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Plane Collection (page 5)

From the skies of Salinas, California to the shores of Neyland, Pembrokeshire, planes have always captivated our imagination

Background imagePlane Collection: Nijmegen Salient, December 1944 (oil on canvas)

Nijmegen Salient, December 1944 (oil on canvas)
3087975 Nijmegen Salient, December 1944 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Background imagePlane Collection: 8619853

8619853

Background imagePlane Collection: Messerschmitt, 1939-45 (oil on canvas)

Messerschmitt, 1939-45 (oil on canvas)
3087973 Messerschmitt, 1939-45 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Background imagePlane Collection: The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English

The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier
693723 The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft. Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot, 1872 - 1936

Background imagePlane Collection: Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967).

Background imagePlane Collection: Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: J.E. Harriman's Aerocar, 1910 or 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

J.E. Harriman's Aerocar, 1910 or 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.E. Harriman's Aerocar, 1910 or 1911. Shows patent drawing of John Emery Harriman.

Background imagePlane Collection: Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911.

Background imagePlane Collection: Sopwith & Mrs. Chudoba, woman passenger, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Sopwith & Mrs. Chudoba, woman passenger, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Sopwith & Mrs. Chudoba, woman passenger, 1911. Shows aviator Thomas Sopwith (1888-1989) in an airplane.

Background imagePlane Collection: Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: Rodgers (twins? on plane?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rodgers (twins? on plane?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rodgers (twins? on plane?), between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: W.R. Kimball & aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

W.R. Kimball & aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
W.R. Kimball & aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Wilbur R. Kimball (d. 1940), aviation pioneer, inventor, airplane builder

Background imagePlane Collection: Moissant aero. Wrecked, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Moissant aero. Wrecked, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Moissant aero. Wrecked, 1910.

Background imagePlane Collection: Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Helene Dutrieu, 1911. Shows Helene Dutrieu (1877-1961), Belgian aviator, cyclist, hospital director and journalist.

Background imagePlane Collection: Mrs. G. Curtiss, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. G. Curtiss, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. G. Curtiss, c1910. Shows Lena Pearl Neff Curtiss (Mrs. Glenn Curtiss, 1879-1951) at the controls of an airplane.

Background imagePlane Collection: P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Shows the first official airmail flight in the United States with pilot Earle Lewis Ovington (1879-1936) in a Bleriot XI airplane

Background imagePlane Collection: Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Felix of Army Aero. Corps., between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: Lieut. Ellis (i.e., Ellyson), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Lieut. Ellis (i.e., Ellyson), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Ellis (i.e., Ellyson), between c1910 and c1915. Shows naval aviator Lieutenant Theodore Gordon Ellyson (1885- 1928).

Background imagePlane Collection: Al Welsh and G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Al Welsh and G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Al Welsh and G.W. Beatty, 1911. Shows aviators Arthur L. "Al"Welsh (1881-1912) and George William Beatty (1887-1955)

Background imagePlane Collection: Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty, 1911. Shows aviators Arthur L. Welsh (1881-1912) and George William Beatty (1887-1955) probably when Welsh was training Beatty at the Wright Flying School on Long Island in

Background imagePlane Collection: J.J. Cole; Bob Fowler; & W.F. Grundy, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

J.J. Cole; Bob Fowler; & W.F. Grundy, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Cole; Bob Fowler; & W.F. Grundy, 1911. Shows Joseph Jarret Cole (Cole Motor Car Company) and Robert Grant "Bob"Fowler who are sitting in a Wright Model B Flyer called the "Cole

Background imagePlane Collection: Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Shows aviator Earle Lewis Ovington (1877-1839) with his wife Adelaide. Possibly taken in New York at start of the Hearst Transcontinental Flight.

Background imagePlane Collection: Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967) with pilot Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944).

Background imagePlane Collection: Turpin and Lt. Rogers, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Turpin and Lt. Rogers, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Turpin and Lt. Rogers, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviators Lieutenant John Rodgers (left) and J. Clifford Turpin seated in an airplane, possibly a Wright Model B aircraft.

Background imagePlane Collection: Tom Baldwin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Tom Baldwin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tom Baldwin, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: Parmalee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Parmalee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Parmalee, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: W.R. Kimball, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

W.R. Kimball, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
W.R. Kimball, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Wilbur R. Kimball (d. 1940), aviation pioneer, inventor, airplane builder and pilot who was also the Secretary of the Aeronautic Society of New York.

Background imagePlane Collection: J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype [plane], between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePlane Collection: Tom Sopwith, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Tom Sopwith, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Tom Sopwith, c1910. Shows English aviator Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (1888-1989) in the Howard Wright biplane.

Background imagePlane Collection: Turpin and Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Turpin and Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Turpin and Lt. T.D. Milling, between c1910 and c1915. Shows early aviators Thomas DeWitt Milling (1887-1960) (left) and Clifford Turpin (1886-1966) (right).

Background imagePlane Collection: Army 'Gordon Bennett' racer, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Army "Gordon Bennett" racer, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Army "Gordon Bennett" racer, between c1915 and c1920. Shows a plane that took part in the Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy race. It is a Verville-Packard R-1 racer.

Background imagePlane Collection: Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Shows hydroplane designed by Frank Herbert "Bert" Harriman, an early aviation pioneer.

Background imagePlane Collection: Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Shows hydroplane designed by Frank Herbert "Bert" Harriman, an early aviation pioneer.

Background imagePlane Collection: Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harriman Hydroaeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Shows hydroplane designed by Frank Herbert "Bert" Harriman, an early aviation pioneer.

Background imagePlane Collection: Harry B. Brown, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harry B. Brown, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry B. Brown, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Bingham Brown (1883-1954), seated in an airplane.

Background imagePlane Collection: Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920

Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Claire Ogden with Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown in an event related to the 1919 transcontinental reliability

Background imagePlane Collection: Fuselage of NC-1, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Fuselage of NC-1, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Fuselage of NC-1, 1918 or 1919. Shows Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-1 possibly late 1918 or 1919.

Background imagePlane Collection: Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Shows Lieutenant Harold E. Geiger, a pioneer aviator.

Background imagePlane Collection: Capt. W.C. Schauffler Jr. [& Lt. F.A. Tillman], 18 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. W.C. Schauffler Jr. [& Lt. F.A. Tillman], 18 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. W.C. Schauffler Jr. [& Lt. F.A. Tillman], 18 Nov 1918. Captain W.G. Schauffler, Jr. standing and Lieutenant Fred A. Tillman in the seat of a Ninetieth Aero Squadron (Pair-a-Dice" Squadron)

Background imagePlane Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Damon Hill (GBR) with the Lear Jet that he uses to fly to the races. Home Feature, Dublin, Eire, 12 October 1998

Background imagePlane Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Paul Stoddart Minardi Team Owner at the controls of his European Aviation Boeing 747 en route to Kuala Lumpur International Airport for the official launch of the Minardi PS02

Background imagePlane Collection: Apartment snap

Apartment snap
Haruma Okubo

Background imagePlane Collection: Australian Grand Prix Practice

Australian Grand Prix Practice
Jet flypast at Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Practice, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday 24 March 2017. BEST IMAGE

Background imagePlane Collection: 1967 Belgian GP

1967 Belgian GP
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - JUNE 18: Graham Hill during the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967 in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. (Photo by David Phipps / Sutton Images)

Background imagePlane Collection: ERC 1955: Monte Carlo Rally

ERC 1955: Monte Carlo Rally
JANUARY 23: Mrs Shiela Van Damm / Ann Hall / Francoise Clarke, Sunbeam Talbot Mk III during the Monte Carlo Rally on January 23, 1955. (Photo by LAT Images)

Background imagePlane Collection: Australian Grand Prix Race

Australian Grand Prix Race
Flypast / Air display at Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Race, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday 26 March 2017. BEST IMAGE




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From the skies of Salinas, California to the shores of Neyland, Pembrokeshire, planes have always captivated our imagination. The B-17 Bomber Aircraft stands as a symbol of American aviation prowess, its cockpit serving as a command center for brave pilots like Captain Albert Ball and Howard Hughes. As a Sunderland Flying Boat spreads its wings over the picturesque village, we are reminded of the vastness and beauty of our world. In 2011 at Goodwood revival, history came alive as a Lancaster Bomber soared through the air accompanied by two Spitfire Fighter planes. It was a breathtaking display that honored the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought in World War II. The Maldivian air taxi seaplanes parked on a sandbank in the Indian Ocean transport us to paradise. These aerial vessels effortlessly navigate between islands, offering an unparalleled view from above. Concorde's sleek silhouette against Heathrow's skyline takes us back to the glamourous era of supersonic travel. British Airways proudly showcased this marvel in their livery during the 1970s. The Westland Lysander remains shrouded in mystery with its creator unknown. This enigmatic plane holds stories untold but continues to intrigue aviation enthusiasts worldwide. At Seattle's Museum of Flight, history comes alive with every step taken amidst iconic aircraft from different eras. Here lies evidence of human ingenuity and progress that has shaped our modern world. Amelia Earhart's determination is palpable as she poses beside her Boston training plane in 1926. Her pioneering spirit paved the way for women aviators around the globe. Lastly, we cannot forget about DC3 (Douglas C-47 Dakota), which served as an essential workhorse during World War II and beyond. Its reliability and versatility made it an icon among military aircraft. Planes have forever changed how we see and connect with our world – whether it be through exploration, transportation, or simply marveling at their grace in the sky.