Plane Collection (page 7)

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)

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

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

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) (photo)
3585905 Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) (photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) an American inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910
LUX4726491 France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910; (add.info.: France: Two soldiers pose in front of their Farman biplane, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 Bebe, number 872, 1916
LUX4726376 France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 Bebe, number 872, 1916; (add.info.: France: Boillet driver starts on his Nieuport 11 " Bebe", number 872)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman
LUX4726118 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Gerardmer: a military pilot lands in the middle of the countryside with his farman aircraft, 1915 - registration: C354; (add.info.: France, Lorraine)

France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909
LUX4726496 France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909; (add.info.: France: whimsical representation of a Bleriot with a child pilot, 1909); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton
LUX4796304 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Les Grandes Manoeuvres de l'Ouest, a Maurice Farman in Menneton, 1912 - plane Maurice Farman: MF 569; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet
LUX4798889 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet, Louis Clement, Le Goliath; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West
LUX4797624 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great manoeuvres of the West, a biplane lands in a field of the Tourangelle countryside, 1912; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Aeroplane Esnault-Pelterie (1906), monoplane aircraft designed by Robert Esnault Pelterie (1881-1957). Photography
YOU4418515 Aeroplane Esnault-Pelterie (1906), monoplane aircraft designed by Robert Esnault Pelterie (1881-1957). Photography

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, RAF, during World War One
3502789 The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, RAF, during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Issy les Moulineaux (Issy-les-Moulineaux)
LUX4746130 France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Issy les Moulineaux (Issy-les-Moulineaux): photo of the neighbouring biplane with his driver Henri Farman, 1908; (add.info.: France)

France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft, 1910
LUX4760525 France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft, 1910; (add.info.: France: man sitting on chair in gym showing a reduced model of aircraft)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton, maneuvers
LUX4769005 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton, maneuvers. Plane Louis Bleriot L.B 103 surrounds curious who look at him and soldiers who guard him

Pacific Theater, B-29's lined up at Clark Field, March 1946
3036348 Pacific Theater, B-29's lined up at Clark Field, March 1946; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, B-25 nose art [Ruff-n-Reddy] March 1946, Clark Field
3036219 Pacific Theater, B-25 nose art [Ruff-n-Reddy] March 1946, Clark Field ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, P-38 nose art [Miss Peggy] March 1946
3036218 Pacific Theater, P-38 nose art [Miss Peggy] March 1946, ; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, B-29 at Clark Field, Manila - March 1946
3036434 Pacific Theater, B-29 at Clark Field, Manila - March 1946; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose art [Nosie Rosie] April 1946, Clark Field
3036156 Pacific Theater, Nose art [Nosie Rosie] April 1946, Clark Field.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Mesquito at Clark Field, March 1946
3036352 Pacific Theater, Mesquito at Clark Field, March 1946; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pacific Theater, Nose Art [ French Kiss] April 1946 Manila - Clark Field
3036262 Pacific Theater, Nose Art [ French Kiss] April 1946 Manila - Clark Field; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of photographs taken at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island, Philippines)

Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo)
681897 Pischoff aeroplane trying for Deutsch prize 1900 (photo); (add.info.: Pischoff airplane competes fro the Deutsch prize)

British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)
865956 British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo); (add.info.: Will's cigarettes representing Engineering Wonders, 1927); Universal History Archive/UIG

Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving)
865998 Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799
543831 Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799. 19th century (french popular hand-coloured woodcut); (add.info)

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration)
2093176 Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. France. The french aviator Georges Guynemer. Illustration in: Le Pays de France, France, Oct., 1916.); Photo © CCI

Postcard Patrie showing a Zouave going to assault while playing the bugle - French soldier sounds the charge
PCT4298151 Postcard Patrie showing a Zouave going to assault while playing the bugle - French soldier sounds the charge, 1914=1918 (postcard); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

The Wright biplane of the pusher type
3732813 The Wright biplane of the pusher type; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Wright biplane of the pusher type with elevators at the front. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910
LUX4746098 The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910; (add.info.: The Antoinette monoplane by Hubert Latham (1883-1912), 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier in uniform coming from an Alsatian woman while a Farman plane flies
LUX4744431 First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier in uniform coming from an Alsatian woman while a Farman plane flies over the scene and titled Les oiseaux de France

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915
LUX4740584 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915, Map titled: Revenge of Our Weapons; (add.info)

Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913
LUX4746106 Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913; (add.info.: Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) in a Deperdussin plane in full flight, 1913); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for
LUX4739088 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for the French army

First World War: France, Drawing postcard showing a hairy watchman in a snow landscape flying over by a French plane
LUX4736288 First World War: France, Drawing postcard showing a hairy watchman in a snow landscape flying over by a French plane driven by a baby

France, Franche-Comte, Territoire de Belfort (90), Belfort: preparation of a Breguet biplane before flight, 1917
LUX4726344 France, Franche-Comte, Territoire de Belfort (90), Belfort: preparation of a Breguet biplane before flight, 1917; (add.info.: France, Franche-Comte, Territoire de Belfort (90)

France: Fancy postcard depicting an aircraft and its pilot in a basket, 1905
LUX4726148 France: Fancy postcard depicting an aircraft and its pilot in a basket, 1905; (add.info.: France: Fancy postcard depicting an aircraft and its pilot in a basket)

France: Fancy photo depicting a woman on a farman biplane, 1914
LUX4726404 France: Fancy photo depicting a woman on a farman biplane, 1914; (add.info.: France: Fancy photo depicting a woman on a farman biplane, 1914); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Building an Aeroplane (colour litho)
3626856 Building an Aeroplane (colour litho) by Oakley, Thornton (1881-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building an Aeroplane)

Jules VERNE, Stayed seven or eight hours in observation (engraving)
6202925 Jules VERNE, Stayed seven or eight hours in observation (engraving); (add.info.: Jules VERNE (February 8, 1828-March 24, 1905) "Stayed seven or eight hours in observation"

An electrically driven ornithoper
5616666 An electrically driven ornithoper; (add.info.: Reuben Jasper Spalding's (1889) method of quick, direct transport; an electrically driven ornithoper. From Der Stein der Weisen, (ca 1895)

Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao
5616665 Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao; (add.info.: Flying machine proposed by the Brazilian priest Fr. Bartolommeo Laurenco de Gusmao; 1709)

Hiram Maxim's flying machine
5616593 Hiram Maxim's flying machine; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hiram Maxim's flying machine. Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) a British inventor. Dated 19th Century

Bunny Inlet in Wales - Amelia Earhart gazing out of the cabin of the Friendship. (b/w photo)
7133784 Bunny Inlet in Wales - Amelia Earhart gazing out of the cabin of the Friendship. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Bunny Inlet in Wales - Amelia Earhart gazing out of the cabin of the Friendship.')

Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry
NWI4952842 Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry: airship, biplane, anti-aircraft fire and bomb

Transport. Aviation. The Breguet 14, French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Ist World War
2636464 Transport. Aviation. The Breguet 14, French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Ist World War. Photo, France, c.1917.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation)

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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.