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Plane Collection (page 6)

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

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

Background imagePlane Collection: 2019 Berlin E-prix

2019 Berlin E-prix
BERLIN TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, GERMANY - MAY 25: Action around Berlin's Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin E-prix at Berlin Tempelhof Airport on May 25, 2019 in Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Germany

Background imagePlane Collection: 2019 Berlin E-prix

2019 Berlin E-prix
BERLIN TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, GERMANY - MAY 25: Action around Berlin's Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin E-prix at Berlin Tempelhof Airport on May 25, 2019 in Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Germany

Background imagePlane Collection: On the turning away

On the turning away
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: Overhead

Overhead
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: Aerial Show III

Aerial Show III
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: New Day

New Day
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: Winter Mood

Winter Mood
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: Black and White

Black and White
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imagePlane Collection: The City

The City
Juan Luis Seco

Background imagePlane Collection: Miss Piggy's Dream

Miss Piggy's Dream
Junbo Liang

Background imagePlane Collection: Chicago River

Chicago River
Yang Jiao

Background imagePlane Collection: Window

Window
WangPeng

Background imagePlane Collection: 5star

5star
AMIR ALI NAVADEH SHAHLA

Background imagePlane Collection: Can You hear it?

Can You hear it?
Linda Arnado

Background imagePlane Collection: Vapor Cone

Vapor Cone
Linda Arnado

Background imagePlane Collection: Portal

Portal
Kapuschinsky

Background imagePlane Collection: inside or outside

inside or outside
Avi Hirschfield

Background imagePlane Collection: Human invention anticipated: The plane (engraving)

Human invention anticipated: The plane (engraving)
8657988 Human invention anticipated: The plane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plane)

Background imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane Collection: This Mechanized Age, 1937: Altitude Flight (colour litho)

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Altitude Flight (colour litho)
8657527 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Altitude Flight (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Altitude Flight)

Background imagePlane Collection: The stages in the design and productuon of a typical aeroplane (litho)

The stages in the design and productuon of a typical aeroplane (litho)
8675809 The stages in the design and productuon of a typical aeroplane (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlane Collection: The Gloster air survey aeroplane for making maps by photographs from the air (colour photo)

The Gloster air survey aeroplane for making maps by photographs from the air (colour photo)
8667206 The Gloster air survey aeroplane for making maps by photographs from the air (colour photo) by English Photographer

Background imagePlane Collection: DH Moth Minor (colour photo)

DH Moth Minor (colour photo)
8667201 DH Moth Minor (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: DH Moth Minor)

Background imagePlane Collection: A Modern French Liner, Province of France (colour photo)

A Modern French Liner, Province of France (colour photo)
8667200 A Modern French Liner, Province of France (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Modern French Liner, Province of France)

Background imagePlane Collection: This model aeroplane, made by Stringfellow in 1848, was the first to fly under its own power

This model aeroplane, made by Stringfellow in 1848, was the first to fly under its own power (colour photo)
8667193 This model aeroplane, made by Stringfellow in 1848, was the first to fly under its own power (colour photo) by English Photographer

Background imagePlane Collection: A Vickers amphibian, 1918 (colour photo)

A Vickers amphibian, 1918 (colour photo)
8667207 A Vickers amphibian, 1918 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Vickers amphibian, 1918)

Background imagePlane Collection: HM the King inspecting aircraft, Thorney Island (colour photo)

HM the King inspecting aircraft, Thorney Island (colour photo)
8668638 HM the King inspecting aircraft, Thorney Island (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HM the King inspecting aircraft, Thorney Island)

Background imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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 imagePlane 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




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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.