Historical Aircraft

Vintage aircraft from the mid-20th century, including various models like the Viking and Lockheed Ventura, displayed in different settings.

Captain Of King's Flight Leaves On Airfield Survey Flight To Australia -- The Viking aircraft taxiing to the take off for the flight to Australia. Air Commodore E.H. Fieldon, Captain of the King's Flight, with his Air Force crew, left London Airport (Heathrow, Middlesex), in one of the Viking aircraft of the King's Flight, to survey the airfields in Australia, preparatory to the Royal visit of the King and Queen to the Dominion next year. March 30, 1948.

Captain Of King's Flight Leaves On Airfield Survey Flight To Australia -- The Viking aircraft taxiing to the take off for the flight to Australia. Air Commodore E.H. Fieldon, Captain of the King's Flight, with his Air Force crew, left London Airport (Heathrow, Middlesex), in one of the Viking aircraft of the King's Flight, to survey the airfields in Australia, preparatory to the Royal visit of the King and Queen to the Dominion next year. March 30, 1948.

"Manx" - New Tail-Less Plane -- A general view of ***** "Manx" tail-less plane seen through ***** airscrew of a bomber.Another unconventional tail-less plane has been built. It is the Handley Page "Manx" constructed for special flight research tests. It is a two ***** plane powered with two 140 H.P. ***** Gipsy Major engines, each ***** pusher propeller fitted behind *****. The "Manx" looks more like a ***** its curved wings which are more than ***** the length of the fuselage. ***** at 150 M.P.H. October 10, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

American Aircraft in RAF Service 1939-1945- Lockheed V-146 Ventura. Ventura Mark I, AE748, which served with the Empire Central Flying School at Hullavington, Wiltshire, on a test flight from Boscombe Down.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Miles M.9b/m.19 Master. Master Mark I, N7576 F, of No. 14 Service Flying Training School, parked with other training aircraft on hard standing at Cranfield, Bedfordshire.

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration meteor plane (device). April 14, 1947

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, 1939-1945. The Blackburn Roc Mark I, seaplane, L3059, parked on trestles outside the hangars at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command Mosquito VI HX918 was delivered to the A&AEE at Boscombe Down in November 1943 for rocket-projectile (RP) tests.

Aircraft Saab 35 Draken and Sk 11 on F 3, 1971 Printed card. Aircraft Saab 35 Draken and aircraft SK 11 on F 3 ore.

Pangborn Plane For Globe CirclingClyde Pangborn hopes to fly non-stop around the world in this New Plane this fall, refueling only three times in mid air. The twin-motored transport, which he tested in flight today, gives the impression of being all wing. The Fusilage is 15 feet wide and built into the wing lines. It has a fuel capacity of 2,500 gallons and an estimated cruising range of 8,300 miles. July 21, 1935. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Australian Airman plans new attempt on Mount Everest. A solo flight. The first since the war - To Australia - Will start when group Captain Bandidt leaves Lympne in a miles Gemini Aircraft for Wondai, a small place near Brisbane. He is expected to leave this weekend and hopes to make the journey of 13,000 miles in 13days. Group Captain Bandidt who attached to the miles Aircraft factory at reading; is on 65 days leave is spending the leave flying to his own country. He is not attempting to break any records and he will make frequent stops. March 26, 1947.

Poll photo collection. Berlin airport - Tempelhof. Airplane staff at the Fokker F.XX PH-AIZ Herring Gull. October 1934. Berlin, Germany

Flying Display And Exhibition At Radlett Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, 12th & 13th. September -- A view of new "Supermarine Jet 110/44". September 09, 1946. (Photo by United Kingdom Information Office).

Kuma class cruiser taking...

Royal Air Force Coastal Command- No. 247 Group Operations in the Azores, 1943-1945. A Consolidated B-24J Liberator of the USAAF, parked by the control tower at Lagens, while in transit.

A division bomb airplane in the air motif: a division bomb airplane in the air. Aircraft B 5 belonging to F 4 Frösön.

A New Zero: Most of the Japanese fighter planes in the Southwest Pacific now are Zeros known as "Haps". It has square wing tips, slightly more horse-power, but is otherwise similar to the original Zero. This plane, captured at Buna and put into flying condition at an American air depot, is now being tested by Allied pilots in daily flights over Australia. August 26, 1943. (Photo by Fifth U.S. Air Force).

Aircraft P-35A on the fabilippines Motifs: File Seversky Republic EP-106, with Swedish and American labeling, on an airfield on the Fillippin. In the US also called P-35A.

The first post-war, twin-engine flying boat to be developed by the U. S. Navy will be the Martin P5M-1, an initial production contract having been awarded to The Glenn L. Martin Company. The order was revealed today in a joint announcement by the Department of Defense and C. C. Pearson, president of the Martin Company. The Martin P5M-1 is primarily intended for anti-submarine warfare operations anywhere in the world, but also will serve as a cargo or general utility carrier. The P5M-1 will succe

J 21 R at F 8 BARKARBY CA 1950-1951 Motiv: J 21 R landed on F 8 Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby about 1950-1951. Photographed by Georg Eriksson, consignificant on F 8 during these years.

Unknown airfield circa 1934.

Airplane j 21a in air . aircraft J 21a belonging to f 9 Göta fly fleet in the air with clouds as a fund. View obliquely from above.

Miles Aerovan.Mr. Beverely ***** plane. June 10, 1954.

Fairey Barracuda Mk III at Barkarby CA 1950-1951 British military aircraft Fairey Barracuda Mk III landed on F 8 Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby about 1950-1951. Photographed by Georg Eriksson, consignificant on F 8 during these years.

A right side view of a Soviet An-32 Cline aircraft. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Aviation show cargo plane with cars. August 2, 1952. The Hague, Ypenburg, South Holland

Photograph of the first De Havilland 'Albatross' delivered to the British Air Ministry in 1938. This four-engined airliner is pictured at Hatfield where it was to help in development trials for a transatlantic air service. Date: 1938

German Military Aircraft 1939-1945 Focke-Wulf Fw 189A. The twin-fuselage Fw 189 was designed as a light-bomber but saw service mostly as a short-range reconnaissance and liaison aircraft on the Eastern Front.

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. Repatrants on the way to the plane on Kemajoran, Batavia airport. November 1945. Bandung, Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

Photograph of Several Parked Military Airplanes.

Aircraft s 17 with skis on f 3, winter 1946 . airplane 17 with skis on f 3 östgöta fly fleet, winter time 1946.

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Poll photo collection. Berlin airport - Tempelhof. Crew and airport staff at the KLM F.xx Ph-Aiz Herring Gull. October 1934. Berlin, Germany

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Piper L-4 Cub Grasshopper Exploring Plane on an airport. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

This side view of the revolutionary new Fairchild XC-120 Packplane displays the specially-designed quadricycle landing gear developed for the plane. In this picture, the cargo-carrying fuselage has been detached and the plane itself is free to take off for another loaded "pod". October 01, 1950. (Photo by Dan Frankforter, Fairchild Aircraft).;This side view of the revolutionary new Fairchild XC-120 Packplane displays the specially-designed quadricycle landing gear developed for the plane. In thi

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Vickers Warwick. Warwick C Mark III, HG227, of No. 525 Squadron RAF, on the ground at Lyneham,Wiltshire.

Damaged Propellers Of The North American P-51 'Altoona Kid Ii' (A/C 14851) Landing At Its 364Th Fighter Group Base, 67Th Fighter Wing At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 5 December 1944.

American Aircraft in RAF Service 1939-1945- Lockheed L-214 and L-414 Hudson. Hudson Mark I, N7326 ZS-F, of No. 233 Squadron RAF based at Aldergrove, County Antrim, preparing to take off from Leuchars, Fife.

A Fiat G-50 (Freccia) yacht plane from the CAI (Corpo Aero Italiano) that were stationed at 'Fliegerhorst' Vlissingen from mid-November 1940 to early 1941.

Anefo photo collection. Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flight in the air above New Guinea. March 13, 1949

Aircraft J 8 Number 236 Airplane J 8 Number 236 Related F 8 Barkarby stands on an airfield.

Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "Yankee Doodle Dandy".

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Airspeed As.10 Oxford. Oxford Mark II, P8833 Nurse Cavell of the Air Ambulance Unit (operating within No. 24 Squadron RAF), on the ground at Hendon, Middlesex.

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection No. 3 Squadron R. N. A. S. A big Breguet plane, Tenedos, Gallipoli, July 1915.

London News Motor Service Ltd Heaton Halifax "Port of Sydney". April 7, 1948.

Melbourne Air Race Flyers Pass Through Rome -- J.H. Hewett and C.E. Kay's D.H. Dragon machine photographed on arrival at Rome, during the air race to Melbourne. October 22, 1934. (Photo by Keystone).

Phönix C.I Dront from the airplane, in the air Motifs: Airplane Phönix C.I Dront marked number 3184 with the air combination in the air. The airspanner in the rear seat stands up and makes the salute.

Transport, Air, Royal Navy Hawker Sea Fury at air show in RAF Culdrose.

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Martin Model 179 Marauder. Marauder Mark I, FK138, at Prestwick, Ayrshire, shortly after arriving from the USA. This aircraft subsequently served with No. 14 Squadron RAF in the Mediterranean theatre.

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Martin Model 179 Marauder. Marauder Mark I, FK111, of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, on a test flight from Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. After a period with No. 301 Ferry Training Unit, this aircraft saw operational service as a torpedo-bomber with No. 14 Squadron RAF in North Africa and Italy.

The Fuel Goes, But Tanks Stay With The Plane -- A Navy F9F-3 Grumman Panther jettison fuel load in flight from new tanks on the wings, contrasted with former method of dropping entire tanks to gain speed of Maneuverability. The fuel streams out behind but evaporates before reaching the ground as it is dumped in 40 second at 200 miles per hour. September 03, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Aircraft B 16 in the air Aircraft B 16 marked number 20 from F 7 Såtenäs in the air.

The Lancaster bomber "Aries" on a world navigational flight, drawn up beside another Lancaster "G for George," at Laverton aerodrome, Victoria. "G. for George" is to be exhibited in the National War Museum, Canberra. November 17, 1944.

Britain's New Flying Battleship. Overall clean lines and four 1,000 h.p. Bristol Pegasus engines with three-blade variable pitch airs crews unite to give the new Sunderland flying boat high speed and long range - up to 3,000 miles. This aircraft is a military version of the Short flying boats which operate the main Empire air services, and is to re-equip R.A.F. sea-duty units. It is formidably armed, and has gun turrets fore and aft. June 2, 1938.

Four-engined aircraft bz308. 1948.

Lockheed Vega Air Express

Avro Lancaster B Mk I (Special) of No. 617 Squadron, loaded with a 'Grand Slam' 22,000-lb deep-penetration bomb, running up its engines at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

This slightly underside view of the new Douglas Cloudster five-place plane emphasizes the wide landing gear tread. The tricycle gear is restracted in flight. with two engines, the new plane has all the safety, speed and luxury features of a modern airliner. March 27, 1947.

British Airliner For World Markers -- Latest picture of the de Havilland "Flamingo" which, on its fourth test flight, took off with partial load in only 5 seconds. This shapely monoplane possesses a high top speed and cruises at approximately 220 m.p.h. (354 km./h.) carrying 12 to 20 passengers. Note the high-wing design which permits air travellers an uninterrupted downwards view. Two Bristol Perseus sleeve-valve engines give a total of 1,900 h.p. (1926 c.v.). The "Flamingo" was produced in ver

British Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service, 1939-1945- Avro 625a Anson. Two Anson Mark Is, K6285 and N9742, of No. 321 (Dutch) Squadron RAF based at Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire, in flight north-west of Tenby. K6285 still bears the unit code letters ('MW') of No. 217 Squadron RAF, to which it formerly belonged. (Port threequarter front view).

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. A Lockheed Hudson Mark III in flight, carrying a lifeboat for air/sea rescue duties.

J 22 marked 43 in the air, 1944 . Airplane J 22 marked number 43 from F 9 Säve in the air over lake.

548 "Texaco 13" & Capt Frank Hawks. October 14, 1930. (Photo by International News Photos Inc.).

RAF Bomber Command 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk I L4251 in flight, March 1940.

Vintage photograph. US Navy's powerful Martin P4M-1 Mercator long range patrol plane

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Avro 685 York. York C Mark I, LV633 Ascalon, VVIP Standard aircraft for use by King George VI and the Prime Minister, taking off from Chateaudun, Algeria, with Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden on board. Ascalon was operated by the Kings Flight of No. 24 Squadron RAF at this time

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Vickers Vincent. Vincent K4681 of the Aden Communications Flight, under guard at Mukeiras landing ground in Southern Arabia, while delivering supplies to the RAF rest camp there.

. A Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.3 (s/n WR970), in flight over cloud. WR970, the prototype Mk.3, was first flown on 2 September 1955. It was subsequently lost in a crash in the Peak District near Foolow, Derbyshire (UK) during operational tests on 7 December 1956. All on board were killed.

The Farnborough Air Show -- The Pioneer II, 3/4 seater transport plane that can be flown at speeds from 26 to 160 mph, passing over the giant Bristol Brabazon at Farnborough today. It is made by Scottish Aviation, Ltd., and is powered by one Alvis Loonides piston engine. September 11, 1951.

Airplane on the ground aircraft Junkers K 47 on the ore. Man in place in driver's seat. A mechanic works with the aircraft's engine.

A Caudron Coeland, communication plane, used by the French Air Force in North Africa. Headquarters 12th Fighter Command. 27 January 1943.

Anefo photo collection. National Aviation Day on Soesterberg. April 1, 1959. Soesterberg

Matsukaze Forced to Land... - The "Matsukaze" is seen under investigation near here.The "Matsukaze," one of the Japanese Thai air-liners, was force to land near Hanoi, shortly after took off here on the 1st inst. As result of investigation on the cause, it was revealed that some body poured water in the engine, while she stayed here in midnight. August 9, 1940. (Photo by The Domie News Photos Service).

SK 50B flying over landscape, 1952 . aircraft called 50b marked number 2 (50002) from war air school f 5 flying over landscapes. View obliquely from behind.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Vickers Wellington. Wellington GR Mark VIII, W5674 DF-D, of No. 221 Squadron RAF based at Limavady, County Londonderry, seen here at the Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd works at Brooklands, Surrey, following its conversion from a Mark IC aircraft by fitting ASV Mark II anti-submarine radar, (the censor has removed the aerial-array on the top of the fuselage, but left the wing mounted aerials uncensored). This aircraft subsequently flew with No. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, also based at Limavady.

The XC-120 flight, without the detachable cargo compartment. A detachable-fuselage transport airplane was demonstrated recently by the United States Air Force at Hagerstown, Maryland. Known as the Fairchild XC-120 Packplane the twin-engined, high-wing monoplane carries a removable "pod" which can carry 36 litter patients, 64 fully equipped troops, or 20,000 pounds of cargo. In operation, the airplanes is designed to fly into a forward area, have its fuselage or "pod' detached in a matter of min

Further four-engined consolidated "Liberator" bombers are reaching this country by air from the United States. The aircraft shown in these pictures was brought across the Atlantic by an Anglo-Canadian-American crew. Landfall was ***** in just over 8 hours. ***** "Liberator" is a high wing monoplane with ***** under carriage. It has a power each ***** horse power at take-off the length of the aircraft is 66 feet and the span is 110 feet. The "Liberator" in flight. October 21, 1941. (Photo by Brit

De Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI of No. 544 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, December 1944. Mosquito PR Mark XVI, NS502 M, of No. 544 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, in flight.

The Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, 1939-1945. The Gloster-Whittle E.28/39, W4041/G, piloted by Squadron Leader J Moloney, takes off from Farnborough for a test flight. The E.28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft, making its initial flight in May 1941. It remained with the RAE until 1946, when it was presented to the Science Museum, London.

Northrop P-61 "Black Widow" of the 547th Night Fighters landing on Lingayen Airstrip, Luzon Island, Philippine Islands. 17 May 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Aircraft, TAKE-OFF,DOUGLAS War

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh 98 Mosquito. Mosquito B Mark XVIs of No. 692 Squadron RAF (PF392 'P3-R' nearest), lined up at Graveley, Huntingdonshire.

Douglas C-47 air evacuation plane leaves Paris, France, for the front to pick up wounded soldiers.

Hawker Hurricane Mark IIA Series 2s, Z4048 'O' and Z4639 'K', of No. 1423 Fighter Flight, preparing to take off from Reykjavik, Iceland.

Martin P4M Mercator: Navy jet-powered patrol plane. October 02, 1951.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Handley Page Hp.57 Halifax. Halifax B Mark III, MZ296 Z5-L, of No 462 Squadron RAAF, about to take off from Driffield, Yorkshire, on the crews last operation of their tour, (note the chalked message on the tail fin). The aircraft was lost near Brussels the following month while flown by a different crew.

Aviation 993 C - Hawker Fury. September 16, 1950. ;Aviation 993 C - Hawker Fury.

Phönix C.I Dront in the air, winter, 1923 . Airplane Phönix C.I Dron flies over Norrland, winter, 1923.

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Consolidated Model 28 Catalina. Catalina Mark IB FP244/G-AGFM 2 'Altair Star', operated by QANTAS, flying along the coast of Ceylon at the conclusion of a long-haul flight from Australia.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX raises the dust while taxying at an advanced landing ground - probably B2/Bazenville - in Normandy. The Spitfire is fitted with a 45-gallon 'slipper' fuel tank and is probably returning to its base in the United Kingdom after operating from the ALG during the day. A member of the groundcrew is sitting on the wing in order to guide the pilot to the take-off point.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh 89 Rapide and Dominie. DH.89A Rapide ambulance aircraft, Z7258 Women of the Empire and Z7261 Women of Britain, flying low over Hendon, Middlesex, the day before they were presented to No. 24 Squadron RAF by the Silver Thimble Fund. Originally civilian aircraft, Z7258 (formerly G-AFMH) and Z7261 (G-AFMJ) were impressed for the RAF in July 1940.

Britain's Newest Army Cooperation Plans The Westland Lysander monoplane (Bristol air-cooled engine) which has been ordered in quantity for Royal Air Force squadrons engaged in army liaison flying, The aeroplane has an astonishing speed range, thanks largely to the Handley Page wing slots, which are shown in the open position in this photograph of the aeroplane ascending for a test flight. February 24, 1938.

Carriage to aircraft T 2 At the grind on F 2, 1939 airplane T 2 placed on the carriage drawn on the slip at F 2 Roslagens flying fleet. Band trolley in the foreground.

Alaska - Fairbanks, Aerial Photograph.

Polish Aircraft In France -- A line of Polish aircraft facing a line of French machines on an ***** "somewhere in France" prior to departure for *****. April 08, 1940. (Photo by Topical Press).

J 21 A at F 8 BARKARBY CA 1950-1951 Motiv: J 21 A landed on F 8 Svea Flight Fleet at Barkarby about 1950-1951. Photographed by Georg Eriksson, consignificant on F 8 during these years.

12/31/1929. A Classa taking off.

British Aircraft of the First World War De Havilland 4 (Airco DH.4) two-seat day bomber/reconnaissance biplane. Built by Westland Aircraft Company.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Supermarine Spitfire. Spitfire Mark VI, BR579 ON-H, of No. 124 Squadron RAF, parked in a dispersal at North Weald, Essex.

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