Biplane Collection (#61)

1916 Bi-Plane
July 1966: A 1916 seaplane bi-plane, the first model to be produced by the Boeing aircraft company is seen here flying again at Seattle Washington

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American aviator flying a biplane bomber over Ellington Field, Texas. Photograph, c1917
WWI: AMERICAN BOMBER. American aviator flying a biplane bomber over Ellington Field, Texas. Photograph, c1917

The Handley-Page Type O biplane bomber used by the British during World War I. Photograph, c1916
WWI: BRITISH BOMBER. The Handley-Page Type O biplane bomber used by the British during World War I. Photograph, c1916

German biplane that was later shot down by French guns during World War I. Photograph, c1916
WORLD WAR I: GERMAN BIPLANE. German biplane that was later shot down by French guns during World War I. Photograph, c1916

A British biplane equipped with a radio transmitter, at an airfield in France during World War I. Photograph, c1916
WORLD WAR I: BIPLANE. A British biplane equipped with a radio transmitter, at an airfield in France during World War I. Photograph, c1916

Aviators at an American airfield during World War I. Photograph, c1917
WORLD WAR I: AIRPLANES. Aviators at an American airfield during World War I. Photograph, c1917

French aviation camp photographed by a observation balloon during World War I, c1916
WORLD WAR I: AIRFIELD. French aviation camp photographed by a observation balloon during World War I, c1916

A six-passenger flying machine, the Voisin, which works both in the air and on the water. Photograph, 1912
VOISIN FLYING MACHINE, 1912. A six-passenger flying machine, the Voisin, which works both in the air and on the water. Photograph, 1912

View of Wright Brothers glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photograph, 1911
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. View of Wright Brothers glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photograph, 1911

Twentieth Century Transportation. Lithograph by E. S. Yates, c1910
TRANSPORTATION, c1910. Twentieth Century Transportation. Lithograph by E.S. Yates, c1910

American Eagles with biplanes and airships on the banks of the Rhine River during World War I. Stereograph, c1918
WORLD WAR I: AIRSHIPS. American Eagles with biplanes and airships on the banks of the Rhine River during World War I. Stereograph, c1918

(1858-1919). 26th President of the United States. Riding in a biplane for the first time at an aviation meet in St
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). 26th President of the United States. Riding in a biplane for the first time at an aviation meet in St. Louis, Missouri, with with pilot Archibald Hoxsey

Katharine and Orville Wright aboard the Wright Model HS airplane. Photograph, 1915
WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPLANE. Katharine and Orville Wright aboard the Wright Model HS airplane. Photograph, 1915

The Wright brothers flying machine at the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPLANE. The Wright brothers flying machine at the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photograph, 14 December 1903

The Wright Brothers biplane preparing for flight at Fort Myer, Virginia. Photograph, c1909
WRIGHT BROTHERS BIPLANE. The Wright Brothers biplane preparing for flight at Fort Myer, Virginia. Photograph, c1909

The Wright Brothers airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia. Photograph, c1909
WRIGHT BROTHERS BIPLANE. The Wright Brothers airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia. Photograph, c1909

British Handley Page Type O / 400 biplane bombers used during World War I. Photograph, c1916
HANDLEY PAGE BIPLANES. British Handley Page Type O/400 biplane bombers used during World War I. Photograph, c1916

A German squadron of airplanes photographed before take-off during World War I
WORLD WAR I: GERMAN PLANES. A German squadron of airplanes photographed before take-off during World War I

Blanche Stuart Scott. American aviator. Photographed in front of her biplane, 1910
BLANCHE SCOTT (1885-1970). Blanche Stuart Scott. American aviator. Photographed in front of her biplane, 1910

Men watching the flight of a biplane at Fort Myer, Virginia, 2 July 1909
EARLY AIRPLANE, 1909. Men watching the flight of a biplane at Fort Myer, Virginia, 2 July 1909

(1886-1911). American aviation pioneer. Ely landing a biplane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in January 1911
EUGENE BURTON ELY (1886-1911). American aviation pioneer. Ely landing a biplane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in January 1911

De Havilland single seat fighter plane taking of at Beauval Aerodrome, France, 1916
WORLD WAR I: BIPLANE, 1916. De Havilland single seat fighter plane taking of at Beauval Aerodrome, France, 1916

(1894-1956). Canadian World War I pilot and Air Marshal. Photographed with a Nieuport 17 biplane with the British Royal
WILLIAM AVERY BILLY BISHOP (1894-1956). Canadian World War I pilot and Air Marshal. Photographed with a Nieuport 17 biplane with the British Royal Air Force, August 1917

Calbraith Perry Rodgers airplane Vin Fiz photographed during the first transcontinental airplane flight across
PERRY RODGERS: VIN FIZ. Calbraith Perry Rodgers airplane Vin Fiz photographed during the first transcontinental airplane flight across the United States, 17 September to 5 November 1911

Front page of Harpers Weekly, 9 October 1909, with a photograph of a biplane flying near the Statue of Liberty in New
STATUE OF LIBERTY, 1909. Front page of Harpers Weekly, 9 October 1909, with a photograph of a biplane flying near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

Rear view of Wright glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1911
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. Rear view of Wright glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1911

Group portrait in front of the Wright glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. Group portrait in front of the Wright glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright, and Alexander Ogilvie, standing: Lorin Wright

Wilbur Wright in prone position in damaged glider after unsuccessful trial, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. Wilbur Wright in prone position in damaged glider after unsuccessful trial, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photographed by Orville Wright on 14 December 1903

Wilbur Wright flying their glider, near the bottom of Big Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. Wilbur Wright flying their glider, near the bottom of Big Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photographed by Orville Wright, 10 October 1902

Army aviator wearing flight gear, standing in front of early biplane, c1916-1919
ARMY AVIATOR, c1916-1919. Army aviator wearing flight gear, standing in front of early biplane, c1916-1919

Army officer piloting a Wright biplane at College Park Aviation Field, Maryland, 1912
MARYLAND: COLLEGE PARK. Army officer piloting a Wright biplane at College Park Aviation Field, Maryland, 1912

A Tractor biplane in flight. Photograph, 1914
TRACTOR BIPLANE, 1914. A Tractor biplane in flight. Photograph, 1914

Army officers piloting a Wright biplane at College Park Aviation Field, Maryland, 1912
MARYLAND: COLLEGE PARK. Army officers piloting a Wright biplane at College Park Aviation Field, Maryland, 1912

Harry Bingham Brown. American early aviator. Photographed seated in his airplane with a passenger on 14 July 1907
HARRY B. BROWN (1883-1954). Harry Bingham Brown. American early aviator. Photographed seated in his airplane with a passenger on 14 July 1907

A German fighter plane fires into the bottom of an aircraft being flown by Welsh flying ace Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees
WORLD WAR I: AERIAL COMBAT. A German fighter plane fires into the bottom of an aircraft being flown by Welsh flying ace Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees of the Royal Flying Corps during World War I

American army officer. Stilwell in France during World War I, c1918
JOSEPH WARREN STILWELL (1883-1946). American army officer. Stilwell in France during World War I, c1918

Orville and Wilbur Wrights airplane outside their camp at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, November 1903
WRIGHT GLIDER, 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wrights airplane outside their camp at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, November 1903

Poster for the Franco-Roumaine passenger airline which flew between Eastern Europe and France
AVIATION POSTER, 1922. Poster for the Franco-Roumaine passenger airline which flew between Eastern Europe and France, depicting a Potez VII biplane, 1922

Poster for a French airline, depicting a Breguet 14 passenger biplane, 1919
AVIATION POSTER, 1919. Poster for a French airline, depicting a Breguet 14 passenger biplane, 1919

The De Havilland Airco DH5 single seater combat biplane of the British Royal Flying Corps. Photograph c1916
WWI: BRITISH COMBAT PLANE. The De Havilland Airco DH5 single seater combat biplane of the British Royal Flying Corps. Photograph c1916

Lieutenant Carleton G. Chapman in US Signal Corps No. 53 preparing for takeoff at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
EXPEDITION TO MEXICO, 1916. Lieutenant Carleton G. Chapman in US Signal Corps No. 53 preparing for takeoff at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

Line engraving, French, c1915
BIPLANE, 1915. Line engraving, French, c1915

American aviation pioneer. Posing at the controls of the Baby Grand, the Wright entry in the Gordon Bennett races at
ORVILLE WRIGHT (1871-1948). American aviation pioneer. Posing at the controls of the Baby Grand, the Wright entry in the Gordon Bennett races at Belmont Park, New York, October 1910

Orville Wright (1871-1948), American aviation pioneer, flying around the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor in 1909
ORVILLE WRIGHT IN FLIGHT. Orville Wright (1871-1948), American aviation pioneer, flying around the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor in 1909. Oil over a photograph, taken from the top of the statue

German military biplane. German engraving, 1913. Decorative Cut
GERMAN AIRPLANE, 1913. German military biplane. German engraving, 1913. Decorative Cut

Fighting planes of the United States Army Air Corps in review, Mather Field, Calif
WORLD WAR I: AIR REVIEW. Fighting planes of the United States Army Air Corps in review, Mather Field, Calif

American Ace pilot. Wilson with his plane during World War I
WORLD WAR I: AL WILSON. American Ace pilot. Wilson with his plane during World War I

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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.