Pilot Collection (page 7)

Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, Wm. Thaw, Norman Prince, K. Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieut... c1915
Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, William Thaw, Norman Prince, Kiffin Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieutenant Delnage, J.R. McConnell, Captain Thenault, c1915

Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Captain Maurice Happe, a French pilot of the Escadrille MF25 during World War I

Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug... between c1910 and c1915
Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug, Bremer, Reichert, between c1910 and c1915. Lieutenant Saenger, Lieutenant Baas, Lieutenant Hahn, Pilot Ingold, Lieutenant Hug

Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915
Monternier & Pegoud, between c1914 and c1915. Monternier with French aviator Adolphe Ce´lestin Pe´goud (1889-1915) during World War I

Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Boillot & Rigal, 7 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Race car drivers Georges Louis Frederic Boillot (1884-1916)

Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914
Boillot & Rigal in Army, 21 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Race car drivers Georges Louis Frederic Boillot (1884-1916) and Victor Rigal who served in the French Army during World War I

Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915
Pegoud & Monternier, between c1914 and c1915. Monternier with French aviator Adolphe Ce´lestin Pe´goud (1889-1915) during World War I

Smoke-on
Piotr Wrobel

Vador II
Piotr Wrobel

Balance
Piotr Wrobel

Amelia Earhart
Christina Heitmann

Amelia Earhart Black and White
Christina Heitmann

Eye of the Tiger
Leon

cloudmaker
Marek Gembka

Sunset full stall with Michael Regnier
Tristan Shu

Out of the Blue
Thomas McCleave

Little pilot
Carola Kayen-Mouthaan

Windy mood
Rostovskiy Anton

Free ride
Piotr Wrobel

Auf Augenhöhe
Bertl Jost

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). William, Prince of Wales (born 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2010s, (2023). William, Prince of Wales (born 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Norman Prince, tombé... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Norman Prince, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 15 octobre 1916, au cours d'un raid sur Oberndorf, (1917)

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Kiffin Rockwell, tombe... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Kiffin Rockwell, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 23 septembre 1916, en Alsace, (1917)

Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Victor Chapman, tombe... (1917). Creator: Unknown
Les Etats-Unis dans la guerre; Le sergent aviateur americain Victor Chapman, tombe au champ d'honneur, le 24 juin 1916, a Verdun, (1917)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1960s, (2023). Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo

La victoire de l'avion; Le lieutenant aviateur William Leefe Robinson, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La victoire de l'avion; Le lieutenant aviateur William Leefe Robinson, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

La Bataille de la Somme; Americain mort pour la France: l'aviateur americain Victor Chapman, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Americain mort pour la France: l'aviateur americain Victor Chapman, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Nungesser, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Nungesser, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Chaput, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les Citations de nos Aviateurs; Le sous-lieutenant Chaput, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

L'Aviateur Norman Prince. Mort Pour la France; L'aviateur americain Norman Prince, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'Aviateur Norman Prince. Mort Pour la France; L'aviateur americain Norman Prince. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Le jour de gloire; au coeur de Paris: le defile sur les grands boulevards jusqu'a la place... 1919 Creator: Unknown
Le jour de gloire; au coeur de Paris: le defile sur les grands boulevards jusqu'a la place de la Republique; le drapeau de l'aviation porte par le lieutenant Fonck, 1919

Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, major dans l'aviation americaine, 1918
Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, major dans l'aviation americaine. L'Americain Lufbery, engage volontaire dans l'aviation francaise

Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Lufbery et ses lionceaux "Wisky" et "Soda" avec lesquels il aimait jouer au retour de ses chasses, les taquinant

Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Raoul Lufbery, pilote dans l'aviation francaise, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Le monoplan de Vedrines; a gauche... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Deux "poilus" de l'air; Le monoplan de Vedrines; a gauche, Vendrines recevant ses instructions d'un capitaine, avant le depart, 1918

Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Maurice Boyau, tue le 16 septembre 1918, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Maurice Boyau, tue le 16 septembre 1918, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" anglais Albert Ball, tombe apres avoir remporte sa quarante-troisieme victoire, 1917

Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" belge Willy Coppens, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; L "as" belge Willy Coppens, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; la nacelle-fuselage portant une... 1918
Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; la nacelle-fuselage portant une bombe a la partie inferieure, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Combat Aerien; Six Allemands "Descendus" en deux heures; le Sous-Lieutenant Fonck... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Six Allemands "Descendus" en deux heures; le Sous-Lieutenant Fonck, officier de la Legion D'Honneur, apres ses six victoires aeriennes du 8 mai 1918, 1918

Combat Aerien; "Au Nom De Guynemer….."; Le capitaine Heurteaux, convalescent... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; "Au Nom De Guynemer....."; Le capitaine Heurteaux, convalescent d'une grave blessure, et le sous-lieutenant Fonck, decores au nom de Guynemer, 1917

Combat Aerien; Guynemer; le visage "effrayant" de Guynemer au moment de l'action, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Guynemer; le visage "effrayant" de Guynemer au moment de l'action, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Combat Aerien; Guynemer, Capitaine de la Veille, recoit le 19 fevrier 1917 la visite... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Guynemer, Capitaine de la Veille, recoit le 19 fevrier 1917 la visite et les felicitations du ministre de la guerre, 1917

Combat Aerien; Guynemer; Le jeune heros sur son Nieuport de Chasse, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Guynemer; Le jeune heros sur son Nieuport de Chasse, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Combat Aerien; Guynemer, sergent, photographie avec le capitaine Brocard... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Combat Aerien; Guynemer, sergent, photographie avec le capitaine Brocard, le 5 fevrier 1916, apres sa 5me victoire, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

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"Pilot: Defying Gravity, Embracing Destiny" From the skies of history to the dreams of tomorrow, pilots have always been at the forefront of human ambition. Their courage and skill have shaped our world in ways unimaginable. Churchill's praise for RAF Pilots echoes through time as a testament to their unwavering dedication and heroism. In the face of adversity, they soared high, defending freedom with every flight. Elizabeth Bessie Coleman shattered barriers as she became the first African-American woman pilot. Her determination defied societal norms, inspiring generations to reach for the stars. Amelia Earhart, an iconic US aviation pioneer, fearlessly charted new horizons and proved that women could conquer any sky-bound challenge. Her legacy continues to inspire countless dreamers around the globe. The Ford V8 Pilot 1954 Green light symbolized not only automotive innovation but also represented a spirit of adventure that resonated with pilots worldwide. It was a beacon calling them towards endless possibilities in uncharted territories. Flying Officer W E Johns immortalized aviators' bravery through his captivating Biggles stories in Modern Boy magazine. His tales ignited young imaginations and instilled a sense of wonder about aviation's limitless potential. A wartime poster bearing Churchill's famous words "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" encapsulated gratitude towards those who defended nations from above during World War II—a reminder that heroes don't always wear capes; sometimes they wear wings. The Bismarck dropping its pilot serves as a poignant metaphor for letting go of old limitations and embracing new beginnings—an allegory mirrored by pilots who constantly push boundaries both within themselves and their aircrafts. Amy Johnson blazed trails as an English pilot whose pioneering spirit knew no bounds. With each flight she took, she challenged gender stereotypes while leaving an indelible mark on aviation history.