Air & Flying Machines Collection (page 9)

Air power at Hendon. Remarkable display for the King and Queen of Afghanistan. 16 May 1928 King Amanullah and Queen Souriya state visit

Britains wonderful new fighters for the defence of London. The Hawker Hawfinch in flight. 1928

The Empire from the air. Four RAF flying boats tour. Government House Bombay. 24 July 1928

At Stag Lane Aerodrome. Mrs Spencer Cleaver before leaving in their Gypsy Moth " Will O The Wisp " for their flight to India and back. 4 March 1929

International Air Race M Lasne winner of the International race for the Deutsch de la Meuiths Cup at Etampes 2 October 1922

A new flying record was set up at Port Washington, Long Island, Us A by Lieutenant D Rittenhouse. Flying a Curtiss Navy Seaplane

All Mail air carrier completed for British Postal Service tested at Norwich Aerodrome
" All Mail " air carrier completed for British Postal Service tested at Norwich Aerodrome. A general view of the new " all mail " air carrier. 19 September 1923

Aviators Left T W Campbell Right, Godfrey

New flying boat with sails The beardmore-Rohrbach flying boat, represents an interesting development in all-metal construction

The Tail less Aeroplane Captain Madon a famous French air ace who is experimenting at Etampes with an extraordinary tailless aeroplane, designed by M Arnoux m which can do 180 miles per hour

Mr A J Cobham leaves Croydon on his 8, 000 miles flight to the Cape. 16 November 1925

Gliding over the channel M Barbot the French airman is experimenting at Calais with his glider, prior to his attempt to cross the channel 5 May 1923

Remarkable Motorless Aviation Meeting The Sardier machine in flight 12 August 1922

The Bishop of Bristol spends his 84th Birthday with London children suffering from raid shock at St Nicholas Home Chailey 1 December 1917

Aerial Derby at Hendon on July 5th Parachutist deploying their chute 21 June 1919

ZR3 over New York. The ZR3 flying over the Woolworth buildings in New York City, USA. 25 October 1924

Swimmers in the open air swimming pool at Westcliff - on - Sea, Essex

Great American airship USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) in remarkable mooring tests The great American airship USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) was recently moored to the Naval airship tender, USS Patoka

Great mechanical army on Salisbury Plain. An aerial attack on the mechanicalised army column which was held up owing to the road being " blown up "

Where the sky pilots are made. Air Commodore Steel paid a visit of inspection
Where the " sky pilots " are made. Air Commodore Steel paid a visit of inspection to the RAF Cadet College at Cranwell, Lincolnshire. 19 December 1923

At Stag Lane Aerodrome, Hendon. Sir John Rhodes. 23 July 1926

Crown Prince of Rumanias flight in British Amphibian machine at Martlesham. The Crown Prince of Rumania in the machine ready for the flight. 12 August 1924

First photos of the zeppelin which will attempt to cross the Atlantic. Built for America at Friedrichshafen, the rear view of the ZR3 26 August 1924

Mystery of Amundsen, first photographs of the start of the Amundsen Ellsworth polar flight Making Amundsens plane N 25 ready for the start

First meeting of the air board. Sir Paul Harvey ( sec ) with Commander Groves. 30 October 1919

Worlds Largest Airship for the United States The R 38 alongside the skeleton of the R 37 3 June 1921

Aerial Derby at Hendon on July 5th Plane silhouetted in the clouds 21 June 1919

Remarkable Motorless Aviation Meeting Swiss Chardon in flight 12 August 1922

Commander Byrd and his three companions arrive at the Gare St Lazare after their trans Atlantic flight. The airmen at Ver sur Mer with the mail bag which they delivered safely to the Prefecture

The RAF Display at Hendon The Tail less Pterodactyl IA with a Bristol Cherub engine. 1928

Ship with first mooring mast for airship. The mooring mast of the USS Patoka, naval airship tender, to which the great airship " Shenandoah " was moored for the first time at Rhode Island

Champion Hurdle Jockeys Sister Engaged The engagement of Miss Minerva Duller of Sandown Lodge, Epsom sister of the Champion hurdle jockey to Captain W Sanders 1923

The tail less aeroplane, designed by Capt G T R Hill. The tail less aeroplane in its hangar. 27 April 1926

Britains lead in aircraft The Fairey Fox, a new machine of very high performance of which a large number have just been ordered by the Air Ministry

A view of Shoreham - by - Sea from the air showing the bridges over the River Adur and out to the sea. 9 June 1928

Boy apprentices for Royal Air Force. Air Force School for Aircraft Apprentices at Halton, Bucks. One of the classes assembling a stationary engine. 25 September 1923

First International Seaplane Race at Bournemouth M Sadi Lecointe ( France ) on a Spad Machine 11 September 1919

Commerce AT the North Pole Canadian explorer M Vilhjalmur Stefansson the Arctic explorer who has announced his intention to give up exploring

Mr Grahame White on land yacht at Hendon 5 July 1919

At Stag Lane Aerodrome. Mrs Spencer Cleaver before leaving in their Gypsy Moth " Will O The Wisp" for their flight to India and back. 4 March 1929

R 33 Experiment. Aeroplane leaves airship during cruise. Squadron Leader de Haig ( Pilot ) and the aeroplane with its damaged propellor. 15 October 1925

Barnard wins aerial derby. Captain Barnard photographed with his wife, and the cup for winning the Air Race, after his arrival at Croydon. 4 July 1925

First photograph of R 33 as monoplane carrier. It is now known that an aviation development of marked interst is being tested in connection with the R 33

The mile a minute glider. Record breaking British 5 6 Hp flyer Major Gnospelius ( left ) and Mr Lancaster Parker with their recordbreaking glider 30 May 1923

Worlds largest blimp. The US Blimp, RS1, the largest airship of the kind in the world, taking the air for its trial tests at Belleville, Illinois. 25 January 1926

M Fokker demonstrates his non diving safety monoplane at Croydon 15 April 1925

The American Navy Competitors in Gordon Bennett International balloon Race Lieut W J Reed, pilot ( on left ) and J F Slade, aviator chief rigger

Flying Officer Schofield. September 1929

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