claude Grahame-White - Fixing Wing of His Forman [sic] Plane, 1910. [Early aviation: British pioneer Claude Grahame-White flew his Farman III biplane over Washington, D.C

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Grahame-White Flights, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Grahame-White Flights, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Grahame-White Flights, 1910. [Early aviation: British pioneer Claude Grahame-White (5th from right) flew his Farman biplane over Washington, D.C

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright... Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright, Charlie Taylor; Putting Plane On Launching Rail

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Orville Wright, Right, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; View of Wright Plane, 1909 July
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; View of Wright Plane, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Tests, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Tests, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Seaplane, demonstration, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Seaplane, demonstration
Seaplane, demonstration, between 1910 and 1920. USA?

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Sir Alan Cobham with his de Havilland DH. 60 Moth biplane
Sir Alan John Cobham (18941973) - English aviation pioneer standing in front of his de Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBKT, a light-weight, two-place, single-engine

Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, 1915, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, First World War, 1915, (1944). Chart produced by the British goverment showing outlines of aircraft for identification: Public Warning

Blankenberge, Belgium - The Belgium Pier. Built in 1933 after an Art Deco design by architect Jules Soete. The concrete structure stretches 350m out into the North Sea. Date: circa 1930s

Meeting d Aviation, April 10-25, 1910, Nice, 1910 (offset colour litho)
1197889 Meeting d Aviation, April 10-25, 1910, Nice, 1910 (offset colour litho) by Brosse, Charles Leonce (1871-1945); 108x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brosse)

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Group photograph taken at RAF Ansty aerodrome shows some of the instructors together with a number of the Volunteer Reservists. Seated in the front row are: Flying Officer E. S. Greenwood, Mr, C

Wilbur Wright seen here in flight during the Wright Brothers exhibition flights at Pau, France. Circa February 1909

A Blackburn Shark seaplane bound for the Portuguese Airforce seen here on the slipway of the Blackburn works at Brough on the Humber Estuary. 1935

Westland Wallaces of 501 (City of Bristol) Squadron on morning patrol above Staple Hill, Gloucestershire in 1933

A Royal Aircraft Factory B. E. 2 was a British single-engine two-seat biplane which was in
A Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3, 500 were built

Wing walker, Tanya Gaze, and pilot Mike Dentith pictured with the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane at Elvington 01/09/1998

A Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber aircraft flying in the Sunderland International Airshow. 04/08/1996

A de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth, based at Sunderland Airport, is dusted down by ATC air cadets for a fly past. 30th May, 1980

The Avro 504L seaplane, a former WW1 wooden trainer was widely used, mostly with a wheeled undercarriage, by numerous companies and individuals for joy riding from 1919 through to the mid 1930s

Marjorie Vereker and Adelaide Cleaver - Heston Aerodrome
Mrs Marjorie Rosamond Seton Dower Vereker (nee Mulliner) (1902-1992) and Adelaide Franklin Cleaver (nee Pollock) (1885-1939)

An Aerodrome in 1918, (1944). Creator: Sir John Lavery
An Aerodrome in 1918, (1944). British biplanes in the air over an airfield during the First World War. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye. [Collins, London, 1944]

The first Indian Air Mail arrives at Croydon Airport, south London, 1929, (1935). April 14 marked an advance in the history of aerial transport when the first Indian Air Mail arrived at Croydon

Farman Biplane of Graham White at the Midland Aero Club ?
Farman Biplane of Graham White at the Midland Aero Club Meeting at Dunstall Park Near Wolverhampton 27 June - 2nd July 1910 Date: 1910

Gloster Gladiator SS-37 prototype
Gloster Gladiator Prototype with Open-Cockpit Parked at Hucclecote, UK Date: 1934

Gloster Gladiator
A Row of Latvian Airforce 1 Squadron Gloster Gladiators Parked at Riga, Latvia in 1938 Date: 1938

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"Taking Flight: The Timeless Charm of Biplanes" Step back in time with this captivating poster design by the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, showcasing the iconic biplanes that once ruled the skies. From aerial photography in 1919 to the thrilling Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Camel 2F-1, these magnificent aircrafts have left an indelible mark on aviation history. Marvel at the awe-inspiring 1903 Wright Flyer on display at the Science Museum in London, a testament to mankind's relentless pursuit of flight. Immerse yourself in nostalgia as you gaze upon Imperial Airways' vintage poster, inviting you to embark on a journey through time. Experience a breathtaking view of London captured by Captain Alfred G Buckham's lens during 1926-1927, where biplanes gracefully soared above cityscapes. Witness the Nieuport 11 Bebe in low-level flight, its wings slicing through the air with precision and grace. Joining forces with U. S. Army Air Service was not just about learning but also earning your place among aviators - as depicted in their compelling recruiting poster from 1918. British RAF aeroplanes from 1939 remind us of their crucial role during wartime under G. H Davis' skilled brushstrokes. Relive the golden age of aviation at Goodwood Revival Bi-plane event where enthusiasts gather to celebrate these timeless flying machines. And finally, let Imperial Airways' enchanting poster transport you back to an era when travel was an adventure filled with wonder and elegance. Intriguingly versatile and undeniably charming, biplanes continue to captivate our imagination even today – reminding us that dreams can indeed take flight against all odds.