Aeroplane Collection (#4)

The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England

Dreadnoughts and hydroplane, British Grand Fleet, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Aerial of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, Europe

At Stag Lane Aerodrome, Hendon. Hon Lady Bailey ( wife of Sir Abe Bailey ), who pilots a " Moth " plane. 25 February 1927

Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter C015 / 6180
MiG-19. View of a Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter. Powered by two engines, the MiG-19 (NATO reporting name Farmer ) was the first operational fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight

Soldiers working on downed Junkers 88, Pagham Harbour, 9 Sep 1940
L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/3/37

Downed Junkers 88, Pagham Harbour, 9 Sep 1940
A soldier is pointing out bullet holes on the cockpit. L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/3/31

Antarctic airfield. Ski-equipped Hercules LC130 aircraft taking off from an airfield in West Antarctica. The aircraft is operated by the US New York Air National Guard

Frank Goodden and Caudron Biplane at Hendon Aerodrome

A soviet mikoyan-gurevich mig-19 farmer jet fighter in flight, 1960s

Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942
Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin (centre right) and test pilot Vladimir Kokkinaki (left, in overalls), talking with a group of soldiers in front of an aircraft during World War II

Aircraft drops fire retardant
Israel, Haifa Carmel Mountain Forest, Aircraft dropping fire retardant on a wildfire

Aerial view of SW corner of Baltra with shallows and end of old WWII runway. Baltra, Galapagos Islands
David Day / SplashdownDirect

Aircraft on the ground, Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921
Curtiss JN-4 " Jenny" aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921. Active aircraft biplane, NACA 29-38131, with model wing suspended during flight

An airplane flies across a blue sky leaving vapour trails

Rotorcraft RH-1 Pinwheel at Dayton. The RH-1 was powered by rotor-tip rockets using Hydrogen Peroxide as an Oxidiser passing over a catalyst, pressurised by compressed Nitrogen.

Morane-Saulnier MS.505 Criquet G-BPHZ (msn 53/7).

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon J-135
Koninklijke Luchtmacht - General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon J-135 (msn 6D-125), of 315 Squadron. (Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Royal Netherlands Air Force). Date: circa 1990

English Electric Canberra B.6 (mod) XH568
Royal Aircraft Establishment - English Electric Canberra B.6 (mod) XH568 (msn 71105) Date: circa 1985

Grumman A-6E Intruder 155715 & Grumman TC-4A Academe 155729
United States Navy - Grumman A-6E Intruder 155715 (MSN I-441), of VA-165. With Grumman TC-4A Academe 155729 (MSN 186). Date: circa 1980

Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 71-0867 - 'IY'
United States Air Force - Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 71-0867 / 'IY' (MSN 43405), of the 757th SOS. Later delivered to Colombia as FAC 2171. Date: circa 1975

Westland Sea King HAS.2A XV643
Royal Navy - Westland Sea King HAS.2A XV643 (msn WA631), of 819 NAS. Date: circa 1975

Westland-Aerospatiale Puma HC.1 XW210 - 'G'
Royal Air Force - Westland-Aerospatiale Puma HC.1 XW210 / 'G' (msn F9773/1101), of No.33 Squadron. Date: circa 1972

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N3713G - 44-83684
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N3713G / 44-83684 (MSN 32325), of the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino, California. Date: circa 1970

Vega B-17G-100-VE Flying Fortress F-BEEA
Institut Geographique National - Vega B-17G-100-VE Flying Fortress F-BEEA (msn 8552, ex 44-85643), at Creil. Date: circa 1966

Boeing 707-321 N714PA 'Clipper Golden Eagle' (msn 17592 / 13), of Pan American Airways (PAA / Pan Am) Date: circa 1966

de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C 9K-ACA (msn 06465), of Kuwait Airways at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1966

Douglas TA-3B Skywarrior 144856
United States Navy - Douglas TA-3B Skywarrior 144856 (MSN 12102, pre 1962 A3D-2T), of VAH-123. Date: circa 1966

Grumman S2F-1 Tracker 133103
United States Navy - Grumman S2F-1 Tracker 133103 (MSN 74) Date: circa 1965

Grumman S-2A Tracker 136512
United States Navy - Grumman S-2A Tracker 136512 (MSN 421) Date: circa 1965

Grumman US-2C Tracker 133360
United States Navy - Grumman US-2C Tracker 133360 (msn N-32), of VU-7. The sixty S2F-2 (S-2C) Trackers were built to carry the MK-90 nuclear depth charge in an enlarged weapon bay

Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0218
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0218 (MSN 17000), of the 151st Military Airlift Group, 191st Air Refuelling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard. Date: circa 1962

Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ473, fitted with a Meteor PR.10 nose at Stansted Fire School. (note: the nose sections of the F.8, FR.9 and PR.10 were interchangeable). Date: circa 1960

Sikorsky YHSS-2 Sea King 148041
United States Navy - Sikorsky YHSS-2 Sea King 148041 (MSN 61019), at Le Bourget Airport for a Paris Air Show. Date: circa 1960

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer EP-AGA (msn 516), of the Iranian Civil Flight, outside the Scottish Aviation flight-test hangar at Prestwick airport. Date: circa 1960

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer EP-AGB (msn 513), of the Iranian Civil Flight, outside the Scottish Aviation flight-test hangar at Prestwick airport. Date: circa 1960

Thruxton Jackaroo G-AOEX. The Jackaroo was a four-seat conversion of the de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth. Date: circa 1960

American Flea TC-1 Triplane N5748N Date: circa 1960

Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter 52-0927
United States Air Force - Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter 52-0927 (msn 16621), of Tennessee Air National Guard. Date: circa 1960

Cessna YH-41 Seneca 56-4244
United States Army - Cessna YH-41 Seneca 56-4244 (msn 45013), at a display held at Wright-Patterson AFB in the late 1950s. Date: circa 1958

Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-0059
United States Air Force - Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-0059 (msn 722), of the 67th ARS, Date: circa 1958

Avro Shackleton MR.1A WB836
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.1A WB836, of No.220 Squadron at the Avro factory on Langar airfield. Date: circa 1957

Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.12 WV781 - F-Z
Royal Air Force - Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.12 WV781 / F-Z (msn 12898), of the Air / Sea Warfare Development Unit C Flight Date: circa 1955

Grumman G-36A Martlet I AL246 (msn 656), at Loughborough College. Date: circa 1955

Vickers Valetta C.1 VW188
Royal Air Force - Vickers Valetta C.1 VW188 (msn 344), at RAF Little Rissington. (Little Rissington remains the highest active airfield in the UK) Date: circa 1955

de Havilland DH.104 Dove AP-AGJ
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2B AP-AGJ (msn 04084), of the Pakistan Petroleum Company Date: circa 1953

Aquaflight W-6A Aqua II N74141, put out to grass after flight testing interrupted. Date: circa 1952

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